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For Immediate Release: Contact: Kelly Huff
January 16, 1998 Ron Harris
Sharon Snyder
Ian Stirton
WASHINGTON-The Federal Election Commission has made public its final action on 22 matters previously under review (MURs). This release contains only summary information. Closed files should be thoroughly read for details, including the FEC's legal analysis of the case. (Please see footnote at the end of this release.) Closed MUR files are available in the Public Records Office.
RESPONDENTS: National Republican Senatorial Committee, Craig M. Engle, General Counsel (DC)
COMPLAINANT: Sua sponte
SUBJECT: Failure to file 24-hour reports timely
DISPOSITION: Took no action*
RESPONDENTS: (a) Producers Lloyds Insurance Company (TX)
(b) Blakely Crop Hail, Inc. (KS)
COMPLAINANTS: Referral by Martin J. Fitzgerald, Associate General Counsel, United States General Accounting Office (DC)
SUBJECT: Corporate contributions; contributions in the name of another
DISPOSITION: (a-b) Took no action*
RESPONDENTS: Barry Cregan, Chief Executive Officer, Trump Plaza Hotel
and Casino (NJ)
COMPLAINANT: Referral by Frank Catania, Director, Division of Gaming Enforcement, State of New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety (NJ)
SUBJECT: Corporate contributions/corporate solicitation/corporate facilitation
DISPOSITION: Took no action*
RESPONDENTS: Citibank, N. A. (NY)
COMPLAINANT: Sua sponte
SUBJECT: National bank contribution
DISPOSITION: Took no action*
RESPONDENTS: Feingold Senate Committee, Reuben Damm, treasurer (WI)
COMPLAINANT: Sua sponte
SUBJECT: Disclaimer
DISPOSITION: Took no action*
RESPONDENTS: (a) Georgianna Lincoln (AK)
(b) Lincoln for Congress, Margaret E. Lape, (former) treasurer (AK)
COMPLAINANT: Justin Stiefel (AK)
SUBJECT: Disclaimers; failure to demonstrate "best efforts" for contributor information
DISPOSITION: (a-b) Took no action*
RESPONDENTS: (a) Roberts for Congress, Kaye Roberts, treasurer (OK)
(b) Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (OK)
COMPLAINANT: Maria Cino, (former) Executive Director, National Republican Congressional Committee (DC)
SUBJECT: Excessive contribution
DISPOSITION: (a-b) Took no action*
RESPONDENTS:
COMPLAINANTS: Washington Citizen Action, David West, Executive Director (WA)
SUBJECT: Corporate contribution; disclaimer
DISPOSITION: (a-e) Took no action*
RESPONDENTS:
COMPLAINANTS: Larry Klayman, Chairman, Judicial Watch (DC)
SUBJECT: Sale of government services for campaign contributions
DISPOSITION: (a-e) Took no action*
RESPONDENTS:
COMPLAINANTS: Maria Cino, (former) Executive Director, National Republican Congressional Committee (DC)
SUBJECT: Excessive contribution; failure to file Statement of Candidacy timely; improper redesignation of PAC contributions
DISPOSITION: (a-e) Took no action*
RESPONDENTS:
COMPLAINANTS: Ruben Collazo, President, Employee Shareholder Association, Inc. (NY)
SUBJECT: Excessive contributions; contributions by government contractor; corporate contributions
DISPOSITION: (a-d) Took no action*
RESPONDENTS:
COMPLAINANT: Susan Gaston (AK)
SUBJECT: Disclaimers
DISPOSITION: (a-d) Took no action*
RESPONDENTS: (a) Honorable Charles W. Norwood, Jr. (GA)
(b) Norwood for Congress, Abram Serotta, treasurer (GA)
COMPLAINANTS: Steve C. Anthony, Executive Director, Democratic Party of Georgia (GA)
SUBJECT: Submitting reports signed by persons other than treasurer; failure to amend Statement of Organization
DISPOSITION: (a-b) Took no action*
RESPONDENTS:
COMPLAINANT: Maria Cino, (former) Executive Director, National Republican Congressional Committee (DC)
SUBJECT: Corporate contribution
DISPOSITION: (a-c) Took no action*
RESPONDENTS:
COMPLAINANT: Edward L. Marcus, State Chairman, Democratic State Central Committee of Connecticut (CT)
SUBJECT: Excessive contributions; foreign national contribution; failure to file disclosure report timely; failure to accurately and fully report receipts and disbursements
DISPOSITION: (a-k) Took no action*
RESPONDENTS:
COMPLAINANT: Helen Washington (TX)
SUBJECT: Non-FECA related
DISPOSITION: (a-c) Took no action*
RESPONDENTS: (a) Bernie Ward (CA)
(b) WMAL 630 AM (DC)
COMPLAINANT: William White (VA)
SUBJECT: Corporate contribution
DISPOSITION: (a-b) Took no action*
RESPONDENTS:
COMPLAINANTS: Robert F. Bauer and Ellen L. Weintraub, Counsel to Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DC)
SUBJECT: Personal use of campaign funds; failure to adequately report purpose of expenditures
DISPOSITION: (a-c) Took no action*
RESPONDENTS: (a) Brennan for US Senate, William B. Troubh, treasurer (ME)
(b) Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Paul A. Johnson, treasurer (DC)
COMPLAINANTS: Rick Tyler, Executive Director, Maine Republican Party (ME)
SUBJECT: Excessive contribution; failure to report expenditures
DISPOSITION: (a-b) Took no action*
RESPONDENTS:
COMPLAINANTS: Maria Cino, (former) Executive Director, National Republican Congressional Committee (DC)
SUBJECT: Corporate contributions/corporate facilitation; disclaimer
DISPOSITION: (a-d) Took no action*
RESPONDENTS: (a) Honorable Tim Johnson (SD)
(b) Tim Johnson for South Dakota, Inc., Berniece F. Mayer, treasurer (SD)
COMPLAINANTS: Craig M. Engle, General Counsel, National Republican Senatorial Committee (DC)
SUBJECT: Personal use of campaign funds; failure to adequately report purpose of expenditures
DISPOSITION: (a-b) Took no action*
RESPONDENTS: DNC Services Corporation/Democratic National Committee, Carol Pensky, treasurer (DC)
COMPLAINANT: Republican National Committee, Thomas J. Josefiak, Counsel (DC)
SUBJECT: Failure to use "best efforts" to comply with reporting requirements of the Act; filing false reports to the FEC
DISPOSITION: Took no action*
RESPONDENTS:
COMPLAINANT: George M. Pramenko, Executive Director, Center for Early American History (CO)
SUBJECT: Failure to register as a political committee
DISPOSITION: (a-d) Took no action*
RESPONDENTS:
COMPLAINANT: Esteban V. Sansores (TX)
SUBJECT: Foreign national contributions
DISPOSITION: (a-k) Took no action*
*There are four administrative stages to the FEC enforcement process:
1. Receipt of proper complaint 3. "Probable cause" stage
2. "Reason to believe" stage 4. Conciliation stage
It requires the votes of at least four of the six Commissioners to take any action. The FEC can close a case at any point after reviewing a complaint. If a violation is found and conciliation cannot be reached, then the FEC can institute a civil court action against a respondent.
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