102,739 - 65. 7~~

53,599 - 34.3~~

Unopposed

Republican

$107,637.72

Sam Gibbons (0)

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G~ne!"'a i ::i ~ct ion - Sam Gi bbons

Ousty O\'1ens

First =:1~C:2d (if a!:ciic::bl~): N/A

CO~GRESS!CNAL AUDIT ~E?ORT

lot~l ::x~enci:ur~s for ?eriod: $107,637.72

iotal Rec~i~~s for Pericd:

Ctner Cancica:~s ~uci:ec:

'Iotas Cast:

Politica1 ?a~tJ Affiliaticn:

Location: Tampa

District: 07

State: Florida

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RErOHT OF TUE AUDIT DIVISION

ON m'1C~'lS FOR CONGRESS

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FE1XR/\1. ELECTION COI\\I\\ISSION .

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A. Over.vic.....

'1'11i S cUJ (1 i t J~pr;or t. is b':1~~c(1 on dOC~_l::\'::~1 t S ~~~c.~ \·,'or}: i:1g

1"'L11~l"')~."~3 '....11ic11 ~;tli};:~·)ct C~~lC!l of t!1C~ factual 5ti..:.tl_'::::2:1t:.~. Tlll~'Y' £(}rrn

l)ar~: ("'~ thl~ ri.:c{);-:.1 \l!"1(Jn \':~licll t!l{~ Cc::·~rni~:;sio:1 LI.l~·iC\l itG c1ccisic~!1!.i

()Il t:~·:\ :~:~~tt:~rG :L:'l t!:(.~ !"l~~)Ol .. t ul1Cl \','C:l:'e avcl.il~·:.;)l.....: tu Co:r~:1.L:.~r·jic::4...:rs

nncl "-1: .:.... ;.(~:-J~~ i:: ~:c ;) •.:.~~::':: l:C'l: r(;\'ic:-..,' •

'l'he c1\.l<Ht CO'l0~~c:d the period from t-.pril 1, 197G throug:1

I.!:lrc:-:. 30, 1977, t.;ll: fiI1,:tl co,,·crz:.Cjr2 <..~at.c o.f th:~ l:tt(~~·:t. r(~t?o~t:

filccl ;..;~.' t!"lL~ CC·I:::::~.L t: ::(~0 c: t tll~~ ti:nc of tll f2 C!.t~(li. t.· ?11(~ CC:!:l~:1.i t tC:3

re:por::0':': .:l. b·~~;i:::l.Ln:~j c~sh bc~l.7tnc·.:! on April 1, 1976 0:: ~~-O-, tot.:l.1

receipts for the pc:-iod of $107,637.72, total expenditures for

the p~~iod of $107,637.72 and a closing cash balance on Marc~ 30,

1977 of ~-O-.

This repor.t is based on an audit of Owens for Congrens

(the CO::l~ittc(~), u:'.(!ert,~ken by the Audit Di"i~;.ion of the Fede1.-al

Electi.on Co;,:raission in accorc!.ance ...,ith the Ccm::d.ssion' s audit

policy to c!.etermine whether there has been ccrnp1iancG with the

provi~;.Lons of the Feclerul Election C<::.r.lpaign C.ct of 1971, as

amend~J (the Act). The audit was conducted ?ursuant to Section

/; 3 8 (L~) (3) of 'i'i t1c 2 0: the Unl ted S ta tcs Co::":; \'lhich directs

the Cc:::::!is:-;ion to m.J.ke frora time to time audits and =ield

inve~jti'.F!tions ·....1 th 'r0.spcct to reports and s t~ temen ts filed

unc:(~r :-.::0 provisions o~: the Act.

