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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #5304

CARDOZA FOR CONGRESS

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Cardoza for Congress; Andrei Cherny for State Assembly; Cardoza, Dennis; Carole Midgen Leadership Committee; Durkee, Kinde; Friends of Dennis Cardoza; Kaufman, Stephen J., Esq.; Latino Political Action Committee; Miranda, Yolanda; Moret, Louis; Olzack, Gregory Ray; Padilla, Mary Ellen; Paskin, Cathy; Re-Elect Assemblywoman Carolyn Migden; Sanders, Roger; Shelley for Secretary of State; Tom Calderon for Assembly; Tony Cardenas 2000; Tony Cardenas for City Council; Vince Hall for Assembly; Wallace, Jay ..

COMPLAINANT: McGahn II, Donald F.

SUBJECT: Contributions-In the name of another; Non-federal

DISPOSITION: Decided by vote 6-0 to 1. Find no RTB that Dennis Cardoza violated any provision of the Federal Election Campaign Act or regulations in connection with MUR 5304 and close the file as to him. 2. Find no RTB that Cardoza for Congress and Gregory Ray Olzack, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(f) or 441f. 3. Find RTB that Cardoza for Congress and Gregory Ray Olzack, as treasurer, violated 11 C.F.R. 110.3(d), take no further action and send an admonishment letter. 4. Find no RTB that Friends of Dennis Cardoza and Cathy Paskin, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(a) or 441f. 5. Find RTB that Friends of Dennis Cardoza and Cathy Paskin, as treasurer, violated 11 C.F.R. 110.3(d), take no further action and send an admonishment letter. 6. Find no RTB that Tom Calderon for Assembly and Yolanda Miranda, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441f. 7. Find no RTB that Tony Cardenas 2000 and Kinde Durkee, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441f. 8. Find no RTB Tony Cardenas for City Council, and Kinde Durkee, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441f. 9. Find no RTB that Andrei Cherny for State Assembly and Stephen J. Kaufman, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441f. 10. Find no RTB that Vince Hall for Assembly and Mary Ellen Padilla, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441f. 11. Find no RTB that the Latino Political Action Committee and Louis Moret, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441f. 12. Find no RTB that the Carole Migden Leadership Committee and Roger Sanders, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441f. 13. Find no RTB that Re-Elect Assemblywoman Carole Migden and Roger Sanders, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441f. 14. Find no RTB that Shelley for Secretary of State and Jay Wallace, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441f. 15. Approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in the GC Report dated January 21, 2004. 16. Close the file.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No RTB Andrei Cherny for State Assembly 2 U.S.C. §441f
Cardoza, Dennis
Carole Midgen Leadership Committee 2 U.S.C. §441f
Durkee, Kinde 2 U.S.C. §441f
Kaufman, Stephen J., Esq. 2 U.S.C. §441f
Latino Political Action Committee 2 U.S.C. §441f
Padilla, Mary Ellen 2 U.S.C. §441f
Re-Elect Assemblywoman Carolyn Migden 2 U.S.C. §441f
Sanders, Roger 2 U.S.C. §441f
Shelley for Secretary of State 2 U.S.C. §441f
Tom Calderon for Assembly 2 U.S.C. §441f
Tony Cardenas 2000 2 U.S.C. §441f
Tony Cardenas for City Council 2 U.S.C. §441f
Vince Hall for Assembly 2 U.S.C. §441f
Wallace, Jay .. 2 U.S.C. §441f
Miranda, Yolanda 2 U.S.C. §441f
Moret, Louis 2 U.S.C. §441f
RTB/NFA Cardoza for Congress 2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
2 U.S.C. §441f
11 CFR 110.3(d)
Friends of Dennis Cardoza 2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
2 U.S.C. §441f
11 CFR 110.3(d)
Paskin, Cathy 2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
2 U.S.C. §441f
11 CFR 110.3(d)
Olzack, Gregory Ray 2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
2 U.S.C. §441f
11 CFR 110.3(d)

