David A. Burton
109 Black Bear Ct
Cary, NC 27513-4941

March 7, 2006

Mr. Frank D. Whitney
Office of the United States Attorney
310 New Bern Avenue
Federal Building, Suite 800
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-1461
re: Complaint regarding apparent election law violation by Rep. Richard Morgan
Dear Mr. Whitney,
Enclosed is a copy of my letter to the North Carolina State Board of Elections, regarding what appears to be a particularly egregious election law violation by State Rep. Richard Morgan and several of his associates.
The gist is this: A supposedly-independent “issue advocacy” political committee, the North Carolina Republican Mainstreet Committee, illegally coordinated its activities with Mr. Morgan, himself, and at his direction used corporate contributions of as much as $100,000 to fund radio advertisements in support of his 2004 reelection campaign and the campaigns of several of his legislative allies.
In my letter to the SBOE, I outlined in greater detail the facts regarding this violation, and asked them to investigate it and take appropriate measures to enforce the law.  However, since the NCRMC is a federal “527” committee, your office might be the appropriate one to investigate this matter.
Please advise me regarding the appropriate office to investigate this crime, and please do not let these violations of the law go unpunished.
You may reach me at my home address, above, or by telephone at 919-481-0098.
Sincerely yours,

David A. Burton