COMPLIANCE
CASES MADE PUBLIC
WASHINGTON
-- The Federal Election Commission has recently made public its final action on three
matters previously under review (MURs). This
release contains only summary information. Closed
files should be thoroughly read for details, including the FEC’s legal analysis of
the case. (See footnote at the end of this release.) Closed MUR files are available in
the Public Records Office.
1. |
MUR
4803 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
(a) The Tierney for Congress Committee (’94
Committee), Roy F.
Gelineau, treasurer (MA)
(b) Tierney for Congress, Roy F. Gelineau, treasurer (MA) |
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COMPLAINANTS: |
Marc
DeCourcey, Executive Director, Massachusetts Republican Party (MA) |
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SUBJECT: |
Transferring
monies out of a committee that has net outstanding debts; failure to accurately and
continuously report a loan; failure to disclose payments of interest or principal on the
loan |
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DISPOSITION: |
(a-b) Conciliation Agreement: $4,500 civil penalty*
Tierney
for Congress will transfer back to the John
Tierney for Congress Committee $83,060, will amend
its 1994 October Quarterly report and all subsequent reports
to identify accurately the source of the loan and
to reflect all payments of interest and principal on the loan. |
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2. |
MUR
5178 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
(a) Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, Roger
E. Winkelman,
treasurer (MI)
(b) Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Howard Wolfson, treasurer
(DC)
(c) Byrum for Congress, Hilda Patricia Curran, treasurer
(MI) |
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COMPLAINANTS: |
Gerald
Hills, Chairman, Republican State Committee (MI) |
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SUBJECT: |
Excessive
coordinated expenditures; failure to properly report coordinated expenditures |
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DISPOSITION: |
(a) Reason
to believe, but took no further action*
(re:
failure to properly report coordinated expenditures)
Sent
admonishment letters.
(a-c) No reason to believe*
(re:
excessive coordinated expenditures) |
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3. |
MUR
5186 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Dallas
County Republican Party, Jim Mellinger, treasurer (TX) |
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COMPLAINANT: |
FEC
Initiated (RAD) |
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SUBJECT: |
Failure
to file disclosure report timely |
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DISPOSITION: |
Conciliation
Agreement: $2,700 civil penalty* |
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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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