| WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission has recently made public
its final action on three matters previously under review (MURs). This release contains
only disposition information. Specific released documents placed on the public record
within the following closed MURs are cited following DISPOSITION heading. Release of these
documents is consistent with the district court opinion in the December 19, 2001, decision
of AFL-CIO v. FEC, now on appeal to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Once an appellate
decision is rendered, the Commission will review documents related to cases released in
the interim.
| 1. |
MUR 5050 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Amorello for Congress, Eunice C. Amorello,
treasurer |
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| COMPLAINANT: |
FEC Initiated |
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| SUBJECT: |
Excessive contributions |
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| DISPOSITION: |
Conciliation Agreement: $10,000 civil penalty* |
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| DOCUMENTS ON PUBLIC RECORD: |
Conciliation Agreement; certification of vote by
Commissioners (dated December 11, 2002) |
| 2. |
MUR 5133R (See ADR #042) |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
(a) Stenberg for Senate 2000 Committee, Charles
V. Sederstrom, Jr., treasurer (b) Don Stenberg
(c) Christine Vanderford, assistant treasurer, Stenberg for Senate 2000 |
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| COMPLAINANTS: |
Anne Boyle, Chairperson, Nebraska Democratic
Party |
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| SUBJECT: |
Corporate contributions; failure to file 48-hour
reports; disclaimer; failure to report contributor information; failure to specify the
purpose of disbursements |
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| DISPOSITION: |
(a) Conciliation Agreement: $2,000 civil
penalty* Reason to believe, but took no further action*
[re: disclaimer; failure to report contributor information; failure to specify purpose
of disbursements]
Sent admonishment letter.
(b-c) Took no action* |
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| DOCUMENTS ON PUBLIC RECORD: |
First General Counsel’s Report (dated June
18, 2002); Memo – Subject: MUR5133R – Errata (dated June 20, 2002);
certification of vote by Commissioners (dated June 21, 2002); Conciliation Agreement
(Stenberg for Senate); certification of vote by Commissioners (dated October 23, 2002) |
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| 3. |
MUR 5277 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
American Medical Association Political Action
Committee; Kevin Walker, treasurer |
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| COMPLAINANT: |
FEC Initiated |
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| SUBJECT: |
Failure to timely file 24-hour reports |
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| DISPOSITION: |
Conciliation Agreement: $5,500 civil penalty* |
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| DOCUMENTS ON PUBLIC RECORD: |
Conciliation Agreement; certification of vote by
Commissioners (dated December 16, 2002) |
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*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.
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