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RepORT OF TilE AUIlIT DIVISION

ON TilE

FIt I Er~ 0S 0F COR r~ 1: LL FOR CO r1 GR[ sse0f'U,' ITT E(

1. Oilckground

A• 0ver v; C\'1

Th;s report is based on the audit of the Fr'icnds

of Cor n(! 11 for Con 9res 5 C() r.lmit tee (" the Comm; t tee ") unde r -

taken hy the Audit Division of the Feder'a1 Election COlllmission in accordance \-/ith the Commi5sion's audit policy to

detc rill inc \oJ he the l· the r e has bee ncorn p1ian Ce \'1 ; t h the p1" 0 vi -

s;ons of the Fcdcril1 [1 ection Cilmpa;gn I\ct of 1971, as amended

( " the 1\ c t " ) . The aud i t \'1 il S con due t r. d p U1" S Uun t to Sec t ion

t1 38 (it ) ( B) 0 f Tit1e 2, Unit cdS tat esC() de, \'J h; ch dire c t s the

Commission to make from time to time audits und field

i nvcst; 9a t i 0 11 S \'J i t h r pee t tor cpo r t sand s tat CIII C nt S f i 1c d

undcr the provisions of the Act.

The Co IIIIII ; t tee l" e9i s t ere d \'1 i t h the 0f f ; ceo f the

C1c r k (\ f the Unit e d Stu t (\ s H0 use 0 f Rep 1" C5 en tilt; vcson

J unc 23, 1972, ins up l' 0 l" t 0 f t h r~ c v C l" end nob e'" t J. Cor nell "

Ci\ ndid <1 t e f 0 t" the () f fie C 0 f U. S. Rcpr esc nt it t i vC f 1" 0 m the E; <J ht h

( 8t h) Con 9'" c ss ion a1 0i s t r -j c t 0 f \oJ i s con sin. The Commit t eu

ma ; nt a ins ; t she udqua '" t c '" sin Gr c e 11 0ay, \oJ i s con sin .

The i\ Ud; teovere d the pc," i 0 d f 1" 0 III Jan Uil r y 1, 1975 ,

t h 1'" 0 U 911 \1 unc 30, 19 77, the fin ale 0 ve r it 9c date 0 f the m0 S t

,"cccnt ,"cport filed by the Committee at the time of the audit.

Th(' COin lid t tee rep 0 l" ted abc 9 inn; n9 C(1 S h ba 1unc C Cl t Jan Uu r y 1,

1975, of $1 ,048.7~, total receipts of $87,731.82, total

r. xI) end i t ut" CS 0 f $75 , 69 4 • 78, and u Clos i n9 cas h bu1uncCut

oe c eIIIbc 1" 31, 19 76 , of $1 3 , 08 5. 7S.1/

1/ The Comm; t tee \'/ use xem pt f '''' 0 III f; 1; n9 di c los ur c r' cpo r t s f 0 ,..

the f i '"s t t \'1 0 qua." t c r s 0 f 1977• The F[ C Forms 3a \., ere f ; 1a d

on Ap,"';l 5. 1977, and July 2,1977 •
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This a udit'·e po r t i r. ba~; cdon dII CII \11 en t S i\ nd VIO r kin 9

IlaIll'r S VI hi ch SliP \l() r t r. i\ c h 0 fits f.l C t ui\ 1 5 t.l tl'men t S • Thr. y f

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fIi\ r t 0 f the r ecord up() n \'1 hi ch t h(' C0 111111 issi un ha !> ed its Ii c cision s

0" the mat t e rsin t his rep0 r t i\ nd VI ere a vail db 1e t. 0 Co mill issione r s

and appropri ate s ta ff for revi C\'I.

B. Key Personnel

The principal officers of the CO\l1\11ittee during thr.

