The following excerpt is from McLeod v. Department of the Army, 714 F.2d 918 (9th Cir. 1983):
First, illegal conduct, even a criminal conviction, does not automatically supply nexus. Instead, a connection to job performance must be demonstrated. Young, 568 F.2d at 1262; Phillips v. Bergland, 586 F.2d 1007, 1011 (4th Cir.1978).
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