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 03/05/2003 Notification of Complaint to Re-Elect Assemblywoman Carolyn Migden 100 KB
02/24/2003 Designation of Counsel from Tony Cardenas 2000 and Tony Cardenas for City Council 147 KB
02/24/2003 Response from Tony Cardenas 2000 and Tony Cardenas for City Council 8 MB
02/12/2003 Designation of Counsel from Tony Cardenas and Kinde Durkee 143 KB
02/11/2003 Grant of Extension of Time to Kinde Durkee 43 KB
02/07/2003 Request for Extension of Time from Tony Cardenas 2000 and Tony Cardenas for City Council 111 KB
01/29/2003 Response from Shelley for Secretary of State 180 KB
01/22/2003 Response from Tony Cardenas 2000 and Tony Cardenas for City Council 84 KB
01/09/2003 Notification of Complaint to Shelley for Secretary of State 97 KB
11/12/2002 Response from Andrei Cherny for State Assembly Committee 247 KB
11/01/2002 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Andrei Cherny for State Assembly 139 KB
10/28/2002 Response from Vince Hall for Assembly 137 KB
10/28/2002 Response from Tom Calderon for Assembly 117 KB
10/22/2002 Response from Assemblyman Dennis Cardoza, Cathy Paskin, Cardoza for Congress and Friends of Dennis Cardoza 280 KB
10/22/2002 Grant of Extension of Time to Tom Calderon for Assembly 46 KB
10/19/2002 Designation of Counsel from Cathy Paskin 93 KB
10/18/2002 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Tom Calderon for Assembly Committee and Phillip J. Pace, treasurer 157 KB
10/17/2002 Grant of Extension of Time to Vince Hall for Assembly 42 KB
10/16/2002 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Vince Hall for Assembly 93 KB
10/10/2002 Response from Latino Political Action Committee 140 KB
10/02/2002 Notification of Complaint to Andrei Cherny for State Assembly 89 KB
10/02/2002 Notification of Complaint to Tony Cardenas 2000 92 KB
10/02/2002 Notification of Complaint to Re-Elect Assemblywoman Carolyn Migden 92 KB
10/02/2002 Notification of Complaint to Latino Political Action Committee 89 KB
10/02/2002 Notification of Complaint to Vince Hall for Assembly 92 KB
10/02/2002 Notification of Complaint to Tom Calderon for Assembly 93 KB
10/02/2002 Notification of Complaint to Shelley for Secretary of State 93 KB
10/02/2002 Notification of Complaint to Friends of Dennis Cardoza 92 KB
10/02/2002 Notification of Complaint to Cardoza for Congress 88 KB
10/02/2002 Notification of Complaint to The Honorable Dennis Cardoza 88 KB
10/02/2002 Notification of Complaint to Shelley for Secretary of State 91 KB
10/02/2002 Acknowledgement of Receipt of Complaint 54 KB
09/25/2002 Complaint 279 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 02/09/2004 Notification to Latino Political Action Committee 48 KB
02/09/2004 Notification to Carole Migden Leadership Committee and Re-Elect Assemblywoman Carole Migden 56 KB
02/09/2004 Notification to Tony Cardenas 2000 and Tony Cardenas for City Council 52 KB
02/09/2004 Notification to Andrei Cherny for State Assembly and Shelley for Secretary of State 55 KB
02/09/2004 Notification to Dennis Cardoza, Cardoza for Congress and Friends of Dennis Cardoza 83 KB
02/09/2004 Notification to National Republican Congressional Committee 95 KB
01/21/2004 First General Counsel's Report 592 KB
Certifications 01/26/2004 Federal Candidate and Committee: Dennis Cardoza; Cardoza for Congress and Gregory Ray Olzack, as treasurer; State Committees: Friends of Dennis Cardoza and Cathy Paskin, as treasurer; Tom Calderon for Assembly and Yolanda Miranda, as treasurer; Tony Cardenas 2000 and Kinde Durkee, as treasurer; Tony Cardenas for City Council and Kinde Durkee, as treasurer; Andrei Cherny for State Assembly and Stephen J. Kaufman, as treasurer; Vince Hall for Assembly and May Ellen Padilla, as treasurer; Latino Political Action Committee and Louis Moret, as treasurer; Carole Migden Leadership Committee and Roger Sanders, as treasurer; Re-Elect Assemblywoman Carole Migden and Roger Sanders, as treasurer; Shelley for Secretary of State and Jay Wallace, as treasurer 109 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Cardoza for Congress
Previous respondent Andrei Cherny for State Assembly
Cardoza, Dennis
Carole Midgen Leadership Committee
Durkee, Kinde
Friends of Dennis Cardoza
Kaufman, Stephen J., Esq.
Latino Political Action Committee
Miranda, Yolanda
Moret, Louis
Olzack, Gregory Ray
Padilla, Mary Ellen
Paskin, Cathy
Re-Elect Assemblywoman Carolyn Migden
Sanders, Roger
Shelley for Secretary of State
Tom Calderon for Assembly
Tony Cardenas 2000
Tony Cardenas for City Council
Vince Hall for Assembly
Wallace, Jay ..
Complainant McGahn II, Donald F.
Respondent's counsel Fishburn, Diane M.
Gauthier, Thomas E., Esq.
Harrison, James C.
Olson, Lance H., Esq.
Remcho, Joseph, Esq.
Willis, Thomas, Esq.
Zakson, Laurence S., Esq.
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