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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #5855

NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION

Summary

RESPONDENTS: NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, THE (FKA NEAPAC); Wilson, John

COMPLAINANTS: Mitchell, Cleta, Esq.; J.D. Hayworth for Congress

SUBJECT: Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 5-0 to take the following actions in the above-captioned matter: 1. Reject the recommendation from the Office of General Counsel to dismiss MUR 5855 on the basis of prosecutorial discretion as outlined in Heckler v. Chaney, 470 U.S. 821 (1985); as recommended in the General Counsel's Report dated May 16, 2007. 2.Find no reason to believe that the respondent in MUR 5855 violated any provision of the Federal Election Campaign Act or Commission regulations. 3. Close the file effective June 13, 2007 (two weeks from the date of the Commission vote). 4. Approve the appropriate letter.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No RTB NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, THE (FKA NEAPAC)
Wilson, John

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 11/14/2006 Response from NEA Fund for Children and Public Education 872 KB
11/03/2006 Designation of Counsel from NEA Fund for Children and Public Education 64 KB
10/20/2006 Complaint 161 KB
10/19/2006 Supplement to Complaint 43 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 06/13/2007 Notification to NEA Fund for Children and Public Education 61 KB
06/13/2007 Notification to J.D. Hayworth for Congress 66 KB
05/16/2007 General Counsel's Report 180 KB
Certifications 05/30/2007 The NEA Fund for Children and Public Education: Case Closure under the Enforcement Priorty System 46 KB
Statement of Reasons 06/19/2007 Chairman Robert D. Lenhard, Vice Chairman David M. Mason, and Commissioners Hans A. von Spakovsky, Steven T. Walther and Ellen L. Weintraub 85 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, THE (FKA NEAPAC)
Previous respondent Wilson, John
Complainant J.D. Hayworth for Congress
Mitchell, Cleta, Esq.
Respondent's counsel Wilkoff, Richard B., Esq.
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