MUR #5112

RESPONDENTS: Federer for Congress Committee; Busken, Thomas M.; Federer, William J.; Hutchings Marketing, Inc.

COMPLAINANTS: Temple, Roy; Missouri Democratic State Committee

SUBJECT: Disbursements; Personal use; Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 5-0 to take the following actions in MURs 5112 and 5383:1.Take no further action against the Federer for Congress Committee and Thomas M. Busken, as treasurer, in MURs 5383 and 5112 and send an admonishment letter. 2.Take no further action against Paul A. Matteucci in MUR 5383 and send an admonishment letter. 3.Close the files in MURs 5383 and 5112. 4.Approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in the General Counsel's Report dated August 2, 2004.
Decided by vote 6-0 to take the following actions: MUR 5039R: (1) Find no RTB that Federer for Congress Committee and Thomas M. Busken, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 434(b) and 441a(f). (2) Find no RTB that Mark Ludwig violated any provision of the Act in MUR 5039R. (3) Find no RTB that William J. Federer violated any provision of the Act in MUR 5039R. (4) Close the file in MUR 5039R.(5) Approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in the GC Report dated August 19, 2003. MUR 5112: (6) Find RTB that Federer for Congress Committee and Thomas M. Busken, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 434(b). (7) Find no RTB that Hutchings Marketing, Inc., violated any provision of the Act in MUR 5112 and close the file as it pertains to them. (8) Find no RTB that William J. Federer violated 2 U.S.C. 439a and close the file as it pertains to him. (9) Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the GC Report dated August 19, 2003 ........................................ REDACTED ........................................ (10) Approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in the GC Report dated August 19, 2003. Pre-MUR 399: (11) Open a MUR in Pre-MUR 399. (12) Find RTB that Federer for Congress Committee and Thomas M. Busken, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a). (13) Find RTB that Paul Matteucci violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a). (14) Find no RTB that Sue Federer violated 2 U.S.C. 439a and close the file with respect to her. (15) Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the GC Report dated August 19, 2003 .................... REDACTED .................... (16) Enter into conciliation with Federer for Congress Committee and Thomas M. Busken, as treasurer, prior to a finding of PCTB and approve the Conciliation Agreement, as recommended in the GC Report dated August 19, 2003 .................... REDACTED .................... (17) Enter into conciliation with Paul Matteucci prior to a finding of PCTB and approve the proposed Conciliation Agreement, as recommended in the GC Report dated August 19, 2003; subject to a revised civil penalty of $5,500. (18) Approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in the GC Report dated August 19, 2003.