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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #5019

FRIENDS OF JON PORTER, INC.

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Keystone Corp.; Allmon, J. Brooke; Campbell, Cristen; Cherine, Michael; Denna, Joseph; Denue, Gregory L.; Ensign for Senate f/k/a John Ensign for U.S. Senate; Ferrari, Christopher; Finfrock, Dennis; Finfrock, Kay; Friends of Jon Porter, Inc.; Gibbons for Congress; Hughes, Stephanie; Johnson, Saundra J.; Keystone Corp Political Action Committee; Lazovich, Jennifer; Legoy, Robert; Lewis, Jennifer; McBride, Linzel Louise; McBride, Stephen; Mercer, Robin; Milburn, Christine; Milburn, John; Miller, Monte; Olsen, Candace Collins; Porter, Jon Christopher, Sr.; Porter, Laurie; Slanker, Mike; Swarts, George; Werner, R. Matthew

COMPLAINANTS: Plouffe, David; Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Expenditures

SUBJECT: Allocation; Contributions-Excessive; Reporting; Soft Money

DISPOSITION: Decided by vote 6-0 to 1. Accept the conciliation agreement with Keystone Corporation, the Keystone Corp. Political Action Committee, and Monte Miller, as treasurer, as recommended in the GC Report #4 dated August 21, 2002. 2. Approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in the GC Report #4 dated August 21, 2002. 3. Close the file.
Decided by vote 6-0 to: .............................. REDACTED .............................. (3) Take no action against Ensign for Senate and Saundra J. Johnson, as treasurer, regarding the allegation that they accepted an excessive contribution from the Keystone Federal Committee. (4) Take no action against Friends of Jon Porter, Inc. and George Swarts, as treasurer, regarding the allegation that they accepted an excessive contribution from the Keystone Federal Committee. (5) Find no RTB that Friends of Jon Porter, Inc. and George Swarts, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(f) or 434(b) by virtue of receiving contributions from the Keystone Federal Committee that may have originated from individuals who wanted to help the Keystone Federal Committee achieve multicandidate status. (6) Find no RTB Jon C. Porter, Sr. violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(f). (7) Find no RTB that Jon C. Porter, Sr. violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A) either by earmarking or by operation of 11 C.F.R. 110.1(h) by contributing to the Keystone Corp. Political Action Committee with the apparent intention of helping it achieve multicandidate status. (8) Close the file as it pertains to Ensign for Senate and Saundra J. Johnson, as treasurer; Friends of Jon Porter, Inc. and George Swarts, as treasurer; and Jon C. Porter, Sr. .......................... REDACTED ..............................
Decided by vote 6-0 to: (1) .................... REDACTED .................... (2) .................... REDACTED .................... (3) .................... REDACTED .................... (4) .................... REDACTED .................... (5) Find no RTB that the Keystone Corp. Political Action Committee ("Keystone Federal PAC") and Gregory Denue, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(8) with respect to reporting contributions it received on March 30, 2000. (6) Find no RTB that any of the following individuals who may have contributed to the Keystone Federal PAC on March 30, 2000, with the apparent intention of helping it achieve multicandidate status violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A) either by earmarking their contributions or by operation of 11 CFR 110.1(h): Stephanie Hughes, Jennifer Lewis, Christine Milburn, John Milburn, Christopher Ferrari, Jennifer Lazovich, Michael Cherine, Joseph Denna, Robin Mercer, Laurie Porter, Dennis Finfrock, Kay Finfrock, J. Brooke Allmon, Stephen McBride, Linzel McBride, Mike Slanker, Cristen Campbell, and Matthew Werner. (7) Find no RTB that Ensign for Senate and Candace Collins Olson, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(f) or 434(b) by virtue of receiving contributions from the Keystone Federal PAC that may have originated from individuals who wanted to help the Keystone Federal PAC achieve multicandidate status.
Decided by vote 6-0 to: (8) Reject the recommendation of the General Counsel Office to find RTB that Ensign for Senate and Candace Collins Olson, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(f) with respect to the excessive contribution received from the Keystone Federal PAC.
Decided by vote 6-0 to: (10) Find no RTB that Gibbons for Congress and Robert Legoy, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(f). (11) .................... REDACTED .................... (12) Approve the appropriate letters.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
Conciliation: Pre Probable Cause $11,000.00 Keystone Corp Political Action Committee 2 U.S.C. §433(c)
2 U.S.C. §434(a)(4)(A)
2 U.S.C. §434(b)
2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(8)
2 U.S.C. §441b
11 CFR 102.2(a)(3)
11 CFR 102.5
11 CFR 104.10(b)(4)
11 CFR 106.6(a)
11 CFR 114.5
Miller, Monte
Conciliation: Pre Probable Cause Keystone Corp. 2 U.S.C. §433
2 U.S.C. §441b
11 CFR 102.5
Dismissed-Other Johnson, Saundra J.
Ensign for Senate f/k/a John Ensign for U.S. Senate 2 U.S.C. §434(b)
2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
No Reason to Believe Friends of Jon Porter, Inc. 2 U.S.C. §434(b)
2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
Swarts, George 2 U.S.C. §434(b)
2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
Porter, Jon Christopher, Sr. 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
11 CFR 110.1(h)
Lewis, Jennifer 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.1(h)
Milburn, Christine 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.1(h)
Milburn, John 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.1(h)
Ferrari, Christopher 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.1(h)
Lazovich, Jennifer 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.1(h)
Cherine, Michael 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.1(h)
Denna, Joseph 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.1(h)
Mercer, Robin 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.1(h)
Porter, Laurie 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.1(h)
Finfrock, Dennis 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.1(h)
Finfrock, Kay 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.1(h)
Allmon, J. Brooke 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.1(h)
McBride, Stephen 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.1(h)
Campbell, Cristen 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.1(h)
Olsen, Candace Collins 2 U.S.C. §434(b)
2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
Gibbons for Congress 2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
Legoy, Robert 2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
McBride, Linzel Louise 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.1(h)
Slanker, Mike 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.1(h)
Werner, R. Matthew 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.1(h)
Hughes, Stephanie 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.1(h)

