November 4, 2005

FEC ASKED TO INVESTIGATE DIDDY

The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) announced today that they plan to file a formal Complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against Sean 'Diddy' Combs. Also named as a Respondent is Citizen Change, an organization founded by Combs that sponsored the 'Vote or Die' Campaign during last year\'s presidential election. NLPC alleges that Combs and Citizen Change appear to have violated the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) and the Internal Revenue Service Code by promoting the election of John Kerry and the defeat of George Bush. NLPC alleges that while Citizen Change appeared to promote voter mobilization, consistent with the activities of a nonprofit organization, the organization actually engaged in prohibited electioneering activities. The Complaint cites Citizen Change rallies where speakers called for the election of Kerry and the defeat of Bush, including an event on October 26, 2004 at Wayne State University where actor Leonardo DiCaprio urged the crowd to vote for Kerry, as did Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.

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