The COl:1::1i ttce reCjis':.crec1 ..oli th the :-'~"_:cra1 Election

Co:n:ni~,:::ic:1 on April 2G, 1976 in suppo:-t of !.!,r.. Roi>::::-:: J. (Du::;t.y)

O\oJC 11 ~', <:::~ :~(! i.~:-::. t·..:; ~: \...1 c Ie c ti.C)l1 to tb.a U. s. r! c.: 'J:. t~~! () f n.C? ~~ 58!1 ~:.:.~ i ":l(~ S

fro::~ ~.!1\.:; 7t;1 C()!1g~:c~)sio:1ul District. of Flor':'c·~i:'. T;1('~ CCl~un.~ttJ~C

nitl i!1 t~~.i :~c(i its 11'2 ,,1\.~"·ltla.1: tel": 5 i 11 Ta:npa, F lor il~a .

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The Ccrn~ittoc ~ilcd Q termination repo:.-t for the first

qu~rto~ of 1977, ~c90~ting oJ. begi~ning balance of $1,502.55, tot~l

l:'c(:i::Lj;L" 0:: ~J.G,Q·:G.2(', tot,'ll c:·:~:cnditu~c~. of Sll,548.rn, ilnd oJ.

clo~;.i:l(.i ca~h bal.:J:::::(.! of $-0-. :.J<:mk reco:.-ds I:m:':'l t,,,ined by t~!e .Co:<~­

la:i.'tt·..:t! ~;il(;·\·b:.~(l tot:~l r·2cci!)t~. e)f $2,997.00 ~nd to::~!. C}:p~11d.i,t~r~:~·.;

of ~·~,·;~):).lO (~S i1:jju!;tc(1) fo~" t!liz l)~rioc.~. T~c c:.i:fcrcIlcc 1)t~t"':\;(~I1'

~·hlli \-1'"' ,-,!.. ~i ('" ,'" -,r.!' •..-1 1. 1 I·l,., (~,~( , ·"o~· .,', ; ·1 ...c rj-' +- C~ -1 S·~·" .. ; C" 0·: ........ \ , , , ' - !.", \00 1. .1._, , _ .'. ~J". '- _ ,'" l.

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Section 434(b) (a) o~ Title 2, United States Code,

prov::'d0s in r.:1~:' th:: t ea.ch :r.e~:'C':··: unc0r t:'lis sec~ic:1 shull

>~<.1i ~c lc-'l~.;·:; t:1C tot-a}. r;uru 0: all. 1.•. ·~"l·! it)ts b~l or ::0::'- S:.lcn ccrnnl.i t +;~!\1

01: c.::.:~c::L<..~,~:t.c (:..~~~:j.::g tile rCF\()l~ti.~l':: t:c:-iod .. Si::'!':':.:l:'''l~·, S~ctic:'.

~13·~ (;) (ll) 2~e(~'~i~..::s tll~tt e:lcl~ ~."t_~:JO~t s!lall di~c~c~e t11e tot~il

!;l.:'l of c~:·::)f~!lci.:.::.'~~:C::..; n,n~~ 1)~' s\.l,"~fl ccr;u-.littcc O!" canc':'c~at;c dllri.!1~1

t11(! calC~11(:'Elr ~:,~ar.

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It is the opinion of the Audit staff, based upon examination

',of the reports and 5 toJ.tenonts filed and the rec-;:,rds presented ,tha:t', y~c:-.C,",:J~,_c. ...' -........ .r= ,"'-..•t'1e C~_; ~-o::.;.: or- ; ·~'s no"'e b 1; "he" r "'o-~s - d sta"'c'm::>n' ,A... , ,-' ....c_c .•c__ ... -r. eo.... " _. eo' _ ... un ,C'- u~ _so

ofthe O'.-;(~n3 forCongr·:;'ss Committee fairly present ,the financial'

- ·"·',i)cti·/i.tics of t;1C Cor.JT'.i~t tee .for the period co-.re:'-,e4 b~r the ,atiel t.

'Further., c:-:cep'.:. <lS noted be 1m" ,no material prc:Jl~::13 in' cOIT,plying

,;:5. tht~e Ff~dct"al Election Cai:lpaign Act \-;ere disco....:::r0.d during ·th.~

'COl:~·Z0,'O!: t!lC c~u(lit.. .