Documents

Type Date Document
Conciliation and Settlement Agreements 08/29/2002 Keystone Corporation, Keystone Corp. Political Action Committee and Monte Miller, as treasurer 328 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 05/23/2002 General Counsel's Report #3 326 KB
04/03/2001 MUR 5019 - Resubmission of Factual and Legal Analyses and Additional Recommendations 68 KB
02/05/2001 First General Counsel's Report 786 KB
Certifications 08/27/2002 Keystone Corporation; Keystone Corp. Political Action Committee and Monte Miller, as treasurer 45 KB
05/29/2002 Keystone Corporation, Kestone Corp. Political Action Committee and Monte Miller, as treasurer; Friends of Jon Porter, Inc. and George Swarts, as treasurer; Jon C. Porter, Sr.; Ensign for Senate and Saundra J. Johnson, as treasurer 76 KB
04/06/2001 Resubmission of Factual and Legal Analyses and Additional Recommendations 36 KB
03/06/2001 Keystone Corp.; Keystone Corp. Political Action Committee and Gregory Denue, as treasurer; Friends of Jon Porter, Inc. and George Swarts, as treasurer; Jon C. Porter, Sr.; Ensign for Senate and Candace Collins Olson, as treasurer; Gibbons for Congress and Robert Legoy, as treasurer 104 KB
Civil Penalties, Disgorgements, Other Payments and Letters of Compliance 10/03/2002 Keystone Corp. and Keystone PAC 51 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Keystone Corp.
Previous respondent Allmon, J. Brooke
Campbell, Cristen
Cherine, Michael
Denna, Joseph
Denue, Gregory L.
Ensign for Senate f/k/a John Ensign for U.S. Senate
Ferrari, Christopher
Finfrock, Dennis
Finfrock, Kay
Friends of Jon Porter, Inc.
Gibbons for Congress
Hughes, Stephanie
Johnson, Saundra J.
Keystone Corp Political Action Committee
Lazovich, Jennifer
Legoy, Robert
Lewis, Jennifer
McBride, Linzel Louise
McBride, Stephen
Mercer, Robin
Milburn, Christine
Milburn, John
Miller, Monte
Olsen, Candace Collins
Porter, Jon Christopher, Sr.
Porter, Laurie
Slanker, Mike
Swarts, George
Werner, R. Matthew
Complainant Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Expenditures
Plouffe, David
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