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Kelly Huff
Bob Biersack
Ian Stirton
George Smaragdis
COMPLIANCE CASE MADE PUBLIC
WASHINGTON -- The Federal
Election Commission has recently made public its final action on a matter
previously under review (MUR). This release contains only disposition
information.
Referral by Keith Smith, Investigation
Specialist, Florida Elections Commission
SUBJECT:
Contributions by a foreign national
DISPOSITION:
Conciliation Agreement: $8,250 civil
penalty*
Jose Casal knowingly and willfully violated the Act by
contributing $2,500 through five individuals to the campaign committee
of Miami-Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas.
DOCUMENTS ON PUBLIC RECORD:
Documents from this matter are available
from the Commission’s web site at http://eqs.sdrdc.com/eqs/searcheqs by
entering 5389
under case number. They are also available in the FECs Public Records
Office at 999 E St. NW in Washington.
*There are four administrative stages to the FEC enforcement
process:
1. Receipt of proper complaint
3. "Probable cause" stage
2. "Reason to believe" stage
4. Conciliation stage
It requires the votes of at least four of the six
Commissioners to take any action. The FEC can close a case at any point
after reviewing a complaint. If a violation is found and conciliation cannot
be reached, then the FEC can institute a civil court action against a
respondent.