: .:...., The 'princio.al o'(ficers of theCo:n~ittce at the 'tim,e

,-'" , 'o'ft-he i,lldit,...cre Hr. Robc:rt Andrews, Chairlil.:in and :-irs. Dctt.y

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The audit included such tests as verification of total

'" rep~rted receipt:; and c:-:pcnditurcs ancl individual transactiol's-;

l~(!'li(i\'l of. r'~quired s'upporting documerita't'i:on and analysi~ o'f Commi tb.:e d(~b't:3 and obli~j<ltion8; and such o.ther audit proccdurc~; as

d(~c:ncd IwceSS':Irv under the c ircurnstances. ' " " .., - ,<,

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\'1c rcco:~·.::K~nc: no further act.ion in th::'s mat~:er.

Subsequent to fieldwJrk, the Committee filed nmen~ed

.r.C!porU:: c1c:lt:.::ting thi.~ ~~9,500.00 payment to the bank and itemi:d.ng

the ac;t:\wl :')i}.::·r.1C;::'~. 1\1:=;0, t.he $8,204.81 contribution from the

CundiJ~~c ~~3 dcl~tcd and was acccmpani0d by an explan.:ltio::. o~

the t:.~-d~l~;~~·'::;'-· of the 10.1::' to the Candic1c:tG en the debt: and

obli~~tion sc~edulc (~EC Schedule C) .

Section lO~.l of Title 11, Cc~e of Federal Regulaticns,

)~(~(.:~:i.J~(:~~ i:\ I).:1~t, t:·l:l~': Cl political co~~~:~.:''..:t·2C: (",;f ..1 Ccl!1didntc :::ilc

e.it!.:.:·t:Q~;ly ~"'.l:';l)r-"'~:j in ~t non··elec::io;1 yC;.:tr, '.';!1'...::. contributions or

L';,:;:!."·nl1.Lt':.::c~s, C~: ;),:,.,tr!1, tile t.ot,,"1.1 ~U:~C~tl:1t 0:: \·.'11.~ ci:, t~\}:ell toget:1cr,

... !:·:~.:,:_,<~tlr.'. ~;;:~I I 0:]0. 111 ~~(:(l.i. lien, i11 tl1~ [':'~st t;t:~t::te~~ for \vI1.Lcl1 a

..... (1'·.r) ..·,J· i~~ n ... ·~· -C·l-·:'i"·tl':~ 1·\·1(.' ('o~·"·'~"·J·"~t-· C'· ,..·..,·"\tti.~·,I·e Inust no""';'" t.1;:~ ~~~:;:;;~·i.~~~;1.;:1··~:'~ "i;i;:~ "{'o~~;:~ 3~ ~"~-b;" i(;;t~c~·~·I.··.- ..<... -~-.:

S~cti0n l02.4(b) of Title 11, Code of Fede~al Regulations;

pro"';..' ':(ll:~:j t.:~.J:': a ~; 1~ 5. :~c i ~)a.l CZll:1:?C1. isn cO::l::~i to tee :~;~ ~' no t te ~r!1i:1:.! t.e

unt:i 1. t!1'~ .. .. l::~':.(~\.-:: .. ·~: !la:i tc~:ai.:·l~tc:cl (";2.!l(:_:(·i~:.:~ stu.ttlS l1rh:1c~ ScCt-..:iOI'l

101.:" ',:1·1.~(.!1 ~:-·~-:c~~:i.~_·~"~J ~llJ. c.el:l::s -:l:1:1 o=)l:i.\j.:~t.iDn:J fo:- "'/~1icr1 t:1~::

