Legal Opinion
Fireman v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided September 2, 1999No. 99-17 CPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
DAMICH, Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
What happens to the money that is illegally donated to a political campaign? This lawsuit attempts to answer this question within the following factual predicate.
The Plaintiffs (Simon C. Fireman and Aqua-Leisure Industries, Inc., a corporation controlled by Fireman) contributed money to the’ Dole for President Committee. These donations were illegal because they exceeded the $1,000 maximum donation per individual, and campaign donations by corporations are prohibited. Fireman was prosecuted, pled guilty, was sentenced to home confinement, and…
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