| WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission has recently made public
its final action on four 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.
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MUR 4735 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
(a) Bordonaro for Congress, Betty Presley,
treasurer (b) Tom J. Bordonaro, Jr.
(c) Todd Harris, spokesman for the Bordonaro campaign |
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| COMPLAINANTS: |
Catherine Duvall, Campaign Manager, Lois Capps
for Congress |
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| SUBJECT: |
Fraudulent misrepresentation; disclaimer |
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| DISPOSITION: |
(a) Reason to believe, but took no further
action* [re: fraudulent misrepresentation]
Took no action*
[re: disclaimer]
(b) Reason to believe, but took no further action*
[re: fraudulent misrepresentation]
(c) No reason to believe*
[re: fraudulent misrepresentation] |
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| DOCUMENTS ON PUBLIC RECORD: |
Certification of vote by Commissioners (dated
January 14, 2003); General Counsel’s Report #3 (dated December 10, 2002);
certification of vote by Commissioners (dated May 23, 2000); General Counsel’s Report
#2 (dated May 18, 2000); certification of vote by Commissioners (dated March 25, 1999);
First General Counsel’s Report (dated March 16, 1999) |
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MUR 4998 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
(a) Democracy Network (DNet) (b) Grassroots
Enterprises, Inc. (f/k/a Grassroots.com)
(c) League of Women Voters
(d) League of Women Voters Education Fund
(e) Center for Governmental Studies
(f) Netfile.com
(g) America Online
(h) MyWay.com
(i) Knight-Ridder, Inc.
(j) Knight-Ridder Ventures LLC
(k) Knight-Ridder.com, Inc.
(l) P. Anthony Ridder
(m) CNet Networks, Inc. |
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| COMPLAINANT: |
National Legal and Policy Center, Peter
Flaherty, President |
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| SUBJECT: |
Misleading Commission in advisory opinion
request; corporate contributions; exemption for nonpartisan activity; coordination with
candidates |
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| DISPOSITION: |
(a) No reason to believe* [re: violated the
Act]
(b-m) No reason to believe*
[re: any violation of the Act in connection with DNet] |
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| DOCUMENTS ON PUBLIC RECORD: |
First General Counsel’s Report (dated
January 10, 2003); certification of vote by Commissioners (dated January 16, 2003) |
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| 3. |
MUR 5125 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
(a) Dr. Paul E. Perry (b) Paul Perry for
Congress, Jay Ziemer, treasurer
(c) Indiana Medical Political Action Committee; Barry Glazer, M.D., treasurer
(d) Indiana Democratic Coordinated Campaign Committee, Dennis M. Charles, treasurer |
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| COMPLAINANT: |
Donald F. McGahn II, General Counsel, National
Republican Congressional Committee |
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| SUBJECT: |
Excessive contribution/contribution in the name
of another/earmarked contribution |
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| DISPOSITION: |
(a-d) No reason to believe* |
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| DOCUMENTS ON PUBLIC RECORD: |
Certification of vote by Commissioners (dated
January 6, 2003); First General Counsel’s Report (dated December 20, 2002) |
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MUR 5247 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
North Carolina Republican Executive Committee,
Steven Long, treasurer |
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| COMPLAINANT: |
FEC Initiated |
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| SUBJECT: |
Excessive contributions; failure to enter into a
written joint fundraising agreement identifying the fundraising representative and stating
a formula for the allocation of fundraising proceeds; failure to retain the written
agreement for a period of three years; failure to make agreement available to the
Commission upon request; failure to include fundraising notice with every solicitation for
contributions for the North Carolina Victory Fund joint fundraising event |
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| DISPOSITION: |
Conciliation Agreement: $20,000 |
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| DOCUMENTS ON PUBLIC RECORD: |
Certification of vote by Commissioners (dated
December 12, 2002); Conciliation Agreement; Receipt of Payment (dated January 1, 2003 and
February 4, 2003) |
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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. |
