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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #5375

LAIDLAW INC.

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Laidlaw, Inc.; American Medical Response Inc.; Gibbons, Martha; Laidlaw Education Services (dba) Laidlaw Transit Inc.

COMPLAINANT: Bergelson, Gordon

SUBJECT: Contributions-In the name of another; Contributions-Corporations

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 5 - 0 to take the following actions in MUR 5375: 1. Take no further action regarding Laidlaw International, Inc., Laidlaw Transit, Inc. and American Medical Response, Inc. 2.Close the file. 3. Approve the appropriate letters.
Decided by vote 5-1 on an amended pre-meeting tally, to take the following actions with respect to MUR 5375: 1. Find RTB that Laidlaw International, Inc., formerly Laidlaw, Inc., knowingly and willfully violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a) and 441f. 2. Find RTB that Laidlaw Transit, Inc. knowingly and willfully violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a) and 441f. 3. Find RTB that American Medical Response, Inc. knowingly and willfully violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a) and 441f. 4. Find no RTB that Martha A. Gibbons violated 2 U.S.C. 441f with regard to contributions from Laidlaw International, Inc., formerly Laidlaw, Inc., or its subsidiaries, and close the file as to this respondent. 5. Approve the appropriate Factual and Legal Analyses. 6......................REDACTED.................... 7. Approve the appropriate letters.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No Reason to Believe Gibbons, Martha 2 U.S.C. §441f
Reason to Believe Finding/No Further Action American Medical Response Inc. 2 U.S.C. §441b(a)
2 U.S.C. §441f
Laidlaw Education Services (dba) Laidlaw Transit Inc. 2 U.S.C. §441b(a)
2 U.S.C. §441f
Laidlaw, Inc. 2 U.S.C. §441b(a)
2 U.S.C. §441f

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 02/17/2004 Designation of Counsel from Laidlaw International, Inc. 87 KB
02/17/2004 Designation of Counsel from American Medical Response, Inc. and Laidlaw Transit, Inc. 117 KB
12/24/2003 Supplement to Complaint 346 KB
08/01/2003 Response from American Medical Response, Inc. and Laidlaw International, Inc. 3 MB
07/22/2003 Response from Martha Gibbons 83 KB
06/12/2003 Complaint 1 MB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 10/06/2005 Notification to Laidlaw International, Inc.; Laidlaw Transit, Inc.; American Medical Response, Inc. 51 KB
10/06/2005 Notification to Martha Gibbons 37 KB
10/06/2005 Notification to Gordon Bergelson 81 KB
09/14/2005 General Counsel's Report #2 598 KB
01/05/2004 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Laidlaw International, Inc., formerly Laidlaw Inc.; Laidlaw Transit, Inc.; American Medical Response, Inc. 793 KB
12/30/2003 Notification to Martha Gibbons 55 KB
12/01/2003 First General Counsel's Report 975 KB
Certifications 09/22/2005 Laidlaw International, Inc., f/k/a Laidlaw Inc.; Laidlaw Transit, Inc.; American Medical Response, Inc. 37 KB
12/09/2003 Laidlaw International, Inc., formerly Laidlaw, Inc.; Laidlaw Transit, Inc.; American Medical Response, Inc.; Martha A. Gibbons 70 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Laidlaw, Inc.
Previous respondent American Medical Response Inc.
Gibbons, Martha
Laidlaw Education Services (dba) Laidlaw Transit Inc.
Complainant Bergelson, Gordon
Respondent's counsel Anklam, James E., Esq.
Wareham, James D.
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