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REPORT OF THE AUDIT DIVISION

ON THE

FRI EriD S FOR FRO EHLIe H C0r~ HITTEE

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A• 0ve r vie\'1

This report is based on an audit of the Friends for

Froehlich Committee (lithe Committee"), undertaken by the Audit

oi vis ion 0 f the Fed e r () 1 E1e c t ion Co 111m iss ion i rr a c cor dan c c \-, i t h

the ComIn iss; c n I s a udi t pol icy, to de t e rmin e \-J he the r the r e has

bee nco ~l p1; a nee \tJ i t h the p1· 0 V ; s ion s 0 f the Fed era 1 E1ec t ion

Campl1ign Act of 1971, as ilmended (lithe Act ll). The audit "./as

conducted pursuant to Section 438(a)(8) of Title 2"United

Stat esC0 de, \-, h ; c h d; r ec t s the Com r.1 ission tomakefr ar;l t i ~1 e . tot; In e c) ud its II nd fie 1din vesti gat; 0 ns \,1; t h res pee t tor e POl' t s

and statements filed under the provisions of the Act.

The Committee registered with the Office of the Clerk

ofth l~ Unit ed Stat es H0 use 0 f Rep res en tati v eson Apr i 1 11, 19 72 ,

in support of Harold V. Froehlich, Candidate for the office of

U • S. Rr p 1" C sen tat i v c fro 1~1 the Ei 9 h t h (8 t h) Con 9 ress ; 0 nli i 0 i s t ric t

of Hi scans in. The Commi ttce ma i nta ins i ts headquarters in

Appleton, Wisconsin. . .

_,;, The audi t covered the· peri ad from Janua ry 1 t 1975,

t h,.. 0 lJ 9h J unc 30 t 1977, the fin ale 0 ve 1" age date 0 f the m0 S t r c c e nt

. . report filed by the Committee at the time of the audit. The . .' ...'..:; ~;- . ComIII itt e rep 0 r ted abe gin ni nCJ cas h ba1a nc eat Jan u r y 1, 1975 , .; ~,... ': .... 0 f S6 , 94S. 45, tot a 1 r cc e i pt S 0 f S93 , 220 . 42, tot a 1 (: x~) end i t ures 0 f

, . ': . . $99 , S54 . 38 tand a c los i n9 CJ h ba 1a nee a t J une 30, 1977 t 0 f

$314.49.

Th; $ aud; t 1" ePOl" t ; s bas edon doc umen t a ra d \., 0 r kin 9

pap e'" s \-1 hie h sup po'" tea c h 0 fits f act ua 1 s tat eta ent s . The y

forIII pal" to ofther ceo r d U;1 \l n \-/ hi c h the Commission b,l cd; t s

dec; s i () 11 sen the mat tel" i nth i s rep 0 r tand \.J e ." c uV il i 1ab1c

toe 0 IIImission e r san d a pp." 0 p." i ate s t a f f for I· C vie'N •

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The principal officcl"5 of the Committee during the

pe ... i 0 d C0 vel" cd by the a udi t \oJ ere Hs. Au dr eyEr t 1, Pre s ; den t ,

and Mr. Leo W. Martin, Treasurer.

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C. Scope

The audit included such tests ilS verification of

total reported receipts and expenditures and individual transact ion s; rev i e\., 0 f r equi red sup p0 r tin 9 doc umen tation; ana1y sis

of Committee debts and obligations; and, $uch other audit

procedures deemed necessary under the circumstances.

I I • Audito }" 'sStat c'11 r~ n tan dOc s c r; 0 t ; 0 n 0 f F; ndin <1 s

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1t ; s the 0 pin ion ofthe f\ ud; t s t a f f, bas. ed upan exami nat; 0 n

of the reports and statements filed a~d the records presented,

that the reports and stater:1ents of the Fl"iends for Froehlich

Committee fJirly present the financial activities of the Co~mittee

for the peri 0 d co vere 11 by the a udit. i 0 r.11.1 t e r; alp rob 1ems i n comp'yin~ with the Federal Election Campaign Act were discovered

duri n9 the c 0 U 1" S e 0 f the audit.

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• CanQica~=/C~~mi~:~~: Harold Froehlich / Friends for Froehlich Corrmittcc

Sta:a: Wisconsin

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Locat~cn: Green Bay

?o1i~ic~1 ?ar:y Affiliaticn: Republican

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Majer C~pcnent(s):

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Robert Cornell (D)

Cornell

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Cornall 115,956 Froehlich l07JO~3

?ri~ary ::lec-:ion - Froehlich 12,849 John Byrnes 8,173

Tota1 ~eceip:s for ?ericd: $93,220.42

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Tota~ ~x~endit~r~s f~r Pericc: $99.854.38

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