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REPonT OF THE AUDIT DIVISIOU

ON TUE

RICIIARDSON Fon COfH1RESS cor1HITTEE

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A• 0ve r vie\'1

This rcp~rt is based upon an audit of the Richardson

for- Congress Comm; ttcc (lithe Comm; ttce") undertaken by the Audi t

Il; \' i !'". ; 0 n 0 f the Fed r. r alE1ec t ion Co mOl; S c; ; 0 n i n (l Ccor dan c e \.: i t h

t It c C(,III III ; 5 S ; 0 n I s a ud; t pol icy to .d e t e rill i ne \'1 he the r the r c has bee n

com p1 ian C C \'1; t h the pro v ; s ; 0 n s 0 f t t\e Fed era 1 [ 1ec t ; 0 n Cam na; qn

I, c t 0 f 19 71, asamend ed (" the J\ c til) . The audi t \'I as con due ted

ptil" 5 U il tl t to Sec t ; 0 n 4 3B{ a } ( R) of Title 2, Un; ted States Code,

\.;1 1; c h rl; r e c t 5 the Co fIllll ission toma kefr 0 to time tot; mea udits

ilnd field investigations \·/ith respect to reports and stutci:lcnts

f·i 1c d tJ nde.' the p 1" 0 vis; 0 ns 0 f the Act.

The Co r.lttl itt c ere9 ; s t e ." cd \,!; t h the red e rill r1e c t ; 0 nCo t~i Tn i s- sip n () n ~, a.Y 20, 19 76 a s t. hcpt'inc i p(l 1 c aIII pa i q ncoIIIm; t tee 0 f

It 0 b (' r t R; c h II r d son, c\ C II ndid ate for the u. s. II 0 U s·r. 0 f HPo P,.. esc' nt a - t ; \' c s f l" 0 111 the 5t h Dis t r ; c t 0 f Sou thei1 1" 0 1; na • The ComIil ittee

mu"i 11 t a ; nsitshe a dq~J a '" t e rsin Surn t c ''', Sou the a r 0 1; na •

The a udi teo\' r. red the per; 0 d t·1 (ly 1, 197G t hr 0 U ~) h Feb l' U i1 r y 1,

1917, t 1\ e fin ale 0 v() 1" it 9 date 0 f the t c '"min il t ion rep 0 r t 1 i 1e d by

t 11 e Co 1:1In itte c • 0 uri ng t hat pet" i 0 d, the C0 IIIm; t tee .' e po," ted bc <1 i nnin~l cash of $-0-, total ,'eceipts of $191,694.44, total expenditures of $191,694.44 and ending cash of $-0-.

T" i SitU di t rep 0 1" t ; s bitS edon doc umen t sand \',' 0 l'kin 9 p(} pers

S lJlI POt' tin 9 e a ch 0 f ; t s f act ua1 s tat em cnt s • The y form pa '" t 0 f the

r (' c (It' d u po n \'1 hie h the Comm; s s ; 0 n h Cl sed ; t s dec i sion son the 111 J l t. e ... S

i nth is" e p0 r tun d \'l ere il vail a b1e toe 0 IIImission c'" sand a pp... 0 p'" i a t. e

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The Ilrincipal office'''$ of the Committee were David

[ld,"idgc, Chairman, and Jamie Guy, Treasu,·cr.

c. Scope

The audit included such tests uS verification of

r •'It &) , .. 1. ed r c c (! i Pt 5 and ex pen d ; t ures and i nd; v i dua1 t t" unsac t i 0 It 5 ;

r (. vip\'/ () f t· cq 1I i r l! d II Ppo," t ; n9 c1 0 cum entat ion; a na 1y sis 0 f

COllllllittec debts and ohliqations; and, such other audit pt"ocedu,'cs

as deemed necessary under the circumstances.

I I. Audi tor ISS t~!~II~pnt

Itis the 0 p ; n ion 0 f the Au ditst a f f, ba ~) e d upo n e xami nit l 'i 0 n

of the reports ilnd ~~t(ltements filed and the records presented,

that tile rcpo,"ts (Inc! statements of the Richardson for Congress

COll1mittce fairly present the financial llctivities of the Committee

for t It c pe '" i ode 0 vcr e d by the a u d it. No IIIate r; alprob 1ePl 5 i n

COlli ply i n9 \'/ i t h the red e'" a 1 r 1 ec t ion Cam pa i 9 n Act \"' ere dis C 0 vcr c d

d u ." i n 9 t tt e C0 ur s e 0 f the a ud it.

