MUR #5418

RESPONDENTS: Committee to Elect Charles Walker; Chris Kouri for Congress; Durkee, Kinde; Gomez, Lourdes

COMPLAINANT:

SUBJECT: Contributions-Excessive

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to take the following actions in MUR 5418: 1. Find probable cause to believe that the Committee to Elect Charles Walker and Lourdes Gomez, in her official capacity as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. § 441a(f), but take no further action and send admonishment letter. 2.Close the file. 3. Send the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR 5418: 1. Take no further action and close the file with respect to the Chris Kouri for Congress Committee and Kinde Durkee, as treasurer. 2. Approve the appropriate letter, as recommended in the General Counsel?s Report dated October 19, 2004.
Decided by vote 6-0 to 1. Accept the conciliation agreement from Joe Turnham for Congress and Pete Turnham, as treasurer, as recommended in GC Report #4 dated February 18, 2004. 2. Sever the Committee to Elect Charles Walker and Lourdes Gomez, as treasurer, and Chris Kouri for Congress Committee and Kinde Durkee, as treasurer, from MUR 5328 and open a new MUR with respect to them. 3. Take no action with respect to George Zimmer and close the file in MUR 5328. 4. Approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in GC Report #4 dated February 18, 2004
Decided by a vote of 5-0 to take the following actions in MUR 5328: 1. Find reason to believe that PAC to the Future and Leo McCarthy, as treasurer, and Team Majority and Leo McCarthy, as treasurer,violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 433(b)(2), 441a(a)(2)(A), and 441a(f) 2. Find reason to believe that Joe Turnham for Congress and Pete Turnham, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. § 441a(f). 3. Find reason to believe that Julie Thomas for Congress Campaign Committee and Stephen B. Jackson, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. § 441a(f). 4. Find reason to believe that Van Hollen for Congress and Jennifer Lewis Smith, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. § 441a(f).5. Find reason to believe that the Committee to Elect Charles Walker and Roosevelt Brown, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. § 441a(f). 6. Find reason to believe that Chris Kouri for Congress Committee and William Shaia, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. § 441a(f) 7. Take no action at this time with respect to George Zimmer. 8. Find no reason to believe that Representative Nancy Pelosi violated any provision of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, or Commission regulations in connection with this matter, and close the file as to her. 9. Dismiss the complaint with respect to Nancy Pelosi for Congress and Paul F. Pelosi, as treasurer, and close the file as to them. 10. Find no reason to believe that Chellie Pingree for U.S. Senate and Daniel N. Crewe, as treasurer; Clark for Congress and Marilyn Hoffman, as treasurer; Committee to Elect Lincoln Davis and Sharon B. Davis, as treasurer; Dutch Ruppersberger for Congress and David C. Deger, as treasurer; Wofford for Congress and Andrew Greenberg, as treasurer, violated any provision of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, or Commission regulations in connection with this matter, and close the file as to them. 11. Find no reason to believe that William Hambrecht and Sally Hambrecht violated any provision of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, or Commission regulations in connection with this matter, and close the file as to them.12. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the General Counsel's Report dated August 18, 2003. 13. Enter into conciliation with PAC to the Future and Leo McCarthy, as treasurer; Team Majority and Leo McCarthy, as treasurer; Joe Turnham for Congress and Pete Turnham, as treasurer; Julie Thomas for Congress Campaign Committee and Stephen B. Jackson, as treasurer; Van Hollen for Congress and Jennifer Lewis Smith, as treasurer; Committee to Elect Charles Walker and Roosevelt Brown, as treasurer; and Chris Kouri for Congress Committee and William Shaia, as treasurer, prior to a finding of probable cause to believe. 14. Approve the conciliation agreements, as recommended in the General Counsel's Report dated August 18, 2003. 15. Approve the appropriate letters.