<div dir='auto'>Is this something we need to issue a statement on to forewarn our members?<br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">John Phillips<br>Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative<br>Cell 217-412-5973</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 9, 2020 11:26 PM, Tim Hagan via Lnc-business <lnc-business@hq.lp.org> wrote:<br type="attribution" /><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">We have become aware of FEC Form 1, Statement of Organization, filings
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with the FEC in December and this month calling themselves "Libertarian
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National Committee", "Libertarian Party of United States", and
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"Libertarian Party National Committee". None of these are affiliated
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with nor authorized by the Libertarian National Committee.
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While at first I thought that incompetence was a slight possibility,
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fraud or election tampering is likely. In consultation with Ms. Edwards
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and Mr. Hall, we have filed Forms 99, Miscellaneous Document, with the
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FEC explaining the LNC is not affiliated with these organizations and
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requesting the FEC terminate the committees. We sent cease and desist
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letters to the persons listed in the Statements of Organization, and
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also notified the bank listed in the forms.
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If you hear of suspicious fundraising, or fundraising in the name of the
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LNC or Libertarian Party that does not go to a state affiliate,
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www.LP.org, www.libertarianconvention.org, 1444 Duke Street, or an LNC
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member or staff, please let me or Mr. Fishman know. Also note that the
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LNC will never ask for cryptocurrency be transferred to a wallet. All
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Bitcoin donations are processed through BitPay in accordance with FEC
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regulations.
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Here are links to the forms on the FEC website.
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First Form 99:
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http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/711/202001039167015711/202001039167015711.pdf
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Second Form 99:
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http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/356/202001089167028356/202001089167028356.pdf
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"Libertarian National Committee" FEC ID #C00731554, Statement of
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Organization
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http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/506/201912189166370506/201912189166370506.pdf
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"Libertarian Party of the United States" FEC ID C00730556, Statement of
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Organization
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http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/514/201912109166173514/201912109166173514.pdf
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"Libertarian Party National Committee" FEC ID C00733535, Statement of
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Organization
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http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/516/202001079167026516/202001079167026516.pdf
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Tim Hagan
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Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee
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