§ 223.142. Causes for suspension.
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(a)The suspending official may suspend a purchaser suspected, upon adequate evidence, of the following:
(1)Commission of:
(i)Theft, forgery, bribery, embezzlement, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;
(ii)Fraud, a criminal offense, or violation of Federal or State antitrust laws, any of which occurred in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain; or performing a public contract or subcontract; or
(iii)Any other offense indicating a lack of business integrity or business honesty that seriously and directly affects the present responsibility of a purchase of Government timber.
(2)Indictment for any of the causes listed in paragraph
(a)of this section constitutes adequate evidence for suspension.
(3)A purchaser's suspension from the purchaser of timber by another Federal agency which sells timber.
(b)The suspending official may, upon adequate evidence, also suspend a purchaser for any other cause so serious or compelling that it affects the present responsibility or a purchaser of Government timber.