Republican Russell in Trouble

REPUBLICAN RUSSELL IN TROUBLE

The Weekly Recorder
June 6, 2008

The Republican challenger William Russell to Congressman Jack Murtha is under assault from an unlikely source. Larry Stiles, a veteran of Vietnam and the former campaign coordinator for Russell’s grassroots challenge to Murtha has field a series of complaints to the Federal Elections Commission against Russell.

Stiles alleged that Russell has failed to properly disclose his expenditures and donations as required by Federal Law.

Stiles sent the letter on May 9, 2008 via certified mail to Thomasenia P. Duncan, General Counsel for the FEC in Washington DC. His alleged counts against Russell are as follows:

Count 1 Russell has failed to allegedly disclose either expenditure or in kind donation for his campaign headquarters.

Count 2 Failure to disclose payment for his website to I-IMS of Johnstown Pa. Stiles also alleged that Russell failed to disclose a $3,000 payment to Stiles as part of his federally required reporting.

Count 3 Russell allegedly held a Meet the candidate’s night on January 25, 2008 but did not allegedly disclose the money spent on the event or received.

Count 4 More complaints by Stiles regarding Russell’s website and allegedly failing to disclose it.

Count 5 Alleged failure to print the disclosure statement on advertising

Count 6 Stiles alleged that Russell did not include on his mailings the proper disclosure statements.

Count 7 Stiles alleges that Russell failed to disclose 12 donations received through his website including money from Steve Maloney, Marvin Glaser, Beverly Perlson, Perry Moy, Andrew Metrick, Michael Heaney, Suzanne Patterson, Mary Alger, Joseph Shuey, James Irvin, Kyran Molloy, and Jean Bender. Stiles accuses Russell of illegally shielding the identities of these contributors.

Count 8 That Russell has allegedly set himself up as the person able to write checks from his account.

The Republican challenger William Russell to Congressman