FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20463

 August 16, 2022 

VIA EMAIL

 

Tracy Cole, Treasurer

Friends of Cole for Council 

Fair Haven, NJ 07704 

 RE: MUR 8051 

Dear Ms. Cole: 

 The Federal Election Commission (FEC) received a complaint that indicates Friends of 

Cole for Council and you in your official capacity as treasurer may have violated the Federal 

Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the “Act”). A copy of the complaint is enclosed. 

We have numbered this matter MUR 8051. Please refer to this number in all future 

correspondence. 

 The Act affords you the opportunity to demonstrate in writing that no action should be 

taken against Friends of Cole for Council and you in your official capacity as treasurer in this 

matter. If you wish to file a response, you may submit any factual or legal materials that you 

believe are relevant to the Commission’s consideration of this matter. Where appropriate, 

statements should be submitted under oath by persons with relevant knowledge. Your response, 

which should be addressed to the General Counsel’s Office, must be submitted within 15 days of 

receipt of this letter. If no response is received within 15 days, the Commission may take further 

action based on the available information. 

This matter will remain confidential in accordance with 52 U.S.C. § 30109(a)(4)(B) and 

§ 30109(a)(12)(A) unless you notify the Commission in writing that you wish the matter to be 

made public. Please be advised that, although the Commission cannot disclose information 

regarding an investigation to the public, it may share information on a confidential basis with 

other law enforcement agencies.1

If you intend to be represented by counsel in this matter, please advise the Commission 

by completing the enclosed form stating the name, address, and telephone number of such 

counsel, and authorizing such counsel to receive any notifications and other communications 

from the Commission. Please note that you have a legal obligation to preserve all documents, 

records, and materials relating to the subject matter of the complaint until such time as you are 

notified that the Commission has closed its file in this matter. See 18 U.S.C. § 1519. 

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 The Commission has the statutory authority to refer knowing and willful violations of the Act to the 

Department of Justice for potential criminal prosecution, 52 U.S.C. § 30109(a)(5)(C), and to report information 

regarding violations of law not within its jurisdiction to appropriate law enforcement authorities. Id. § 30107(a)(9). 

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Any correspondence sent to the Commission, such as a response, must be addressed to 

one of the following (note, if submitting via email this Office will provide an electronic receipt 

by email):

Mail OR Email

Federal Election Commission cela@fec.gov

Office of Complaints Examination 

 & Legal Administration 

Attn: Christal Dennis, Paralegal

1050 First Street, NE

 Washington, DC 20463 

As indicated in the FEC’s Notice found at https://www.fec.gov/legal-resources/

enforcement/complaints-process/how-to-file-complaint-with-fec/, the FEC has largely resumed 

normal mail operations, but please be advised that processing paper correspondence may be 

delayed. Accordingly, we strongly encourage you to file responses and additional 

correspondence via email.

 If you have any questions, please contact Christal Dennis at (202) 694-1519. For your 

information, we have enclosed a brief description of the Commission’s procedures for handling 

complaints.

Sincerely,

Roy Q. Luckett

Acting Assistant General Counsel

Complaints Examination &

Legal Administration

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