FEC MUR 7035 — case and disposition
Federal Election Commission · official-record · Checked 2026-09-12
Summary, Disposition, and dated Certifications sections.
MUR 7035 · prohibited in-kind contribution settlement
Period or event: 2015 activity; settlement accepted February 12, 2018 · Reviewed September 12, 2026 · Record mur-7035
Bernie 2016 agreed to a $14,500 civil penalty over $24,422 in Australian Labor Party-funded flights and stipends for campaign delegates. The agreement preserves the committee’s non-admission of liability.
What the source records
- Committee penalty
- $14,500
- In-kind contribution at issue
- $24,422
- Flights funded by ALP
- $16,140
- Stipends funded by ALP
- $8,282
- Commission acceptance vote
- 5–0
- Separate ALP penalty
- $14,500
- Resolution
- Pre-probable-cause conciliation; cease-and-desist commitment; file closed
Scope & limitations
- The committee agreed not to contest the Commission finding, without admitting liability, to settle. It contended staff believed the work was exempt volunteer activity and did not request the travel or stipend funding.
- The ALP penalty belongs to a different respondent. Do not report the combined $29,000 as the Bernie 2016 penalty.
- This civil campaign-finance case is not a criminal conviction or a finding that Sanders personally received the money.
Sources for this record
MUR 7035 — Bernie 2016 signed conciliation agreement
Federal Election Commission · official-record · Document date 2018-02-15 · Checked 2026-09-12
Cover letter; agreement IV.3–7, V and VI.
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88ae8f7fec64fef61af8bddb7087f774a8bfddb2bf2921e4800efba3a675cf9eMUR 7035 — Australian Labor Party separate conciliation agreement
Federal Election Commission · official-record · Document date 2018-02-15 · Checked 2026-09-12
Separate respondent agreement.