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FEC AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPRESENTATION
| FEC Enforcement Actions and Issues
Noteworthy enforcement actions issued by the Federal Election Commission.
Articles of Interest:
2013
2012
- FEC Releases Documents on Compliance and Enforcement Procedures, Changes Policy on Email Addresses (July 2012)
- New Developments at FEC Announced in Time for 2012 Election Season (March 2012)
2011
FEC Round-Up: FEC Takes Action in Three Matters (November 2011)
- FEC Formally Adopts Program to Resolve Legal Questions Arising During Audit Process or on a Request for Additional Information (September 2011)
- FEC Issues New Agency Procedure for Disclosure of Documents in Enforcement Cases (July 2011)
2010
- When Life's Not a Beach: Resort Association PAC Fined $300,000 (September 2010)
- FEC Revisits a Corporation's Restricted Class (May 2010)
- Late Independent Expenditure Reports Can Mean Big Penalties from the FEC (March 2010)
- FEC Fines Corporations and Officers for Using Corporate Emails, Food and Drink for Obama Victory Fund Event (March 2010)
- Lying to the FEC Catches Up with Former Missouri State Senator (January 2010)
2009
- FEC Fines Two Companies and Their Executives for Reimbursed and Foreign Contributions (November 2009)
- FEC Fines Corporation for Fundraising Expenses Not Paid in Advance (September 2009)
- Domestic Subsidiary of Foreign Corporation Pays Fine for State Candidate Contributions (September 2009)
- Communications with Employees about Legislation and Politics: Managing Three Layers of Risk after the Wal-Mart Case (July 2009)
- FEC Matter Under Review 6121 - Trade Association PACs and Fundraising: A Case Study (May 2009)
2008
- BUSTED! Two Corporations and an Officer Fined $133,500 for Impermissible Use of Corporate Resources to Assist Senate Campaign (November 2008)
- The Restoration: FEC Back in Action (July 2008)
2007
- FEC Admonishes Corporation for Late Reimbursement (September 2007)
- FEC Fines Company for Reimbursed PAC Contributions (July 2007)
- FEC Fines Company for Using Corporate Funds to Pay for Candidate Fundraising Events (May 2007)
- FEC Fines Association for Omitting Required PAC Disclaimers (May 2007)
- FEC Admonishes PAC Regarding Pictures from Candidate’s Website (May 2007)
- FEC Continues to Apply Controversial Legal Theories to Regulate 527 Organizations (March 2007)
- When Words Are Not Enough: FEC Fines Candidate Committee for Omitting Disclaimer Box in Mailings (March 2007)
2006
- How to Respond to an FEC Complaint (November 2006)
- FEC Proposes Embezzlement Enforcement Policy (November 2006)
- FEC Fines Lockheed Martin Employees’ PAC $27,000 for Violations (September 2006)
- FEC Fines Arkansas Law Firm for Contributions in the Name of Another and Other Bad Acts (July 2006)
- FEC Collects Its Largest Penalty in Corporate Activity Case (May 2006)
2005
- FEC Collects Big Fines for Illegal Campaign Finance Activity (November 2005)
- FEC Releases Results of Audit Highlighting Additional PAC Errors (September 2005)
- Corporation Pays Penalty for Facilitating Corporate Contributions (September 2005)
- FEC Corporate PAC Audit Highlights Common Errors (July 2005)
- Company and CEO Pay Big Penalty for Reimbursing Political Contributions (May 2005)
- Former FHFB Chairman Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements (May 2005)
- Corporations Pay Large Civil Penalties for Improper Fundraising (March 2005)
- FEC Says "No" to Candidate Endorsement on Corporate Website (March 2005)
- Official and Personal Liability for Political Committee Treasurers (January 2005)
2004
- Convention Advice from the FEC and House Ethics Committee (July 2004)
- FEC Fines Corporations $168,000 for Factoring Political Contributions into Employee Bonuses (January 2004)
2003
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| Jan Witold Baran | Download v-card | jbaran@wileyrein.com | 202.719.7330 | Subscribe to RSS | |||
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