(;;~~~(!i.(1,·~~:;..\ i~j l::C:!~~:()11~.:.J.J.::r obli.~;~tt;d ~t::it~i~;'l; ill COrl!lC~ction \,,:.1.ti1 t!1e

l'.1 ,.~(~ti.(")11 tl.) ;::.~ 0:·:::'i.ll·.j~1.i.~:;;11(;cl. CCiI1Cl~{'~~lC::· ~:~Q!1 ~:t:l::· lJC te.:==wi:1Zttccl

by l.(~~u..!!:, cCll';:.:1..i.n.in'J trw same in£o~::1atio;1 <15 that requir-cd for

t,~~ !.":-,.l.Lr~ ~t I...: i ():~ c·.: c c;r::!~l i t t.e c s •

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pnym0nt ~f $9,500.00 on March 14, 1977 to liquidate the outstanding

debt ~;I\O\':n on the Year End P.eport. The Committee I s bank records

!>hO'.·/ that th·;~ Co::uni.ttJ~(! actuoCllly mnde u payment: on th8 princip.:ll

of $:!,lOO.OO and ~1·~7.09 in interest. Furthermore, the COIiunitt.ee

reported n receipt of $3,204.81 from the Candid.:lte on the oame

dat0 aB the ~ourc~ o~ funds to liquidate the debt. In actuality,

the C,-meli d.:1 t·~ .J.:'-'~:U!i~:::.~d· t:1C obligation for the au tstandi'lg b.:llnncc

of th(: loa~l (se·.::! Findi:hJ 13). These entries resulted in an ovc::rstatement of $7,O~9.2G in receipts and $7,049.11 in expenditures.

A COlrunittee o~~iciul explained that this error is due to a

misul1l:ors uln~:':"ng 0:: ho'''' this item shoul<.l be r2ported.

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,:~!~y I o~ e~1.C~~ !'.: ~~::;C!l ·~·jh{) :~::.:.; ::~~l(:(~ Orll:; c;.· ::~O.~·n (~ ..'ll ~i;'.)1...: :'i~o:;':J i:1

~:1 ~trJS~=0S::1~:C~ (.~::~2~~:~t. O~: v,:~:·_>~ in e:..:ccss of ~~] 0(1 \·:i~:1'::l·u C.:lJ.·211(1~.:::­

~":'~Lll:, to~;c~t~~I..~;~ '.·,'i ~.:11 t!1t.:~ (~Z'~·..:c ~!1(1 ~unOlll1t of Stl'-.~11 CQ:1t.:::i!)tltic!15.

S,~ct.i.()~1 ,13·~ (;j) ~:) c': rl'itlc 2, tJn_l '".t_'(1 S~.:lt{:~S CO::"~I

::~·.::t.}\.!~~:eG 5.:1 ::;:~~:: t~~:! f..: (1 c~:::·.:::i.~: ~".£.:,:-~ rn\.l~';:: !........~: ... (' .... ~:. t:~\ \ ft.l~ .. l r~:~:::c a!1:~

Subs0qu0nt to ~ie:!..d~ork, the Candi~.:lte filed the requi~e~

reports sl:()·.::.;:~; t:l~'_! di.sso::'~~-::ioa of the cl.:::bt on Schl2(~ule C, 11:1e :;.j,

but failed to i-::c;::1i:·:,~ 8.:1C:: e:·:~>2!H.litl.U:e on Sc~;,"dule ':3, lin8 22. ':.'::.:::

COI:~!iLttt.CC ~1.S() f:'}.('.:~! rcEJc;.··.:s for the S~lH(~ r(~rio:.l as reqtli~e(l.

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\·ic rccc);-:::n·:;!'!c1 t.!1~~: t=:Q CC::::~lj ~~5ion ta1'.. e no :t!!.... ~:!:0r actio!1 in

t:lis 1:1.J.ttf~r.

I,'t1~:tl'lCl:":L~()!:(~, ~;·..:;c~:.:-·:~ 't34 (})(·1) l)ro'..'i\~l~s t!1at. e~ch r01:c~~-:'

[;:~.:lJ.J. (~i~~c~.:~("'::::'.~ t::~t:- !l\~::1·.:' .:~: ......: ~",,:(:~" ..~Ir.;:j 0:: ;~.-~t.~~l ;)(JI it:~i.c.:!2. coa~::litt(~·.::

c,,~:~··:_;l~:·~t.:. .. :'::.:'.~::: ·..::1.:~C:1 tl1'·.: :>:~:""::,::;·~·..~11Y cC-':::!:LLtt.·'t~ (..:'~: t:1~ c.:~r'lc1.i..(1ate

