But Democrat Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg chose to bring the case under New York law, bootstrapping the alleged FEC violation as an underlying crime to the state business record violations.

The Daily Beast first reported the federal fine. The FEC’s probe of the matter determined there was “reason to believe” that violations by Schweikert’s campaign committee were ...

The agency responsible for enforcing federal election law has also lost its ability to proactively make policies.

“It’s not a campaign finance violation. It’s not a reporting violation of any kind,” said FEC Commissioner James E. “Trey” Trainor. In trying to stretch the law to make it look like a ...

Following the report, the FEC Office of the Inspector General opened up an investigation. The group did not find any ethics violations, though it said its investigation was hampered after Trainor ...

“The Commission must immediately find reason to believe and quickly end this ongoing violation,” Warrington ... are the same other the name change. FEC Chairman Sean Cooksey – an appointee ...

At least one FEC commissioner has already indicated she ... assess a civil penalty commensurate with the size and scale of this brazen violation, and refer this matter to the Department of Justice ...

Gross points out that even if the FEC doesn't end up acting to enforce any campaign finance violations, there's a back-and-forth process that could take place, which can be laborious. For example ...

The FEC’s 5-1 decision determined that there was no evidence Cruz solicited or directed the payments. The FEC found that Cruz’s role was limited to hosting the podcast and concluded that there ...