FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20463

 RE: P-MUR 640 

October 22, 2020 

Via Electronic Mail Only

Leslie Lew

430 SW 13th Ave, Apt 1909 

Portland, OR 97205 

Dear Mrs. Lew: 

The Federal Election Commission (“Commission”), has ascertained information in the 

normal course of carrying out its supervisory responsibilities indicating that you may have 

violated the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the “Act”). 1 Specifically, it 

appears that you may have been reimbursed for political contributions made during the 2018 and 

2020 election cycles. This solicitation may have violated the Act, including but not limited to 

provisions of 52 U.S.C. § 30122 (contributions in name of another). We have numbered this 

matter P-MUR 640. 

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

taken against you 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.2

 

1 Notification of this referral is being provided to you pursuant to the Commission’s Agency Procedure for 

Notice to Respondents in Non-Complaint Generated Matters, as published in the Federal Register on August 4, 2009 

(74 Fed. Reg. 38,617).

2 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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 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 submission until such time as you are notified that the 

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

 Any correspondence sent to the Commission 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 

 and 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/resources/cmscontent/documents/status_of_fec_operations_8-10-2020.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 Christal Dennis at (202) 694-1519 or toll free at 

(800) 424-9530. For your information, we have enclosed a brief description of the 

Commission’s preliminary procedures for processing submissions such as this. 

 Sincerely,

 Jeff S. Jordan

Assistant General Counsel

Complaints Examination &

Legal Administration

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