Established Fact
The Southern District of New York held that contributions made through straw donors violate § 30122 regardless of whether the ultimate recipient campaign was aware of the straw arrangement, establishing strict-liability principles for receiving committees.
Citations
FEC v. Weinsten, 462 F. Supp. 243, 250 (S.D.N.Y. 1978) (denying motion to dismiss FEC complaint alleging that reimbursing employees for contributions to federal campaign constituted contributions in the name of another under 2 U.S.C. § 441f, now codified at 52 U.S.C. § 30122), available at https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/462/243/2142486/ . Note: the case was resolved by consent decree; the court made no merits findings on the underlying violation.