COMPLIANCE CASES MADE PUBLIC
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission has recently made public its final action
on six 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 5012 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Schweitzer for US Senate, Linda Nielsen, treasurer (MT) |
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| COMPLAINANT: |
Charles J. Lorentzen |
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| SUBJECT: |
Disclaimer |
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| DISPOSITION: |
Reason to believe, but took no further action* |
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| DOCUMENTS ON PUBLIC RECORD: |
General Counsel’s Report #2, certification of vote by
Commissioners |
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MUR 5119 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
(a) Friends of John Hostettler, Tim Deisher, treasurer (IN) (b)
John Hostettler (IN)
(c) James Kohlmayer, Chairman, Posey County Republican Party (IN)
(d) Posey County Republican Party, Greg Newman, treasurer (IN)
(e) American General Corporation PAC, Vincent E. Cantwell, treasurer (NY) |
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| COMPLAINANTS: |
David Plouffe, Executive Director, Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee (DC) |
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| SUBJECT: |
Contributions in the name of another |
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| DISPOSITION: |
(a-c) No reason to believe* (d-e) Took no action* |
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| DOCUMENTS ON PUBLIC RECORD: |
General Counsel’s Report #2, certification of vote by
Commissioners |
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MUR 5124 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Rehberg for Congress Committee, Lorna Kuney, treasurer (MT) |
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| COMPLAINANT: |
Phillip A. Miller |
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| SUBJECT: |
Disclaimer |
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| DISPOSITION: |
Reason to believe, but took no further action* Sent
admonishment letter. |
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| DOCUMENTS ON PUBLIC RECORD: |
First General Counsel’s Report, certification of vote by
Commissioners |
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| 4. |
MUR 5194 [See MUR5206] |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
(a) National Republican Congressional Committee --
Contributions, Donna M. Anderson, treasurer (DC) (b) Thomas D. DeLay
(c) Tom DeLay Congressional Committee, David Evans, treasurer |
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| COMPLAINANTS: |
Judicial Watch, Inc., by Larry Klayman, General Counsel and
Chairman, Thomas J. Fitton, President (DC) |
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| SUBJECT: |
Reporting alleged offsets to contributions |
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| DISPOSITION: |
(a) No reason to believe* (b-c) No reason to believe*
[re: any provision of the Act] |
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| DOCUMENTS ON PUBLIC RECORD: |
First General Counsel’s Report, certification of vote by
Commissioners |
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| 5. |
MUR 5206 [See MUR 5194] |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
(a) National Republican Senatorial Committee, Stan Huckaby,
treasurer (DC) (b) National Republican Congressional Committee -- Contributions, Donna
M. Anderson, treasurer (DC)
(c) Thomas D. DeLay
(d) Tom DeLay Congressional Committee, David Evans, treasurer
(e) Bill Frist
(f) Sam Brownback
(g) Wayne Allard
(h) Christopher Bond
(i) James M. Inhofe
(j) Jeff Sessions
(k) Gordon H. Smith |
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| COMPLAINANTS: |
Judicial Watch, Inc., by Larry Klayman, General Counsel and
Chairman, Thomas J. Fitton, President (DC) |
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| SUBJECT: |
Reporting alleged offsets to contributions |
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| DISPOSITION: |
(a-b) No reason to believe* (c-k) No reason to believe*
[re: any provision of the Act] |
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| DOCUMENTS ON PUBLIC RECORD: |
First General Counsel’s Report, certification of vote by
Commissioners |
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MUR 5237 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
(a) Paul L. Friedman (b) Colleen Kollar-Kotelly
(c) Judith Rogers
(d) Clinton-Gore ’96 Primary Committee, Inc., Joan Pollitt, treasurer (DC)
(e) Clinton-Gore ’96 General Committee, Inc., Joan Pollitt, treasurer (DC) |
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| COMPLAINANT: |
David L. Whitehead (MD) |
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| SUBJECT: |
Excessive in-kind contributions |
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| DISPOSITION: |
(a-e) No reason to believe* [re: any provision of the Act] |
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| DOCUMENTS ON PUBLIC RECORD: |
First General Counsel’s Report, certification of vote by
Commissioners |
*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. |