II(~ riod c 0 vere d by t. II e a ud i t \'1 ere 1-15. H0 5 e1\1 il ,.Y II in\; f uss, II res i •

dent, and Hr. Daniel J. Zollar, lr'casurcr.

c. Scope

The audit included such tests as verification of

tot.al rcport.ed receipts and expcnditul'CS and individuill

t r iI n5 action 5; rev i c\'1 0 f r cqui r cd ~; uppo r tin 9 dfI C II III Cntation ;

-:- a Il ill Ysis 0 f Co iii 111 ittee deb t sand 0 b1i ~1 it t hI ns; aIl c1, S Uchother

a udi l P"0 cedU res dcc!IIIed nec css a r y undc" the c i "C UIIIStan ces •

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1t is the opinion of the I\udit staff, based upon examination

or l her cpo,' t sand s tal eiii Cnl s f i 1c d all d the " e co,' d5 P"Csen ted ,

t hal l herCliO r tsand ~. t. il l Nil' n t S 0 f the r ri end S 0 f Cor nell f

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eOil ~]l' ('sse 0 mini It eera i d '/ P" esc nt tllP 1'i nan cia 1 acti vi tic s 0 f

the COl;lmittec fo,' the pf'riod cove,"ed hy the audit. No \I1aterial

pro b1cOJ sin c 0 III II 1.y i Il ~ l \'I i l h the red C,',II 1:1 c c t i 0 Il Cam pa i 9n 1\ c t

we,'c dis co ve '" ed duI"i n9 l he C0 U r s e 0 f \. hc a udit.

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Januury 19, 1978

Hr. Jerome \~. Couqhlin

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\lrool~lyn Pul-k, r1inlle~;ota 551128

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Ene] (> ~j (~d f 0 1- Yn \l ,- 1. n form~, l ion i ~; a copy 0 r t 11 e finil ]

fludit report of" the COl1c.1hlin [or Con~il-~s!j comm.i t.t ce \','hich

\tIll:; approved by lhe Commi!'j~iull on ,J,lllUi.l t-y 3, 1 C)°l U.

l\:~ of th.i.~; cl~ll"(!, t.11 .:"t\Hlit rcpol-l".~; II(~rt-.(\inill(J to the

ril1Hloi\l ,lud i t~ con<.lucl<'d \oJithj 11 Y0\.ll- Conqr(~:H.ii.onill D.i.~jtricl:.

htlv\~ heen ~IP1JlO(,vt.~d. 'j'hC'l-("flH-(~, upon n()l:ic(~ by rf'Lurn

recpi.pl: that: all. .i.nr(JJ:ll\,~lt:i.()ndl copier; of the reports hllVC

hl ~l~ll r<."ce i vl..~d (\..' i. tb i n ~q IPl.-O:-= iml'l Lc l y f i Vl..~ <.1«.1 ys), the l-epor l: s

will ))fl rl... ll!lu;(,d pub].1 ely hy lbt! Commj ~~~:;ion in aCC0rdance

\'.' i t h i t~) t'U liey pl-OV i.cl i 11\ r [or the pub] i c .i !:;SUc111CC 0 f

Con~Jl:~Gsi.L)11al ~HH.1it l:('porl:.r; by DisLrict \'J11Cll possible.

~;h0\.11 c1 YCIU h;l'V.'" qll.·~;t j nn:; r(lqd)~d.i nq tIl," puh] i C l·f,·I1.edBc

of. llH':~\..1 ~ludit: l-Ci'ort :';, J , l("lil!;(! cont.~\(·l: ;'~r. DdVid Fi:~k(' of

lhc CUI1l:ni:;:';1.011':; PI'l~:;~; O(f i.Cl" ,olt C~O:~) ~):~3-"lOGS 01- t-,cd.l [ree'

at ((:00) ,~:~,·l-~l~)lO. j\Ji,/ qU("~;l..i(lll:i you l~\dY y(\l hav(.! r ..:.1at(:d

to Wdt tl'lO~; C()\'t~l-cd (l\ll~inCJ thp audit Ol- .in th(~ audit. l~t"'port

!;hou] \1 }h"l d .i.r('\~t·('(l to r,ll-. 1':11110 ;\11('11 Ol~ ~tl· •. ·Dun 11 i (jed ns of:

t.h(~ l\lHl.i l nivit;.ion at (202) 523-415~ or "it the ubu~o~ toll

1 r(!e numb\'~ ~- • •

Sincerely,

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;(~~~!co~ta~~ hssislnnt Stnfr Director

lor the Audit Division

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JU:'l'tTHN l\E~~':IP'l' HEQU};~;'1'El)

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