Conflicts of interest refer to:

A situation in which a public employee goes against his superiors' orders because the employee believes the orders to be illegal

A situation in which a public employee goes from a being a government guerrilla to a whistle blower

A situation in which a public employee within their normal professional and administrative roles can engage in acts of evil without being aware the they are doing anything wrong

A situation in which a public employee has a private or personal interest sufficient to influence or appear to influence the objective exercise of his official duties