31. The Justice Department this summer declined to prosecute Packwood on charges of abusing his office for private gain . 32. The jury has said that people who hold positions of trust will not leverage them for private gain . 33. It quoted the House ethics manual as saying members " should not seek private gain from public office ." 34. They have abused the trust of the United States government by using personal relationships, on occasion, for private gain . 35. They accuse her lawyer, Gregory Reed and her caretaker, Elaine Steele, of exploiting their ailing aunt for private gain . 36. The position is unpaid but is subject to government ethics rules that prohibit using public office for private gain . 37. On capital, on private gain . 38. The term originally was used to describe northerners who sought private gain from Reconstruction governments in the post-Civil-War South. 39. The panel ruled against Moose last month, saying employees could not trade on their government activities for private gain . 40. According to federal law, U . S . government employees are not allowed to use public office for private gain .