MUR #5188

RESPONDENTS: Dennis Newinski For Congress; 39A House District Republican Party of Minnesota; 4th Congressional District Republican Party of Minnesota; 52B House District Republican Party of Minnesota; 53A House District Republican Party of Minnesota; 53B House District Republican Party of Minnesota; 54A House District Republican Party of Minnesota; 55A House District Republican Party of Minnesota; 55B House District Republican Part of Minnesota; 67B House District Republican Party of Minnesota; Adams, Roger; Aplikowski, Beverly; Bowers, John; Bratnober, Justin; Cooper, William; Dahle, Gary; Dandrea, Rebecca; Dayton, Bruce; Farley, Patrick; Johnson, Sankey; Lanners, Fred; McKigney, Darryl; Reiner, Richard C.; Roszak, Tony; Schilling, Hugh; Taxpayers League Federal PAC; Tessmer, Todd; Wigley, Michael; Wolverton, Skip

COMPLAINANT: Audit Division

SUBJECT: Contributions-Excessive; Reporting

DISPOSITION: Decided by vote 6-0 to: (1) Accept the conciliation agreement with Newinksi for Congress and Richard Riener, as treasurer, as recommended in the General Counsel Report #2 dated May 2, 2001. (2) Close the file. (3) Approve the appropriate letter, as recommended in the General Counsel Report #2 dated May 2, 2001.
Decided by vote 6-0 to: (1) Open a MUR; (2) Find RTB that Newinski for Congress and Richard Riener, as treasurer, accepted excessive contributions in violation of 2 U.S.C. 441a(f); (3) Find RTB that Newinski for Congress and Richard Riener, as treasurer, failed to report debts and obligations in violation of 2 U.S.C. 434(b)(8) and 11 CFR 104.11(a); (4) Find no RTB that 39A House District Republican Party of Minnesota and Tony Roszak, as treasurer; 52B House District Republican Party of Minnesota and Gary Dahle, as treasurer; 53A House District Republican Party of Minnesota and Beverly Aplikowski, as treasurer; 54A House District Republican Party of Minnesota and Skip Wolverton, as treasurer; 55A House District Republican Party of Minnesota and John Bowers, as treasurer; 55B House District Republican Party of Minnesota and Todd Tessmer, as treasurer; 67B House District Republican Party of Minnesota and Rebecca Dandrea, as treasurer, made excessive contributions to Newinski for Congress in violation of 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A) or 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)(A), and close the file as it pertains to these respondents; (5) Find no RTB that Newinski for Congress and Richard Riener, as treasurer, accepted excessive contributions from 39A House District Republican Party of Minnesota and Tony Roszak, as treasurer; 52B House District Republican Party of Minnesota and Gary Dahle, as treasurer; 53A House District Republican Party of Minnesota and Beverly Aplikowski, as treasurer; 54A House District Republican Party of Minnesota and Skip Wolverton, as treasurer; 55A House District Republican Party of Minnesota and John Bowers, as treasurer; 55B House District Republican Party of Minnesota and Todd Tessmer, as treasurer; 67B House District Republican Party of Minnesota and Rebecca Dandrea, as treasurer, in violation of 2 U.S.C. 441a(f); (6) Find RTB that 53B House District Republican Party of Minnesota and Roger Adams, as treasurer, made an excessive contribution to Newinski for Congress in violation of 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A), but take no further action against 53B House District Republican Party of Minnesota and Roger Adams, as treasurer, and close the file as it pertains to 53B House District Republican Party of Minnesota; (7) Find RTB that Newinski for Congress and Richard Riener, as treasurer, accepted excessive contributions from 53B House District Republican Party of Minnesota and Roger Adams, as treasurer, in violation of 2 U.S.C. 441a(f); (8) Find RTB that the 4th Congressional District Republican Party of Minnesota and Skip Wolverton, as treasurer, made excessive contributions to Newinski for Congress in violation of 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)(A); (9) Find RTB that Newinski for Congress accepted excessive contributions from the 4th Congressional District Republican Party of Minnesota and Skip Wolverton, as treasurer, in violation of 2 U.S.C. 441a(f); (10) Find RTB that the 4th Congressional District Republican Party of Minnesota and Skip Wolverton, as treasurer, failed to file disclosure reports in violation of 2 U.S.C. 434(a)(4); (11) Enter into conciliation with Newinski for Congress and Richard Riener, as treasurer, prior to a finding of probable cause to believe; (12) Take no further action with respect to the 4th Congressional District Republican Party of Minnesota and Skip Wolverton, as treasurer, close the file as it pertains to them, and send an admonishment letter; (13) Find no RTB that Taxpayers League Federal PAC and Darryl McKigney, as treasurer, made an excessive contribution to Newinski for Congress in violation of 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A) or 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)(A), and close the file as it pertains to Taxpayers League Federal PAC and Darryl McKigney; (14) Find no RTB that Newinski for Congress and Richard Riener, as treasurer, accepted an excessive contribution from Taxpayers League Federal PAC in violation of 2 U.S.C. 441a(f); (15) Find RTB that Justin Bratnober, William Cooper, Bruce Dayton, Patrick Farley, Sankey Johnson, Hugh Schilling, and Michael Wigley made excessive contributions to Newinski for Congress in violation of 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A), but take no further action, send admonishment letters, and close the file as it pertains to Justin Bratnober, William Cooper, Bruce Dayton, Patrick Farley, Sankey Johnson, Hugh Schilling, and Michael Wigley; (16) Take no action with respect to Fred Lanners; (17) Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the General Counsel Report dated March 14, 2001; (18) Approve the Proposed Conciliation Agreements, as recommended in the General Counsel Report dated March 14, 2001, with the exception of the agreement for the 4th Congressional District Republican Party of Minnesota and Skip Wolverton, as treasurer; and (19) Approve the appropriate letters.