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COI!'.:nitt l 'Cl offici.:l1s stated that as of H<1l"ch 31, 1977,

the (":mc1ic1~lt:':l 2S~;t1:ncd th'2 cb:!..ig.:ltion to p.:l.y an ouu;t.:1n(~in::; b<H~k

10d11 or ~;7,·~(;O.O:.). Cor[~:';ji~~:l~!2 recor.d::; sl1o\·/ that th(.~ o:13.,],nc0. of

thC1 lO~lll '.-i':!~; p.::id in full ~1~ of Jaml.:l.r.y 3, 1978. HO'.·:cvcr, the

C~1Il(Li(1.:1~.r.! f..::i.12(l to fU.c ::'!2;~orts .:lftcr H.:,rch 31,1977 to [;h()'.·/

(Jut=·;~.~::1:.!i l:':f obl.iC:Fltions c::' t:1C payment of il debt. In addition,

t~10 C(:~~~::litt:0.(: :.J.ilcd to fi10 reports until the debt ',,:as e;-:tinguishccl !)"! the C.J.!'lLHd.:1 to. 'i'!1·:.1rC fore, :~Ci.JU1-t~; shou ld have b(" ':1

filc~cl })-/ ~J0t:1 t:-:·~ (~~;ldiGtl:'~ ~n.d Co'r'.1ni ttCt~ frJt- t11C ptJ~iocl ;\l)r 1.1

197 -; th~QU(;:l J ~mua:~:l 3, 1973.

'l'he C.:lndicl.:l.te requested .::l w.:livcr of rcporti.lvJ \·:hcn filir~c;

hi!; ~;t.oI'·.I':nl.'nt of. i.l C.:mdid.:lte fot' Nomination 01.' Elc<.~t.ion on l\pril. ~~1,

1976. 1I·'net!, the pr.inc:i.p~l cai1lp.:d.qn cor:1mittce reported all rl~cr~i~)t~)

ttnll l~;q)I.~lltlit.u~·(~S for t;1C c.:1mpaic;n until it filed a tel:minati.on

report: on :':.],rch 31, 1977.

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Th(~ Co:mni t ~~c did not pr.-ovic"!·:: a:l c:·:planZl ~:icn for the

f ui 1 t1~·~ ·~o i tt.:ra.i :':t~ t1:' ,:.:15 :~0 rs ::£0:.1 1)02..:.~.:. :L,::~ 1 cOl~~:ni:': tC·2 s •

At tho re(~l..l0st of t:"'e l\uc::'t ~;'.:.:::.::f:, t1108 Co::'..":'.i~-:'cc LiL,c1

aHte:1 d;:~·: 1::' s i. t c:!H.i ::: :i.!: t~~ ['~ C C!1 ~::" i;)tl t .~~ ()!1. S t>:~ t r c-:':l fj £ t~ r .3 11 0 :'~~(l ~li)~:;v·,~.

J 11 .:1.(:::.:.:.. t i~:'i:, t.:1\'~;·~ c:.:r.·:~ ::l1~lt~ 11 :'::; l.-'~ f 1 (. c t::·.:: corrcc :':'·~t.1 to t:!.ls [C1r

ij1(li'..:i.(~~:~~: C(!:~~-~:.L:)ll~ions (li~'l~~ IS) .J.r~8. t::~~l11~-:;fel"'s-i:1 (li.~1c 18) on

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ScCti.O!l 432(~) of ?itlc 2, ~~i.~0d States Co~~, r~quires

C' ~1.C: 11 t.r (~.J S ~_: :4 (: ~~ to (.)1.; t:.. ':'11 .:1:1(1 }:t~ (! ~.) U :--:' f; c! .~. :.J t.cJ. b i 11, £; t (::. :.ing 1.:110

