Friday, May 16, 2008

Washington State Public Disclosure Commission Status Report on Terry Bornemann and Dan Pike Complaints

Scheduled for Brief Enforcement Hearing:

Bornemann, Terrill - Case #08-086; Investigator Randy Unruh
Date Received: October 19, 2007
Date Started: October 26, 2007
Section of Law: RCW 42.17.080 and & .090
Status: Investigation Complete
Summary: A Complaint was received on October 19, 2007 from Elisabeth Britt. The complaint alleged that the Terrill Bornemann campaign failed to file timely and accurate reports of contribution and expenditure activities. Brief Hearing scheduled for May 23, 2008. Disposition: Pending.

Pike, Dan - Case #08-089;
Investigator Randy Unruh
Date Received: October 25, 2007
Date Started: November 1, 2007
Section of Law: RCW 42.17.040; .080, .090 & .051
Status: Investigation Completed
Summary: A complaint was received on October 22, 2007 and supplemented on October 25, 2007 from Elisabeth Britt. The complaint alleges that Mr. Pike failed to make timely and accurate reports of contributions and expenditures. It also alleges that he registered as a candidate one month late, and that he failed to include sponsor identification on a postcard distributed at a Democratic Party function on December 8, 2006. Brief Hearing scheduled for May 23, 2008. Disposition: Pending.

Pike, Dan - Case#08-110; Investigator Tony Perkins
Date Received: March 5, 2008
Date Started: March 20, 2008
Section of Law: RCW 42.17.130
Status: Investigation Complete
Summary: A 45 day Citizen Action Letter was received by the Attorney General's Office on March 5, 2008 from Tim Paxton. The complaint alleges that the 2007 Dan Pike campaign misused public facilities by using Skagit Council of Government email account for sending and receiving campaign related emails and sending Skagit Council of Governments materials to the campaign email account, including payroll and budget materials; and the campaign failed to disclose campaign contributions from devleopers. Brief Hearing Scheduled for May 23, 2008.
Disposition: Pending

Realtor's Quality of Life PAC - Case # 08-103;
Investigator Kristen Murphy
Date Received: November 26, 2007
Date Started: December 14, 2007
Section of Law: RCW 42.17.080 & .090
Status: Investigation Complete
Summary: A complaint was initially received on November 16, 2007 and received with the required certification on November 26, 2007 by Todd Donovan. The complaint alleges the Realtors Quality of Life PAC failed to report in-kind contributions to the Dan Pike campaign after making in kind contributions in excess of $5,000 within 21 days of the general election to the Dan Pike campaign, or failed to timely file a special report of Independent Expenditures with a fair market value of $1,000 or more made within 21 days of the general election, and failed to include proper sponsor identification on Independent Expenditure political advertising. A report to the Commission scheduled for May 22, 2008.

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