Sentences with phrase «violated federal election law»

On Monday, Common Cause, a government watchdog group in Washington, filed complaints seeking federal investigations into allegations that the company violated federal election law.

In a letter, Reps. Ted Lieu, Calif., and Kathleen Rice, N.Y., both former prosecutors, described the payments as «evidence of moral failings by the President» and said they believed the transactions may have violated federal election law.

«That means the $ 130k payment from Cohen to Daniels to silence her during the campaign violated federal election law.»

«Sarasota Democrat files election complaint against Scott» via Zac Anderson of the Sarasota Herald - Tribune — Sarasota County Democratic Party Chairwoman JoAnne DeVries has filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission alleging Scott's U.S. Senate campaign violated federal election law.

WASHINGTON — The lawsuit filed by adult film actress Stormy Daniels against President Trump bolsters claims that the $ 130,000 payment for her silence about an alleged affair likely violated federal election laws, campaign - finance watchdogs said Wednesday.

Democrats said it would violate federal election law to let Martins accept a third maximum $ 2,700 contribution for his donors.

Illinois» attempt to institute automatic voter registration failed after Rauner vetoed Senate Bill 250 over concerns it could violate federal election law and open the door to voter fraud.

There are also questions about whether Cambridge Analytica's use of foreign nationals in US election efforts violated federal election laws.

Not exact matches

It's true that the Federal Election Commission has historically gone lightly on such violations, but a knowing scheme to violate election laws would be a criminalElection Commission has historically gone lightly on such violations, but a knowing scheme to violate election laws would be a criminalelection laws would be a criminal felony.

A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment Friday against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities accused of violating US laws to interfere with US elections and political processes.

A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment Friday against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities accused of violating US laws to interfere with US elections and political...

Campaign - finance experts say these cases are tricky to prove, and Washington politics — the Justice Department, the Federal Election Commission and Congress are all controlled by the president's party — seem likely to doom any probe into whether federal laws were viFederal Election Commission and Congress are all controlled by the president's party — seem likely to doom any probe into whether federal laws were vifederal laws were violated.

In its complaints to the Justice Department and the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Common Cause argues that the alleged payment to Stephanie Clifford, whose stage name is Stormy Daniels, likely violated federal campaign - finance laws as an unreported, in - kind donation to Trump's caFederal Election Commission (FEC), Common Cause argues that the alleged payment to Stephanie Clifford, whose stage name is Stormy Daniels, likely violated federal campaign - finance laws as an unreported, in - kind donation to Trump's cafederal campaign - finance laws as an unreported, in - kind donation to Trump's campaign.

Crabtree eventually pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate federal election and tax laws.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. joined the ongoing federal investigation into de Blasio's fundraising tactics last January after the Board of Elections» chief investigative officer sent a «criminal referral» to Vance's office alleging the efforts of the mayor's nonprofit to unseat the Republicans violated campaign finance laws, Vance has said.

In addition to a federal investigation into whether Campaign for One New York donors, many of whom had business before the city, received anything for their donation, authorities are also examining whether de Blasio's unsuccessful bid to bring the state Senate under Democratic control in 2014 violated campaign finance and election laws.

The billionaire was interviewed by state and federal authorities investigating whether de Blasio violated campaign finance and election laws.

MIDTOWN — Mayor Bill de Blasio said he is being «singled out» by a federal probe into his efforts to raise money for upstate senate candidates in 2014 and that a «double standard» was being applied around election laws he's accused of violating.

Multiple federal and state probes are examining whether donors to the mayor's nonprofit received anything in return for their donation and if de Blasio and his team violated election and campaign finance laws by funneling money to upstate senate candidates.

The U.S. Justice Department announced it filed a motion to join a lawsuit against the New York City Board of Elections, alleging that the board's Brooklyn office violated federal voter registration law by erasing more than 117,000 Brooklyn voters from the rolls before the primary election simply because they had not voted in previous eElections, alleging that the board's Brooklyn office violated federal voter registration law by erasing more than 117,000 Brooklyn voters from the rolls before the primary election simply because they had not voted in previous electionselections.

But the state Republican party filed a complaint with the SEEC in late 2014, saying the Democratic Party violated the clean - elections statutes by taking advantage of the federally regulated account's ability to accept contractor contributions under federal election laws that are less restrictive than Connecticut's.

Martins had argued that holding the election on November 8, just 32 days after the primary would violate federal law requiring soldiers oversees to have ballots 45 days before the election.

Ahead of the Nov. 8 election, when every seat in the Legislature is up for grabs, the Senate Democrats have found themselves linked to state and federal investigations examining whether New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his allies violated laws as part of an unsuccessful effort in 2014 to bring the chamber under Democratic control.

The State Elections Enforcement Commission on Tuesday sent federal election regulators a strongly worded denunciation of the state Democratic Party's plan to pay for part of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's re-election effort with money raised for federal congressional campaigns — saying that it would «circumvent and violate» state clean - election laws.

Charles McGee, executive director of the New Hampshire Republican Party, Republican National Committee regional political director James Tobin and GOP consultant Allen Raymond «have been found guilty of criminally violating federal communications law» for their part in a 2002 Election Day phone jamming scheme in New Hampshire, according to the Washington Post.

State and federal prosecutors announced on March 16 that they would not seek charges against the mayor, though Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance wrote to the New York State Board of Elections that the fundraising appears to have violated «the intent and spirit of the laws.»

A government ethics watchdog Tuesday filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission after audio from a secretly recorded conversation implied the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee tipped the scales in favor of their preferred candidate, and may have violated campaign finance laws in the process.

Washington — The National Education Association has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commission, alleging that the National Right to Work Committee, an anti-union organization, violated federal campaign - finance laws by hiring investigators to infiltrate the Democratic Presidential caFederal Election Commission, alleging that the National Right to Work Committee, an anti-union organization, violated federal campaign - finance laws by hiring investigators to infiltrate the Democratic Presidential cafederal campaign - finance laws by hiring investigators to infiltrate the Democratic Presidential campaign.

Federal appeals court upholds ruling in AALDEF case that Texas election law violates Voting Rights Act

On Cambridge Analytica's side, it looks possible that the company may have violated Federal Election Commission laws forbidding foreign participation in domestic U.S. elections.

Whether the company's American ventures violated election laws would depend on foreign employees» roles in each campaign, and on whether their work counted as strategic advice under Federal Election Commissioelection laws would depend on foreign employees» roles in each campaign, and on whether their work counted as strategic advice under Federal Election CommissioElection Commission rules.

«We urge the FEC and IRS to investigate whether these clandestine ads violated federal election or tax laws,» CAIR said.

On Monday morning, the government watchdog group Common Cause filed a complaint with the US Justice Department and the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against Cambridge Analytica for violating those laws.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik)- A complaint filed with the US Department of Justice and the Federal Election Commission charges the UK firm Cambridge Analytica and a related firm repeatedly violated US laws in the past two election cycles, including with work for Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, the advocacy group Common Cause said in a press Election Commission charges the UK firm Cambridge Analytica and a related firm repeatedly violated US laws in the past two election cycles, including with work for Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, the advocacy group Common Cause said in a press election cycles, including with work for Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, the advocacy group Common Cause said in a press release.

«As the complaint outlines in detail, publicly available data and numerous published reports make abundantly clear that numerous employees of the companies violated the federal law prohibition on foreign nationals «directly or indirectly» participat [ing] in the decision - making process of any... political committee in connection with US elections,» the release said on Monday.

But if you post it as a Facebook or LinkedIn status update or a tweet, you've just violated federal and state election law.