!)i~1-~.:.iC'..:~.t!:~:-:, ;-(1:." C\7~::~: (l:e:~~'2!"'..':.·:':'tt1!:C i~~::'·::'~· ;:;~. ()~- on. l.:'cl;~~~l: of a

F',)] i.t..Lc ... tl. ,.:.:(.:... :~!.~~. tt':C el!"l c.~:·:cc~~::; 0: $lOiJ ~.:; -:'t::~o""lr!t, Cl.:1rl fr:-:: ,1n~' suel)

L':-:! :t:·l~(·: .:. t::.: ..:.: .i 1 :1 .L·2 ~~ ~~.:~: i.lH~()'.: r: t Ii: t:::.~ l:"S:; ~:C:'~j ~~ t c r,~:1()t:r... to:: s UC~1

l.t:·::)·_:::~:.i :.~:~~.:.:~.; ·:l) tl~t~ S~!:::·~ r'(~~~:':;O!1 (1l~1:'.ir:..: .. :. (;~1l(:~'!':':~1r:- ::·0.:1::~ c:·:(;eel~~~ ~'::'OQ •

'I'he Commi t t("~e r.ccei'!fJd 10 tr~!1S fcr~ from poli ti\.~~Il.

committo:,·.::!s totaJ..linrj :~9 ,100.00. '1':~c Co::~::d.ttc.:e did not itl.~!Iii.zc

two (::) tl~ar::.~:·:'::r:3 (or 20';;) tot.:llling $:,100.00 (or 23; of Lhc

tot.:ll l101J.ar .:n;;ount). Also, the disclost.D~c report SlU!li":1<lry :.:;heets

fil€:d b~T t:l''':: Co:n:nitt'28 disclosed tr~:l!1s:0:'S received as part of

individual co:~tributions, line 15, rat~er thnn tr-ans~e:'s-in line

18. ;\s a ~C~":ll.1.t:, t:1G Sll:rnlal."::' 5~1e0ts ir~~':'c2.te tl1clt thQ CC)!1unittt3t2

reccivc~cl ull of its funds frcn indivil:uals and none frcm other

ccr.1!:l.~t tC·:::3.

A Commi.ttee official c:·:plaincd th.J.t, althO\.1rJh ::;OI:-lC of

t.h(· con td.;~u L i OIl:3 ','lere apparently not i ~0::\izcd due to an oversigh t,

il portic:1 0:: lh~: \,:rr.or- \olas due to u l~isu:...dcr::.;tJ.ncEn~ Ot \·Jh·.~t.hcr

.:l Gont:~~_bu'.:.::'Con ~;hould be attril)uted to l-.t:.:;bLllld and \'life \·:!l,··re

the contri~u'.:.ion \'l~S drawn on a joint account.

Th0. Committee received 98 contributi.on!.> tot~llinCJ

$32,748.50 Wllich arc rcauircd to be ite~i~cJ on di9clo~urc r0po~t5.

'I'he Cori'.~litt(", f~\il·.:!d to·itomize 34 (35~J) o[ these contributi.onG

totall.ing $·1, ·/:·~8. 00 (1:1% of. the total dollar amou:lt).

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Sllb"equen t to fie lC:h·:or.k, the Commi ttee submitted docu:i:t:!nt.:ltion in !jlll':JOrt 0:: rive (5) c:-:pf.?nditure:s totalling 53,529.03,

r.c~c1ur.in:: til,: Loti1l <.unOU:l t of expendi tt:.rcs in.:ldequu te ly SUP~)o1'.·tcd

to IS (;j-:') totalling $6,975.80. In addition, the Com:nittoe pro;;i..::;oc:

cvide:lcc: ~;l,] t t!1t":y \'/0rc u:1u~Jlc to con tact three (3) vendors bccaust:

Ul(:Y \·;01:-::; :40 lo=~(;(~r i.n business and ~:ecoived no response from f i ":0

(~) vcn~cr~ i1ft~r ~cv0r~1 Clttcmn~s to obt~in documentation. The

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"rr.:.Lmbu:::::~:~(.: e:·::"~ns·.:::;" frcm individllal~j which the CO!l'.mittee c~id not

