CRIMINAL COORDINATION PLEA. Justice.gov. “A campaign finance manager and political consultant pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of Virginia for coordinating $325,000 in federal election campaign contributions by a political action committee (PAC) to a Congressional campaign committee. This is the first criminal prosecution in the United States based upon the coordination of campaign […]
Month: February 2015
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WEB OF REGULATION. Examiner. “During a broad FEC hearing to discuss a recent Supreme Court decision that eliminated some donor limits, proponents encouraged the agency to draw up new funding disclosure rules and require even third-party internet-based groups to reveal donors, a move that would extinguish a 2006 decision to keep the agency’s hands off […]
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NPR ON HEARING. NPR. “Many of the more than 32,000 Americans who filed comments told the agency to regulate undisclosed political money.” SUPPORT FOR ELECTRONIC FILING. Clarion Ledger. “Mississippi Republican Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker are supporting legislation to require Senate candidates to electronically file campaign finance reports with the Federal Election Commission.” BUNDL […]