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Sumter, '.outh Carolina 29150

Dea,~ Mr. l{'ichardson:

January 23, 1978

Ene 1()s~d fot" your' ; nforma ti on ; s a copy of the fi na 1

uud i t r (~ I)() r l 0 f the Hie hil r ds nn for Con res s C0 P1Pl itt c c \., hie h

\oJ asap pr (.) vcd by the C0 IIImiss; 0 non n (~ ceIIIbc ,~ 7, 1977 •

I\s of this date, illl <ludit reports pertaininq to the

t" (l nd0 III (t IJ d its c: 0 ndue l0 d \'1 i t hi n .Y 0 U r D; s t r; c t ha ve not 'yet r be P. n uppro ve d by l hr. Commiss ion • H0 \'1 eve r, \oJ h; 1e Commission

II' pol icy r C' qit '" din 9 ttl e Ii ub1ie'" c1e a s e 0 f Con 9 l~ e s s ion a1 ran dom

a udi t l" e r 0 r' tsis t 0 iss ue the t" e po," t S 0 f all a udits con due ted

wit hi n t It e ni s t ric t a s a f u11 D; s t r' i c t '" c1cas e, the pol i C.Y

c~ f U l" l he l" P'" 0 v 'j des for the p u1) 1i cis S U (l nee 0 f a 11 uu di t rep 0 r t

which has been approved by the Commission for" mOt"C than

...r t h i ,'t.v day s • -I h(I'" efor e, up 0 n not icc b.Y r' c t ur" n }" ec c i pt t hat 'i.a.; 1I ,. 'j nf 0 r'm aLi 0 nL1 1 cop y 0 f t Ii ere POl" t h(l S bee n 1" ec ei ved

..../ i 1h i n l1 pPr () :, i 111 ate 1y ri vp dd'y S ), ; t \'! ill bcissue d pub 1i ely

by thp Commission uS 0 partial District release.

Should you have quest.ion~ rCCJardin~ the public release

ofthe s e (l LJ d it,,,e p0 r t s, p1CC1 sec 0 nt (l c t r·' r. (1 '/ ; d F;'s ke 0 f

the r. 0 til J!l iss ion t s P,.. e s s 0 f f ice a t (2 () 2) 523- 4r 6 5 0 t" to 11 f r e e

a t (H 0(I) 4 2Ii - 9S30. .!\n.v que s t ion S .y 0 U III a y y c hnvere1ate d

to IIIa t Le r S co 'J C ,~ c d dlJ r i ng the a udito'" ; nth a ud i t r enor' t

s h0 til d bed i 1" e etc d t 0 r,~ r. Tom It a s e 1 h 0 '" s t (l f the 1\ u d itOi v ; S ; 0 n

a t (i? 0 2) 5 2 3 - 4 1 5 5 0 '" a t the abo vet0 1 1 f r e e n UFl b e r •

Sincerely,

~.-/-/~ / R0 LJ c r tV'J. COS t a

Assistilnt Staff n;r~ctor

for the fiudit Division

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Ene 1(J 4'i e d for y 0 tJ r ; nf (J rill (l 1.. ion ; sac0 P.Y 0 f the fin a 1

audit report of the Fr;('nd~ of Cornell for Congress Committee

\'1 h i ch\'I as it ppro v ed by the Co 111mission 0 n Dec eIn b (~r 7, 19 77 •

C"" As of this d0l.e, all audit reports pertaining to the

r" and 0 111 a u d its con dlJ C ted \'J; t h ; n you r 0 i s t r; c t ha v e not yet

bee nap pro ve d by the C0 IIImiss; 0 n . H0 \'J(~ vel", \./ hi 1e Comm; s s ; 0 n

po 1; cy r e ~I a r din9 the rub 1; c t.. c 1eJ S e 0 f . Con 9 ress ; 0 !1 a1 r' and 0 m

a ud ; t rep 0 1" tsis t () iss ue the l' e p0 r t S 0 fall a udits con duc ted

C "J; t h-i 11 the Dis t ric t a s a f u11 0 i s t r; c t '''' e 1 e a s e, the pol; c y

f 1I r the,' P)' 0 \' ide s for the PlJ b1 ; c ; s sua nee 0 fan a ud; t 1'" cpo r t

..r.i C h h cI h e en II prH' (, ve d b'y the ( 0 fll to iss -j 0 n for m0 '''' e t han _ 1" t Y dII Ys . The l' c r 0 r e, lJ po n not ice b'y retlJ r nrc c e i p t t hut . u r' i tl f 0 r'l~J J t ion ale 0 p.v 0 f t h(t ... e no," t hit S bee n l" C Cc i ved

C-' ( \,/ i t h ina p pro xi mat P 1.Y f i vc da.\':l ), it\'Iill bcissue d pub 1i c 1y

by the COin In iss ion a S il Pa '" t i il 1 0i s t '''' i c t r c 1e a s e .

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Should you have questions rcqardinq the public release

C' of these audit reports, please contact tir. David Fiske of

the C0 111111 iss ion I s rr 0 S S 0 f fie eat (2 0 2) 523- 406 5 0 r toll f '" e e

at (BOO) 424-9530. Any qucstions you Il1Cly yet have ''''elated

toma t t e " S C 0 vere ci d u'''' ; n9 the II U ct; tor i nth e a udi t rep 0 r t

s h0 LJ 1d bed i 1" e c ted to r·1 r . [ 11;10 All enor r·~ r. 0a n H; ggin S 0 f the

Audit Division at (202) 523-4155 or at the above toll free

number.

p::;7)~ Rob c '''' t: J. Cos t J

Assi5tant Staff Director

for the Audit Division

Enclosure as stated

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