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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #4814

FRIENDS OF JIM MALONEY COMMITTEE

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Friends of Jim Maloney, Inc.; American Bankers Association BankPAC; Barbara Kennelly For Congress; Buckley, Eugene; Committee to Re-Elect Loretta Sanchez; Donohue, Thomas J., Jr.; Draper, Patricia; Durkee, Kinde; Fields, Gary W.; Gaston, James O.; Kennelly, Barbara B.; Lord, Henry D.; Lord, Ruth; Maloney, James H.; Taylor, Jane L.; Tufte, Edward R.

COMPLAINANT: Chris, De Pino

SUBJECT: Contributions-Excessive; Reporting

DISPOSITION: Decided by vote 5-0 to 1. Find that there is RTB that Friends of Jim Maloney and Patricia Draper, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(f) and 2 U.S.C. 434, but take no further action against these respondents. 2. Find that there is no RTB that Barbara Kennelly for Congress and Jane L. Taylor, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A) in connection with the August 13, 1998 contribution to Friends of Jim Maloney. 3. Find that there is no RTB that Friends of Jim Maloney and Patricia Draper, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(f) in connection with the August 13, 1998 contribution from Barbara Kennelly for Congress. 4. Find that there is RTB that Barbara Kennelly for Congress and Jane L. Taylor, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A) in connection with the December 31, 1997 contribution to the Committee to Re-Elect Loretta Sanchez, but take no further action against these respondents. 5. Find that there is RTB that the Committee to Re-Elect Loretta Sanchez and Kinde Durkee, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(f), in connection with the December 31, 1997 contribution from Barbara Kennelly for Congress, but take no further action against these respondents. 6. Find that there is no RTB that Eugene Buckley, Edward Tuft, James O. Gaston, and Thomas J. Donohue, Jr. violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A) in connection with the transactions at issue. 7. Find that there is no RTB that the American Bankers Association BANKPAC and Gary W. Fields, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)(A) in connection with the transactions at issue. 8. Find that there is no RTB that Ruth Lord or Henry Lord violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A) in connection with the transactions at issue. 9. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses and the appropriate letters, as recommended in GC Report dated July 6, 1999. 10. Close the file in MUR 4814.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
Dismissed-Other Kennelly, Barbara B.
Maloney, James H.
No Reason to Believe American Bankers Association BankPAC 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(2)(A)
Buckley, Eugene 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
Fields, Gary W. 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(2)(A)
Gaston, James O. 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
Lord, Henry D. 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
Lord, Ruth 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
Tufte, Edward R. 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
Donohue, Thomas J., Jr. 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
Reason to Believe Finding/No Further Action Barbara Kennelly For Congress 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
Committee to Re-Elect Loretta Sanchez 2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
Draper, Patricia 2 U.S.C. §434
2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
Durkee, Kinde 2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
Friends of Jim Maloney, Inc. 2 U.S.C. §434
2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
Taylor, Jane L. 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 12/22/1998 Designation of Counsel from Ruth Lord 431 KB
11/10/1998 Response from The Honorable James H. Maloney and Friends of Jim Maloney Committee 751 KB
11/02/1998 Response from Eugene Buckley 829 KB
10/16/1998 Request for Extension of Time from The Honorable James H. Maloney and Friends of Jim Maloney Committee 57 KB
10/15/1998 Designation of Counsel from James H. Maloney and Friends of Jim Maloney 84 KB
10/09/1998 Response from Barbara Kennelly for Congress 39 KB
10/09/1998 Grant of Extension of Time to Eugene Buckley 33 KB
10/08/1998 Response from Thomas J. Donohue, Jr. 105 KB
10/08/1998 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Eugene Buckley 73 KB
10/08/1998 Response from American Bankers Association BankPAC 122 KB
10/07/1998 Response from James O. Gaston 42 KB
10/06/1998 Response from American Bankers Association BankPAC 125 KB
10/06/1998 Response from Edward R. Tufte 103 KB
09/30/1998 Notification of Complaint to Eugene Buckley 62 KB
09/30/1998 Notification of Complaint to Edward R. Tufte 63 KB
09/30/1998 Notification of Complaint to James O. Gaston 66 KB
09/30/1998 Notification of Complaint to Ruth Lord 65 KB
09/30/1998 Notification of Complaint to Henry D. Lord 69 KB
09/30/1998 Notification of Complaint to Thomas J. Donohue, Jr. 67 KB
09/30/1998 Notification of Complaint to Patricia Draper 64 KB
09/30/1998 Notification of Complaint to American Bankers Association BankPAC 72 KB
09/30/1998 Notification of Complaint to Barbara Kennelly for Congress 63 KB
09/30/1998 Notification of Complaint to The Honorable Barbara B. Kennelly 62 KB
09/30/1998 Notification of Complaint to Committee to Re-Elect Loretta Sanchez 67 KB
09/30/1998 Notification of Complaint to Friends of Jim Maloney 67 KB
09/30/1998 Notification of Complaint to The Honorable James H. Maloney 70 KB
09/30/1998 Acknowledgement of Receipt of Complaint 43 KB
09/23/1998 Complaint 1 MB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 08/12/1999 Response from Friends of Jim Maloney 76 KB
07/26/1999 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Friends of Jim Maloney 648 KB
07/26/1999 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Barbara Kennelly for Congress 121 KB
07/26/1999 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Committee to Re-Elect Loretta Sanchez 115 KB
07/22/1999 Notification to James O. Gaston 49 KB
07/22/1999 Notification to T. J. Donohue, Jr. 50 KB
07/22/1999 Notification to Eugene Buckley 48 KB
07/22/1999 Notification to Ruth Lord 52 KB
07/22/1999 Notification to Henry Lord 47 KB
07/22/1999 Notification to BANKPAC 50 KB
07/22/1999 Notification to Edward Tuft 43 KB
07/22/1999 Notification to Edward Tuft 47 KB
07/22/1999 Notification to Connecticut Republican State Central Committee 93 KB
07/06/1999 First General Counsel's Report 1 MB
Certifications 07/13/1999 Friends of Jim Maloney Patricia Draper, Treasurer; Barbara Kennelly for Congress Jane L. Taylor, Treasurer; Committee to Re-Elect Loretta Sanchez Kinde Durkee, Treasurer; American Bankers Association BANKPAC, Gary W. Fields, Treasurer; Eugene Buckley, Edward Tuft, James O. Gaston; Ruth Lord, Henry Lord, Thomas J. Donohue, Jr. 105 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Friends of Jim Maloney, Inc.
Previous respondent American Bankers Association BankPAC
Barbara Kennelly For Congress
Buckley, Eugene
Committee to Re-Elect Loretta Sanchez
Donohue, Thomas J., Jr.
Draper, Patricia
Durkee, Kinde
Fields, Gary W.
Gaston, James O.
Kennelly, Barbara B.
Lord, Henry D.
Lord, Ruth
Maloney, James H.
Taylor, Jane L.
Tufte, Edward R.
Complainant Chris, De Pino
Respondent's counsel Brand, Stanley M., Esq.
Charrow, Robert P. , Esq.
Diemand, Timothy A., Esq.
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