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Jonathan Pelto
PO Box 400
Storrs, CT. 06268
October 13, 2009
State Elections Enforcement Commission
20 Trinity
Hartford, CT 06106
Re: Campaign Finance Complaint Against Jodi Rell, Thomas Filomeno and the
Jodi Rell, Governor – Exploratory Committee
I am writing to request an immediate in investigation into what appear to be serious and
significant violations of Connecticut’s campaign finance laws by Jodi Rell, Thomas
Filomeno, Treasurer for the Jodi Rell, Governor – Exploratory Committee and the
committee itself.
Violations appear to include, but may not be limited to the following;
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Failure to report significant campaign exploratory expenditures
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Failure to report significant in-kind contributions
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Illegally accepting in-kind contributions of great then $375
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Potentially accepting illegal corporate in-kind contributions
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Illegally accepting services provided by state employees, working on state time
and using state resources. Services came from employees who worked for the
Office of the Governor and state employees retained through a state contract. (In
addition to directly benefiting the campaign exploratory committee, these
services may have served as illegal coordinated expenditures).
Violations arise out of the activities related to, but not limited to the following;
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A poll developed, but apparently not utilized, under a state contract, and with the
involvement of state employees, on state time in June 2008
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A focus group conducted in December 2008 that was developed under a state
contract and with the involvement of state employees, on state time but utilized
for political purposes. The net effect of this violation is that Jodi Rell and the Jodi
Rell, Governor Exploratory Committee received the benefit of focus group worth
$4,000 - $5,000 but did not pay anything nor report anything for that benefit.
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