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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #5170

DOLE FOR PRESIDENT, INC.

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Dole For President, Inc.; Dole, Robert

COMPLAINANT: Audit Division

SUBJECT: Contributions-Corporations; Expenditures-Exemptions; Presidential; Reporting

DISPOSITION: Decided by vote 6-0 to: (1) Approve the signed global settlement and release and conciliation agreement proposal submitted by Senator Robert J. Dole and his authorized committees, as recommended in the General Counsel Memorandum dated August 31, 2001. (2) Close the file on MURs 4382, 4401, 4670, 5098, 5099, and 5170. (3) Close the file with respect to Dole for President, Inc., Dole/Kemp '96, Inc., and Dole/Kemp '96 Compliance Committee, Inc. in MUR 5171. (4) Decline to open a MUR on Audit Referral #01-04, take no action, and close the file. (5) Approve the appropriate letter, as recommended in the General Counsel Memorandum dated August 31, 2001.
Decided by vote 6-0 to: (1) Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the General Counsel Report dated December 6, 2000, as revised to reflect actions taken by the Commission on January 17, 2001. (2) Approve the appropriate letters.
Decided by vote 6-0 to: Approve the Conciliation Agreements, as recommended in the General Counsel Report dated December 6, 2000, subject to revision of the civil penalties as follows: a) $215,000 for Dole/Kemp '96, Inc. b) $50,000 for Dole for President, Inc. c) $25,000 for Branch Banking & Trust Corporation
Decided by vote 6-0 to: (1) Find RTB that Dole for President, Inc., and its treasurer, Robert J. Dole violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(b)(1)(A) and 26 U.S.C. 9035(a) by spending $53,094 in excess of the Iowa spending limitation, but take no further action. (2) Find RTB that Dole/Kemp '96, Inc., and its treasurer, Robert J. Dole violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(b)(1)(B) by incurring $1,369,583.40 in expenditures in excess of the 1996 general election expenditure limitation. (3) Find RTB that Dole/Kemp '96, Inc., and its treasurer, Robert J. Dole violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(e), 441b, 441e, and 26 U.S.C. 9003(b) in accepting $487,033.10 in contributions from the press, but take no further action. (4) Find RTB that Dole/Kemp '96, Inc., and its treasurer, Robert J. Dole violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(f) and 26 U.S.C. 9003(b) by accepting a contribution of $2,000,000 from Dole for President, Inc. (5) Find RTB that Dole for President, Inc., and its treasurer, Robert J. Dole violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A) by making an excessive contribution of $2,000,000 to Dole/Kemp '96, Inc. (6) Find RTB that Dole/Kemp '96, Inc., and its treasurer, Robert J. Dole violated 2 U.S.C. 434(b) by failing to disclose receipt of the $2,000,000 contribution. (7) Find RTB that Dole for President, Inc., and its treasurer, Robert J. Dole violated 2 U.S.C. 434(b) by failing to disclose the $2,000,000 contribution.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
Conciliation-PPC Dole, Robert 2 U.S.C. §434(b)
2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
2 U.S.C. §441a(b)(1)(A)
2 U.S.C. §441a(b)(1)(B)
2 U.S.C. §441a(e)
2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
2 U.S.C. §441b
2 U.S.C. §441b(a)
2 U.S.C. §441e
11 CFR 9003(b)
11 CFR 9035(a)
Dole For President, Inc. 2 U.S.C. §434(b)
2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A)
2 U.S.C. §441a(b)(1)(A)
11 CFR 9035(a)

Documents

Type Date Document
Conciliation and Settlement Agreements 09/27/2001 Branch Banking & Trust Corporation 217 KB
09/26/2001 Dole for President, Inc.; Dole/Kemp '96, Inc.; Dole/Kemp '96 Compliance Committee, Inc. 187 KB
09/25/2001 Global Settlement and Release 187 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 12/06/2000 First General Counsel's Report 1 MB
Certifications 09/19/2001 Branch Banking & Trust Corporation 55 KB
09/07/2001 Global Settlement with Senator Robert J. Dole for President, Inc., Dole/Kemp '96, Inc. and Dole/Kemp '96 Compliance Committee, Inc. 76 KB
01/17/2001 Dole for President, Inc., and Robert J. Dole, as treasurer; Dole/Kemp '96, Inc., and Robert J. Dole, as treasurer; Branch Banking & Trust Corporation 94 KB
Civil Penalties, Disgorgements, Other Payments and Letters of Compliance 01/31/2002 Dole Global Settlement 192 KB
07/23/2001 Branch Banking & Trust Company 35 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Dole For President, Inc.
Previous respondent Dole, Robert
Complainant Audit Division
Respondent's counsel Gross, Kenneth A., Esq.
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