FEC Complaints

CREW FILES FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST U.S. TERM LIMITS FOR SPONSORING AD IN SUPPORT OF U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE BOB SCHAFFER

9 Apr 2008 // Washington, DC - Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that the non-profit group U.S. Term Limits (USTL) violated federal election law by running an advertisement advocating the election of Bob Schaffer for the U.S. Senate in Colorado.

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FEC MUST BE JUMPSTARTED NOW – PLAYING POLITICS HAS LEFT McCAIN, CLINTON AND OTHER CAMPAIGN FINANCE CONTROVERSIES UNANSWERED

22 Feb 2008 // Statement by Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW):

“The FEC chairman’s letter warning Senator John McCain that he cannot leave the presidential public financing system should convince President Bush and the Senate that it is time to get off the dime and reach a compromise to get the FEC back up and running. Smack dab in the middle of the presidential election is not the time to play politics with the FEC, the enforcer of the nation’s campaign finance laws. More»

Mitchell Wade

CREW FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST MZM AND MITCHELL WADE RESULTS IN $1,000,000 PENALTY – SECOND LARGEST IN FEC HISTORY

31 Oct 2007 // Washington, DC – Today, as the result of a complaint filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) announced the second largest fine in FEC history -- $1,000,000 -- has been imposed against MZM and Mitchell Wade.
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Rep. Ted Poe

CREW FILES FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST REP. TED POE

20 Sep 2007 // Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint against Ted Poe for Congress, the principal campaign committee of Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), alleging multiple egregious violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) and FEC regulations.

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FEC RESPONDS TO CREW COMPLAINT AGAINST EMPOWER ILLINOIS MEDIA FUND

15 Aug 2007 // Nearly three years after CREW filed a complaint, the Federal Election Commission has found that the 527 organization Empower Illinois Media Fund (EIMF) violated the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) by running advertisements in the 2004 Illinois Senate race aimed at urging voters to vote against Barack Obama. More»

Mel Martinez

CREW FILES FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST SENATOR MARTINEZ CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE

11 May 2007 // Washington, DC – Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint today against Martinez for Senate, the principal campaign committee of Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL), alleging multiple egregious violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) and FEC regulations.

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Duncan Hunter

CREW FILES FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DUNCAN HUNTER’S LEADERSHIP PAC

14 Mar 2007 // Washington, DC – Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) today filed a Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint against the Peace Through Strength Political Action Committee (PTS PAC), the leadership PAC for presidential candidate Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA). The complaint asks the FEC to investigate PTS PAC’s illegal support of Rep. Hunter’s presidential campaign.

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CREW FILES FEC COMPLAINTS AGAINST CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES OF SEN. COBURN (R-OK), REP. DIAZ-BALART (R-FL) AND REP. MUSGRAVE (R-CO)

16 Feb 2007 // Washington, DC – Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed complaints with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against the campaign committees and treasurers for Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL) and Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO). The complaints ask the FEC to investigate all three for failing to properly report contributors to their campaigns. More»

Mel Martinez

CREW FILES AMENDED FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST BACARDI USA AND MARTINEZ FOR SENATE

19 Oct 2006 // Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) today filed an amended complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that Bacardi U.S.A. used corporate resources to organize a fundraising event for Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) on September 30, 2005. CREW filed the original complaint against Bacardi U.S.A. on August 7, 2006 alleging that Bacardi U.S.A. More»

Cuban Flag

CREW Seeks FEC Investigation of Foreign National Contributions by US-Cuba Democracy PAC

25 Sep 2006 // Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics In Washington (CREW) has filed a Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint against Leopoldo Fernandez Pujals, a foreign national, and Mauricio Claver-Carone, Gus Machado, Cuba Democracy Advocates, Inc. and the US-Cuba Democracy PAC for serious violations of federal campaign finance law. More»

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