April 18 - Public Citizen complaint against Freddie Mac lobbyist results in record fine

Public Citizen hails the record-setting fine issued today by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) in response to Public Citizen’s 2003 complaint of campaign finance violations. Public Citizen filed the complaint against Robert Mitchell Delk, former lobbyist for Freddie Mac, with the FEC on October 15, 2003. The FEC issued its largest penalty ever in a civil enforcement action: $3.8 million.

To read the entire statement by Public Citizen Legislative Representative Craig Holman, click here.

To read the 2003 complaint, click here.

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