CORRECT ANSWER:

YES. In contemplation of the legislature's action to authorize the new campus, you bought a business that is likely to be more profitable because of that new campus is CORRECT.

In contemplation of the General Assembly's action in authorizing CSU-Pueblo to open the new campus in La Junta, you acquired a pecuniary interest in property across the street from the new campus. This property – an ice cream shop - is likely to be affected by the General Assembly's action in approving the bill because of the property's location next to the new campus. Based on these facts, it appears that a district attorney could prove all of the elements of the crime of misuse of official information.

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