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'l'h,~ CO':·~:1.i.ttcc' :1~.:l(:C 3~O c:':r'l~nc1it:un~s in 197G tot;.l.ll.:i.:-:Cj

$87 ,:1 3·~. 00 ·,·:!:.i.c~1 L~':~!.; .i~1 c~:~(;es~~ ()f ()!~ (1~!~JrC·CJ~1~-.C .1.11 c:~ceS~j o~: $100

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0;: t.:~c:>~ ~;;·::'·.:::d:.t1.:r:c'~~, t.l)t~llin':j ~3,lJ.·l.9S (OJ: ·1: of the total c~C'lJ..-~:.­

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fo~: (il c:::.,:':~(!i.~·.t~~~'-·~; t.otz:lli.r:g ~;B,I.::.i:';.~.;O This r(~prL~SC:1t:.) 19:;; 0:

t:1e tc~t:'l':' r·~\ll~~:~I~l.'" ():= c~:·::·H~11C1j.tt~)~C~~.~ rc~cu.i.1: :1q' itcn~i~:~lt-..i.{Jl'l il:1d 9':; c£ - .... t!1t~ t:f.:'o..:al c.:c.':.L,..ll.... -"illuc. ,...\. Cc~::·.::l:.~:t:l~t' r)~: i\'.-:.ii.1.l ~.;t:~)~.(~(i that t}lG

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S"~ct:~C':'l :~3:~ (::) (~) t:lnc: (10) 0:: 'l'itlc '-, Unitcc.~ State,.; C()~~,:,

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e,£ C~!C;~ :.:c~.::-:;():~ to tl·.·rlc~:l (~:':L;Cl1(1iLtl~·:-:!3 l"ldv'c !)C(~11 ;:'Ll(:'l~ ill nn (J,.'-]gr(-:~!~.lt:::

,tlliC·'".!!l t. (~~- Vill. t:l~ .1.:1 c.~=·:C(\~):3 0 E $100 I l:~1(~ i.llHOUI1 ~, <.1 .. 1~;c, il.11Cl Ptlj~i)O;.;":":

ot CitC;l ~~\.~r:~: '.. \:":F~(:rH.1i tt~ r(~.

The ConU11itt.ee mc~dc 320 e}:penditur.es, totalling $87,43·1.00

in 1~)7G ·.·:h.Lch n~qu.i.rc ::\aintcnilncc o~ supporting docUmt~ntClticn. ~'!e

foulI:1 20 l..:::j"."-:l1dit.Ul~':-~S (or 6~), tot.:lllin~l $10,50.1.83 (or 12-:. 0:: tlw

tot':-I.L l.:o1..1..::~ c:unolml), '.·:hich did not have acceptLlblc st:.pport:ing

dOClll:lCll L:: t1.nn. l!o·.·:cvcr, (~ach of those c:·:pendi turcs is suppnr::ed

by ':1 C.Jll'.:-:·1.1.l.'d cht~d~. COlllr.littee officials acknO\'/ledgcd tlw

c1i:~cr(:i'':t:'lc.i.c:; note:d by the i\uclit staff.

In ut1l1ition, Secti.on l02.9(c) (4) of Tith~ 11, Code of Federal

l~c<]lI.1i.lt.i.()n:;, prov.i.tlt~~; that \,-,hen .:l rccl~.iptccl bill is not Cl.vLli.l.:lble,

the t re.·l~~lll~Cr. m:1j' J:ei.~p u CLlI1ccllcc1 chc:cl: and a bill, invoice or

ot:lw1: con tc:mpor.J.i1COUl, mcmorandU:~l.

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!:'. ContribuU.onS in E:·:ccss of the Limitations

Ne rccorr.rncnd no furth~r elction in this matter.

