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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #5636

RUSS DIAMOND

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Diamond, Russ; Kimmel, Lori; russdiamond.org

COMPLAINANTS: Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania; Galko, Vincent A.; Hayward, Dan

SUBJECT: Non-federal; Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR 5636:1. Find reason to believe Russ Diamond violated 2 U.S.C. § 432(e)(1), 2 U.S.C. § 433, 2 U.S.C. § 434(a) and 11 C.F.R. § 101.1(a) by failing to file a Statement of Candidacy, designate and register a principal campaign committee, and file required disclosure reports, send an admonishment letter and take no further action.2. Find reason to believe that russdiamond.org and Lori Kimmel, in her official capacity as treasurer, violated 11 C.F.R.. §110.3(d) by making prohibited transfers to Mr. Diamond's Federal campaign, send an admonishment letter and take no further action.3. Find reason to believe that Russ Diamond violated 2 U.S.C. § 441i(e)(1)(A) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.3(d) by accepting prohibited transfers from his nonfederal campaign committee, send an admonishment letter and take no further action.4. Approve the factual and legal analyses, as recommended in the First General Counsel's Report dated June 14, 2006.5. Approve the appropriate letters.6. Close the file.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
Reason to Believe Finding/No Further Action Diamond, Russ 2 U.S.C. §432(e)(1)
2 U.S.C. §433
2 U.S.C. §434(a)
2 U.S.C. §441i(e)(1)(A)
11 CFR 101.1(a)
11 CFR 110.3(d)
Kimmel, Lori 11 CFR 110.3(d)
russdiamond.org 11 CFR 110.3(d)

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 06/27/2005 Designation of Counsel from Republican State Committee of Pennsylania 63 KB
06/17/2005 Supplement to Complaint 3 MB
01/27/2005 Response from Russ Diamond 283 KB
01/26/2005 Response from russdiamond.org 502 KB
12/20/2004 Complaint 417 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 07/06/2006 Notification to Russ Diamond 840 KB
07/06/2006 Notification to russdiamond.org 543 KB
07/06/2006 Notification to Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania 82 KB
06/14/2006 First General Counsel's Report 957 KB
Certifications 06/20/2006 Russ Diamond, russdiamond.org, and Lori Kimmel, as treasurer 71 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Diamond, Russ
Previous respondent Kimmel, Lori
russdiamond.org
Complainant Galko, Vincent A.
Hayward, Dan
Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania
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