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COMPLIANCE
CASES MADE PUBLIC
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission
has recently made public its final action on 11 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.
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1. |
MUR
4621 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
(a) Cook
98 Re-election Committee, Camille Cook, treasurer
(UT)
(b) Honorable
Merrill A. Cook (UT)
(c) Cook
Associates, Inc. (UT)
(d) R.
T. Nielson Company (UT)
(e) Phillips,
Twede, Spencer, Inc. (UT) |
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COMPLAINANTS: |
Mike Zuhl, Chair, Utah State Democratic
Committee (UT) |
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SUBJECT: |
Failure to properly report debt; corporate
contributions |
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DISPOSITION: |
(a-c) Conciliation
Agreement: $8,000 civil penalty*
(a-b) No
reason to believe*
(re: corporate contributions in the form of unpaid debt with
regard to R.T. Nielson Company and Phillips,
Twede, Spencer, Inc.)
(d-e) No
reason to believe*
(re: corporate contributions) |
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2. |
MUR
5001 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
(a) Charlie
A. Dooley (MO)
(b) Dooley
for Congress Committee, Everet Ballard,
treasurer (MO) |
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COMPLAINANT: |
Rickey Jamerson (MO) |
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SUBJECT: |
Disclaimer |
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DISPOSITION: |
(a) No
reason to believe*
(b) Reason
to believe, but took no further action*
Sent admonishment letter. |
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3. |
MUR
5141 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
(a) Honorable
James P. Moran, Jr. (VA)
(b) Moran
for Congress, H. Robert Morrison, treasurer (VA)
(c) Terry
L. Lierman (MD)
(d) Schering
- Plough Corporation (NJ)
(e) Schering
- Plough Corporation Better Government Fund,
E. Kevin Moore, treasurer (NJ) |
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COMPLAINANTS: |
Kenneth Boehm, Chairman, National Legal and
Policy Center (VA) |
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SUBJECT: |
Excessive contribution (in the form of a
personal loan) |
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DISPOSITION: |
(a-e)
No reason to believe*
(re: an relevant provision of FECA)
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4. |
MUR
5159 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
(a) Committee
to Elect Conrad Lee, David L. Yarno, treasurer (WA)
(b) Conrad
Lee (WA)
(c) Bush-Cheney
2000 Inc., David Herndon, treasurer (TX) |
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COMPLAINANT: |
Bryan Griggs (WA) |
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SUBJECT: |
Failure to register and report; excessive
contribution; corporate contributions |
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DISPOSITION: |
(a) Reason to believe, but took no further action*
(b-c)
Took no action* |
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5. |
MUR
5219 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Electrical Workers IUE AFL-CIO LU 323 |
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COMPLAINANT: |
Referral by Joseph S. Wasik, District
Director, US Department of Labor, Office of Labor - Management Standards (NY) |
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SUBJECT: |
Union contribution |
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DISPOSITION: |
Reason to believe, but took no further action* |
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Pre-MUR
402 / MUR 5222
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RESPONDENT: |
Richard Egan |
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COMPLAINANT: |
Sua sponte |
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SUBJECT: |
Exceeding the annual $25,000 contribution
limit |
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DISPOSITION: |
Conciliation Agreement: $36,700 civil penalty* |
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The Enforcement Priority System
(EPS) rates all incoming cases against objective criteria to determine whether they
warrant use of the Commission’s limited resources.
Cases dismissed under EPS fall into two categories: low-rated cases and stale cases. Low rated cases are those that do not warrant use
of the Commission’s resources to pursue because of their lower significance relative
to other pending matters. Stale cases are those that initially received a higher rating but have remained unassigned for a
significant period due to a lack of staff resources for effective investigation. Effective enforcement relies upon the timely
pursuit of complaints and referrals to ensure compliance with the law. Investigations concerning activity more remote in
time usually require a greater commitment of resources, primarily due to the fact that the
evidence of such activity becomes more difficult to develop as it ages. The utility of commencing an investigation
declines as these cases age, until they reach a point when activation of a case would not
be an efficient use of the Commission’s resources.
As cases reach this point, they are recommended for dismissal.
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Dismissed
-Low Rated
7. |
MUR
5102 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
(a) The
Buffalo News, Inc. (NY)
(b) National
Broadcasting Company, Inc. (NBC) (NY)
(c)
CBS Corporation (NY)
(d) WNED
Television (NY) |
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COMPLAINANT: |
Harry Kresky, on behalf of Jeff Graham
(NY) |
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SUBJECT: |
Failure to use pre-established objective
criteria for selection of candidates for participation in debate |
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8. |
MUR
5163 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Meeks for Congress 2000, Charles H. Reeves
III, treasurer (NY) |
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COMPLAINANT: |
Andrea T. Payne (NY) |
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SUBJECT: |
Personal use of campaign funds |
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9. |
MUR
5167 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
(a) Citizens
for O’Malley, William D. McLeod, treasurer (IL)
(b) George
A. Moser (IL)
(c)
Eugene Ognibene (IL)
(d) Charter
National Bank and Trust (IL)
(e) Northwest
Bancorp (IL) |
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COMPLAINANT: |
Christopher Bollyn (IL) |
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SUBJECT: |
National bank contributions |
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10. |
MUR
5175 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
(a) Citizens
for Randy Borow, Jennilyn J. Walton, treasurer
(IL)
(b) Randall
A. Borow (IL) |
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COMPLAINANT: |
Bob F. Holas (IL) |
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SUBJECT: |
Excessive contribution (in form of loans) |
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11. |
MUR
5184 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Atlantic List Company, Inc. (VA) |
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COMPLAINANT: |
McCain 2000, Allen Haywood,
Comptroller/Assistant Treasurer (VA) |
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SUBJECT: |
Sale and/or use of contributor
information for commercial purpose |
*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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