9. 3. Which of the following most accurately indicates why conflicts of interest create concern? A. In a conflict of interest, a person accepts illegal payments as a direct result of their actions. B. A person who creates a fake company and bills his company for goods and services never received is a conflict of interest because the company didn't know that the vendor was fictitious. Decision-makers can be influenced by a person with a conflict of interest without understanding the underlying motivations of the person. D. Conflicts of interest are indistinguishable from illegal gratuities and economic extortion