FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20463

April 24, 2023 

Carolyn Morris, Treasurer 

Molinaro for Dutchess 

Salt Point, NY 12578 

RE: MUR 8129 

Dear Ms. Morris: 

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) received a complaint that indicates Molinaro for 

Dutchess 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 8129. 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 Molinaro for Dutchess 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 any information you provide with other law

enforcement agencies, including the Department of Justice.

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 While the matter remains open, it

will remain confidential as set forth above. After the matter is closed, certain documents from

the file will be made available to the public on the Commission’s website. To learn more about

the agency’s disclosure policy, please see 81 Fed. Reg. 51, 702 (Aug. 2, 2016),

https://fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/notice2016-06.pdf.

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. 

1 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: Kathryn Ross, Paralegal 

1050 First Street, NE

Washington, DC 20463 

As indicated in the FEC’s Notice found at https://www.fec.gov/resources/cmscontent/documents/status-of-fec-operations.pdf, the office’s mailroom is open on a limited basis 

and, therefore, 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 Kathryn Ross at (202) 694-1539. For your 

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

complaints. 

Sincerely,

Wanda Brown 

Acting Assistant General Counsel

Complaints Examination &

Legal Administration

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