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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #4946

AMERICAN BROADCASTING CORPORTION

Summary

RESPONDENTS: ABC News; CBS News; CNBC News; CNN News; Fox News Network; MSNBC News; NBC News

COMPLAINANT: Brannum, Robert Vinson

SUBJECT: Contributions-Corporations; Other

DISPOSITION: Decided by vote 6-0 on an amended pre-meeting tally vote, to take the following actions with respect to MUR 4946: (1) Find no RTB that any of the respondents in MUR 4946 violated any portion of the Act. (2) Approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in the General Counsel Report dated June 7, 2000. (3) Close the file.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No Reason to Believe ABC News
CBS News
CNBC News
CNN News
Fox News Network
MSNBC News
NBC News

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 12/08/1999 Response from Fox News 88 KB
12/07/1999 Response from CBS News 78 KB
12/07/1999 Response from NBC News, CNBC News, MSNBC News 99 KB
12/03/1999 Response from CNN News 96 KB
11/16/1999 Notification of Complaint to MSNBC News 68 KB
11/16/1999 Notification of Complaint to NBC News 69 KB
11/16/1999 Notification of Complaint to Fox Network News 67 KB
11/16/1999 Notification of Complaint to CNBC News 67 KB
11/16/1999 Notification of Complaint to CNN News 67 KB
11/16/1999 Notification of Complaint to CBS News 69 KB
11/16/1999 Notification of Complaint to ABC News 70 KB
11/16/1999 Acknowledgement of Receipt of Complaint 39 KB
11/08/1999 Supplement to Complaint 124 KB
10/04/1999 Notification to Robert Vinson Brannum 61 KB
09/20/1999 Complaint 110 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 07/07/2000 Notification to NBC News, CNBC News, MSNBC News 69 KB
07/07/2000 Notification to CBS News 66 KB
07/07/2000 Notification to Fox News 69 KB
07/07/2000 Notification to CNN News 64 KB
07/07/2000 Notification to ABC News 65 KB
07/07/2000 Notification to Robert Vinson Brannum 47 KB
06/08/2000 First General Counsel's Report 359 KB
Certifications 06/20/2000 CBS News; Fox Network News; CNBC News; NBC News; MSNBC News; CNN (Political); and ABC News 36 KB
Statement of Reasons 06/30/2000 Chairman Darryl R. Wold and Commissioner David M. Mason 112 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent ABC News
Previous respondent CBS News
CNBC News
CNN News
Fox News Network
MSNBC News
NBC News
Complainant Brannum, Robert Vinson
Respondent's counsel Bonfiglio, Barbara Wixon, Esq.
Jaeckel, Howard F., Esq.
Silvestri, Christ, Esq.
Zipursky, Diane, Esq.
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