1\~: l"C'colmncnc1cd by the J\uc1 i. t s ta f f, the Comm5. t te0. filed

an amcl1c!cd l"f"'flGrt i tcmi;·:i.nr:j tlH.: 29 c:q:>cmditurc5 incorrectly include'd in u:d.f:cmi::(lcl tot~d~;. Tn addition, L1n entry c1ctail.inq thc

puymr~ntf.i to Ll:·:ing authorj U.Cfi .:md an explilnation of the m'1nnet.

in ,...ld.ch sal:u::l P~lYli\Cnt:.; ,':c~r:c r~ported \'ILlS also included in the

amen(::i1Qn t.

errors in the reported U1nounts '...er.e due to a misundcrstilnding of

",hether to r.eport p.:1yroll e:·:p(!nc1iturcs ilt net or gr055 figurc.!G.

1\!; it 1"0$u1t, f.i.:11ilry pay:nent:!.i '·;0r.e r.eported ilt the gross amount!;

and I)uym'~llt:: to v.:u:" iou::; tiu·:.ing UU thori tics for amounts ,-.'1 thhc lei

from !.iulur ie~; "/ore not c1i::;clo:-;ed.

';.. Section '~':la(a) (1) U~) of Titlc 2, Unit.ed States Code)

provJ.GQS in pa~:t, t!'::l t no !.:Jerscn shall lilake contr.ibu U,ons to any

canc.1id2. '..:.(:! .:l.r:d his ,1\1 t!lOr. izcd Fol i t.ic.:ll CC:~~ili ttec~:; \'/.1. t:~ reSp2ct

t.o cJny f:12ction fo~: Feclcr,":J. of::.ice \·:hich, i:1 th'2 ~C:;91·e·':;.:ltc, excccc.

$1,000. Sl.:ction ·PJ.,:l(r) of: 'l'.i~..lc 2, United St.:!.te:: Code, providc·:';

th:lt no c:~:1(:':d~:.te 0:: politic:ll cO:-:1!nitte,'~ shall accf""!pt Cl.ny ccnt1:'ibution or. :':.J.ko uny e:,:~x~:1dit'..lr(.l in v iol~l lion of th.L; section .

In ac1ditio!1, Scction 'DI(e) (5) (G) of '1.'itl.(~ 2, United

SL·It.C.!~; CG(~l: p~:C".r:i.,-:,.:::; in p.:u:t, t~1at i1 10<:.n from a n:ll':'c':1.J.l or

~~ Lt :.:.~! b ..~n~: r;:.:!c1 •.-~ i;, t!lo:"? 0 rei :\ cl.':y ccu~: Sf:l 0:: b ...:~; i nos ;.; is r:. 1. o~m fl:or::

e.::c1: on,,-:',)::;:(,:,' O~: Sl.l~:;:<U1t.O:_·, .1.:1 t:1~lt pr.opor::.i.on of th( un~).::tid

bd 1. ':111 co ,:: l::~': c::: c h CDC: 0:::- SC~ r 0;: G\.1<:':" ~~n t.o:.,- b0 ,11.' S to the to~: a 1 n U:ilbo:' r J •

Dur in~i our rev i0.''-/ 0: Com:ni ttc,'e receipt record.s, '''0. detc1:'~incd that seven (7) indi~~du~ls had exceeded their contri-

})l!tion li:::it:l:':..ions by cndo}::·;i:;~;.:l $10,00010:::1 l:cccivE'd ~y tlh"!

C~w(:id.'1~c; on ~"\~ir_jll;.t 25, 1976; tbe p.~:ocr·.-<:~, of. \\'hich \':0:,-C given

b) hL~ C~':::~_:;:'~J::;1 c;;r:;;l:i. t: tt:, ..~·. ;':::ch i:~di\,j t:~i'-ll rC!1w.i:l(~(1 ~!~ endorser

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tll'.' tl'.:'.U l: l:i.'Ji.:;ion to the O(f:ict:~ of ';·.~lllll".:lJ. Coull:;el. On r~ ..1\"c.h 23,

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p~~:1.:d. f:~' • IH ~;e~l 011 tl::: H!CC ip t: 0 f \hc PCIlZ\ 1 ti~!~;: the Com:ni s~; i.,)!1

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