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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #4981

CLASPILL FOR CONGRESS

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Citizens for Claspill for Congress; Ballinger, John W.; Brown, Paul; Claspill, James Louis; Maritz, William E.; Media Magic Public Relations; Tretter, Ann

COMPLAINANT: National Republican Congressional Committee Contributions

SUBJECT: Reporting

DISPOSITION: Decided by vote 5-1 on an amended pre-meeting tally, to take the following actions with respect to MUR 4981: 1. Take no further action and close the file. .............................. REDACTED ................................ 3. Instruct RAD to administratively terminate Citizens for Claspill for Congress. 4. Direct the Data Division to identify and delete the fictitious information entered in the FEC databases. 5. Approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in the GC Report dated September 3, 2002.
Decided by vote 5-0 to: (1) .................... REDACTED .................... (2) .................... REDACTED .................... (3) ..................... REDACTED .................... (4) .................... REDACTED .................... (5) .................... REDACTED .................... (6) Find no RTB that Media Magic Public Relations, John W. Ballinger, William E. Maritz or Ann Tretter violated the Act, and close the file as to them. (7) .................... REDACTED .................... (8) .................... REDACTED .................... (9) .................... REDACTED ....................

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No RTB Media Magic Public Relations
Ballinger, John W.
Maritz, William E.
Tretter, Ann
RTB/NFA Citizens for Claspill for Congress 2 U.S.C. §434(b)(3)
2 U.S.C. §434(b)(5)(A)
Claspill, James Louis 2 U.S.C. §434(b)(3)
2 U.S.C. §434(b)(5)(A)
Brown, Paul 2 U.S.C. §434(b)(3)

Documents

Type Date Document
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 09/03/2002 General Counsel's Report #4 318 KB
02/21/2001 First General Counsel's Report 280 KB
Certifications 09/10/2002 Citizens for Claspill for Congress; James L. Claspill, acting as treasurer; and Paul Brown 50 KB
02/28/2001 Citizens for Claspill for Congress; Paul Brown; James L. Claspill, acting as treasurer; Media Magic Public Relations; John W. Ballinger; William E. Maritz and Ann Tretter 49 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Citizens for Claspill for Congress
Previous respondent Ballinger, John W.
Brown, Paul
Claspill, James Louis
Maritz, William E.
Media Magic Public Relations
Tretter, Ann
Complainant National Republican Congressional Committee Contributions
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