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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #5251

JOE ROGERS

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Rogers, Joseph B.; Sell, Theodore W.; Friends of Joe Rogers (FKA) Friends of Joe Rogers Exploratory Committee; State of Colorado; Wells Fargo Corporation/Norwest; Wilhite, Angela

COMPLAINANT: Durham, Steven J.

SUBJECT: Contributions-Excessive; Contributions-Corporations; Reporting

DISPOSITION: Decided by vote 6-0 to 1. Find RTB Joe Rogers violated 2 U.S.C. 432(e)(1), admonish Joe Rogers, and take no further action as to this respondent. 2. Find RTB that Friends of Joe Rogers Exploratory Committee, now known as Friends of Joe Rogers, and Angela Wilhite, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 433(a), admonish Friends of Joe Rogers Exploratory Committee, now known as Friends of Joe Rogers, and Angela Whilhite, as treasurer, and take no further action as to these respondents. 3. Find no RTB that Wells Fargo Corporation violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a). 4. Find no RTB that Joe Rogers violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(f). 5. Find no RTB that Friends of Joe Rogers Exploratory Committee, now known as Friends of Joe Rogers, and Angela Wilhite, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 434(b) and 441a(f). 6. Find no RTB that the State of Colorado violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(a). 7. Approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in the First GC Report dated February 24, 2004. 8. Close the file.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No Reason to Believe State of Colorado 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)
Wells Fargo Corporation/Norwest 2 U.S.C. §441b(a)
Reason to Believe Finding/No Further Action Friends of Joe Rogers (FKA) Friends of Joe Rogers Exploratory Committee
Rogers, Joseph B. 2 U.S.C. §432(e)(1)
2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
Wilhite, Angela 2 U.S.C. §433(a)
2 U.S.C. §434(b)
2 U.S.C. §441a(f)

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 05/01/2002 Response from the State of Colorado 1 MB
04/29/2002 Response from Friends of Joe Rogers Exploratory Committee 7 MB
04/24/2002 Response from Wells Fargo Corporation 91 KB
04/12/2002 Grant of Extension of Time to the State of Colorado 46 KB
04/12/2002 Grant of Extension of Time to Friends of Joe Rogers Exploratory Committee 41 KB
04/11/2002 Request for Extension of Time from the State of Colorado 60 KB
04/10/2002 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Friends of Joe Rogers Exploratory Committee 99 KB
03/26/2002 Notification of Complaint to Wells Fargo Corporation/Norwest 85 KB
03/26/2002 Notification of Complaint to the Honorable Bill Owen 83 KB
03/26/2002 Notification of Complaint to the Honorable Joe Rogers 79 KB
03/26/2002 Notification of Complaint to Friends of Joe Rogers Exploratory Committee 83 KB
03/26/2002 Acknowledgement of Receipt of Complaint 48 KB
03/18/2002 Complaint 2 MB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 03/11/2004 Notification to Wells Fargo Corporation 57 KB
03/11/2004 Notification to the State of Colorado 58 KB
03/11/2004 Notification to Steven J. Durham 103 KB
03/08/2004 Notification to Joe Rogers 66 KB
03/08/2004 Notification to Friends of Joe Rogers 86 KB
02/24/2004 First General Counsel's Report 832 KB
Certifications 03/01/2004 Friends of Joe Rogers Exploratory Committee, now known as Friends of Joe Rogers, and Angela Wilhite, as treasurer; Joe Rogers; State of Colorado; Wells Fargo Corporation 77 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Rogers, Joseph B.
Respondent Sell, Theodore W.
Previous respondent Friends of Joe Rogers (FKA) Friends of Joe Rogers Exploratory Committee
State of Colorado
Wells Fargo Corporation/Norwest
Wilhite, Angela
Complainant Durham, Steven J.
Respondent's counsel Johnson, Craig N.
Knaizer, Maurice G.
Kutak Rock,LLP
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