{"id":8280,"date":"2019-08-02T15:46:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T19:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/press-releases\/doj-fec-complaints-filed-against-kris-kobach-we-build-the-wall-inc-for-illegal-campaign-solicitation\/"},"modified":"2019-08-02T15:46:21","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T19:46:21","slug":"doj-fec-complaints-filed-against-kris-kobach-we-build-the-wall-inc-for-illegal-campaign-solicitation","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/fr\/press\/doj-fec-complaints-filed-against-kris-kobach-we-build-the-wall-inc-for-illegal-campaign-solicitation\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ &amp; FEC Complaints Filed\u00a0Against Kris Kobach &amp; We Build the Wall, Inc. for Illegal Campaign Solicitation\u00a0"},"template":"","class_list":["post-8280","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Today, Common Cause filed\u202fcomplaints\u202fwith the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging reason to believe that solicitations for campaign contributions to former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach\u2019s Senate campaign distributed by We Build the Wall, Inc. violated multiple campaign finance laws. The email solicitation appears to violate the ban on corporate contributions to a federal candidate and the prohibition on candidates spending \u201csoft money\u201d in connection with their election. The email also lacks the \u201cpaid for by\u201d disclaimer required by federal law when candidates solicit political contributions. ","featured_image":"","press_type":236,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":7855}"],"related_issues":[137,2082],"related_work":false,"location":46},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Today, Common Cause filed\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CC-v.-Kobach_DOJ-Complaint_8.2.19-1.pdf\">plaintes<\/a>\u202fwith the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging reason to believe that solicitations for campaign contributions to former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach\u2019s Senate campaign distributed by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nous<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Build the Wall, Inc. violated multiple campaign finance laws. The email solicitation appears to violate the ban on corporate contributions to a federal candidate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0et<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the prohibition on candidates spending \u201csoft money\u201d in connection\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">avec\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">their election<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The email also lacks\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the \u201cpaid for by\u201d disclaimer<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0required by federal law when candidates solicit political contributions<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/kris-kobach-uses-border-wall-group-to-fund-senate-bid-likely-illegally?source=twitter&amp;via=desktop\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Le\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Daily Beast<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0signal\u00e9<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0last night that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0earlier in the day<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We Build the Wall, Inc.,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a the 501(c)(4)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nonprofit corporation\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">attempting to build a wall on the United States-Mexico border<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sent a fundraising solicitation to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">its\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">email distribution list<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, written as a personal appeal from Kobach for contributions to his Senate campaign and linking to the campaign website.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kobach serves as general counsel\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to the organization\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and sits on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">its\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">advisory board.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00ab<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">One way or the other Kris Kobach appears to have violated\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">federal\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">campaign finance laws through this solicitation for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">contributions to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">his U.S. Senate campaign<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, &quot;\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Paul S. Ryan, vice-pr\u00e9sident de Common Cause pour les politiques et les litiges<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">This looks like an illegal in-kind corporate contribution from We Build the Wall, Inc. to the Kobach campaign. But even if\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the Kobach campaign paid fair market value for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">distribution of this fundraising email,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">it neglected to include the \u2018paid for by<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#039;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0disclaimer required by law.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&quot;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Pour lire la plainte du DOJ,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CC-v.-Kobach_DOJ-Complaint_8.2.19-1.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cliquez ici<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">To read the FEC complaint,\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CC-v.-Kobach_FEC-Complaint_8.2.19.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cliquez ici<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>"}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>DOJ &amp; 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