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For Immediate Release:                                                                              Contact:  Kelly Huff
January 21, 1999                                                                                                              Ron Harris
                                                                                                                                             Sharon Snyder
                                                                                                                                             Ian Stirton

FEC RELEASES FIVE COMPLIANCE CASES

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission has made public its final action on five 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. (Please see footnote at the end of this release.) Closed MUR files are available in the Public Records Office.

1.. MUR 4687

RESPONDENTS: (a) Voinovich For Senate Committee, Vincent M. Panichi,

treasurer (OH)

(b) Keep Ohio Working, Roger Geiger, treasurer (OH)

COMPLAINANTS: Robert F. Bauer, General Counsel, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DC)

SUBJECT: Corporate contributions/excessive contributions

DISPOSITION: (a-c) No reason to believe*

2. MUR 4832

RESPONDENTS: Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. Employees Political Action Committee, Linas K. Cesonis, treasurer (MO)

COMPLAINANT: FEC Initiated (RAD)

SUBJECT: Failure to file disclosure reports timely

DISPOSITION: Conciliation Agreement: $ 850 civil penalty*

3. MUR 4834

RESPONDENT: Howard Glicken (FL)

COMPLAINANTS: Referral by Daniel Schneider, Trial Attorney, Campaign Financing Task Force, U.S. Department of Justice (DC)

SUBJECT: Foreign national contribution/contribution in the name of another

DISPOSITION: Conciliation Agreement: $ 40,000 civil penalty*

(Knowing and willful)

4. MUR 4844

RESPONDENTS: Crowell & Moring PAC, Karen Hastie Williams, treasurer (DC)

COMPLAINANT: FEC Initiated (RAD)

SUBJECT: Failure to file disclosure report timely

DISPOSITION: Conciliation Agreement: $ 1,300 civil penalty*

5. MUR 4873

RESPONDENTS: Teamsters Local 745 Drive, Tom Sever, treasurer (TX)

COMPLAINANT: FEC Initiated (RAD)

SUBJECT: Failure to file disclosure report timely

DISPOSITION: Reason to believe, but took no further action*

Sent admonishment letter.

*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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