Fact Sheet - Wulsin Disclousres

Wulsin Financial Disclosure Fact Sheet 1993 - Wulsin Land Partnership purchases and files a mortgage with the Pike County for 1152 acres of land in Perry Township (Source- Perry County Recorder’s Website and Office) 1993 – Red Stone Farm files Articles of Incorporation with the Ohio Secretary of State’s office. (Source- Ohio Secretary of State’s website and office) 2005 – Victoria Wulsin becomes a candidate in the Democrat Primary for the open 2nd Congressional District seat. She is required by law to file a Financial Disclosure Statement with the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives when her campaign raises or spends $5,000. (Source- Federal Elections Commission website) 2005 - Failed to file required Financial Disclosure Statement with the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. (Source- No record of filing in the Office of the House Clerk) 2006 - Failed to disclose income from Heimlich Institute on page 2 Financial Disclosure Statement. Failed to disclose ownership or income from Wulsin Land Partnership (Red Stone Farm Inc.) (Source-Financial Disclosure Statement filed with the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Apr 25, 2006)

2007 – Failed to disclose ownership or income from Wulsin Land Partnership (Red Stone Farm Inc.) (Source-Financial Disclosure Statement filed with the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives May 30, 2007)

Relevant Cites Congressional Candidates A congressional candidate must file within 30 days of raising or spending $5,000 for a campaign for election to the U.S. House of Representatives, or on or before May 15 of the calendar year in which he or she becomes a candidate, whichever is later. However, there are certain exceptions to this general rule. A qualifying candidate must file no later than 30 days before an election in which the individual is participating. If he or she does not exceed the $5,000 threshold until sometime within that 30-day period, the candidate should file the Financial Disclosure Statement immediately after he or she raises or spends more than $5,000. If a campaign never exceeds the $5,000 threshold, the candidate need not file a Financial Disclosure Statement. In each subsequent year in which an individual continues to be a candidate on May 15, a new report must be filed by that date. (Source- Committee on Standards of Official Conduct) Failure to file or falsifying disclosure statements The Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended, provides that the Attorney General may seek a civil penalty of up to $11,000 against any individual who knowingly and willfully falsifies or fails to file or report any information required by the Act (5U.S.C. app. 4, § 104). In addition, 18 U.S.C. §1001, as amended by the False Statements Accountability Act of 1996, is applicable here. The criminal statute, as here relevant, provides for a fine and/or imprisonment for up to five years for knowingly and willfully making any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or representation, or falsifying, concealing or covering up a material fact, in filing under the Ethics in Government Act. House Rule 26 provides that title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 shall be deemed to be a Rule of the House insofar as the law pertains to Members, officers and employees. The House acting on the recommendation of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, may therefore impose penalties on Members, officers and employees in addition to those noted above. (Source- Committee on Standards of Official Conduct)

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