Legal Opinion
Federal Election Commission v. Weinsten
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 7, 1978No. 78 Civ. 932PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
This is an action brought by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) charging defendants Weinsten and Winfield Manufacturing Company with violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (“F.E. C.A.” or “the Act”). More specifically, the complaint alleges that each defendant violated the Act as follows: Each(a) made an illegal corporate contribution, in violation of 2 U.S.C. § 441b and its predecessor 18 U.S.C. § 610;(b) made an illegal political contribution as a government contractor, in violation of 2 U.S.C. § 441c and its predecessor 18 U.S.C. § 611;…
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