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<div style="font-size: small; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">===</div><div style="font-size: small; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">stranahan<a href="https://leestranahan.com/category/staffergate/" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: none;">https://leestranahan.com/category/staffergate/</a><h2 style="margin: 30px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 1em;"><a href="https://leestranahan.com/sunlightdisinfectant-republican-group-lays-out-case-against-national-right-to-work-committee/" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;">Sunlight=Disinfectant: Republican Group Lays Out Case Against National Right To Work Committee</a></h2><p class="post-meta" style="margin: 0px 0px 6px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0px 0px 15px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.7em;">by <a href="https://leestranahan.com/author/lee/" title="Posts by Lee Stranahan" rel="author" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: 0px; background: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lee Stranahan</a> | Apr 23, 2014 | <a href="https://leestranahan.com/category/staffergate/" rel="category tag" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: 0px; background: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Staffergate</a>, <a href="https://leestranahan.com/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: 0px; background: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Uncategorized</a> | <p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 1.7em;"><a href="http://politicalpractices.mt.gov/2recentdecisions/docket.mcpx" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;">Two complaints filed this week</a> by a Republican led group in Montana lay out a damning case against lobbying group National Right To Work Committee and affiliated groups and individuals for years of extensive illegal campaign activity.<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 1.7em;">Two complaints were filed on Monday, April 21st with the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices. <a href="http://politicalpractices.mt.gov/content/2recentdecisions/WelchvNationalRighttoWorkandOthers" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;">The first was filed against the National Right to Work Committee</a> and people associated with it. The<a href="http://politicalpractices.mt.gov/content/2recentdecisions/WelchvAmericanTraditionPartnershipandothers" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;"> second complaint </a>was against people and organizations including Western Tradition Partnership / American Tradition Partnership and the people behind those groups including Christian and Allison LeFer and Donny Ferguson. Ferguson is currently communications director for Texas Congressman Steve Stockman.<h3 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 1em; font-weight: 500;">National Right To Work Committee Allegations</h3><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 1.7em;">The allegations made against the National Right to Work committee are stark and consistent with the months of reporting I’ve done on the group — it claims that they operated secret printing presses, coordinated illegally with candidates and operated a number of deceptive front groups.<blockquote style="margin: 20px 0px 30px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px; border-width: 0px 0px 0px 5px; border-top-style: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-left-style: solid; border-color: rgb(36, 79, 86); border-image: initial; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; quotes: none;">This complaint is being filed against National Right to Work Committee and its affiliates, agents, officers, and directors for violations of Montana campaign finance and practices laws. For many years, the National Right to Work Committee has operated a secret political mail operation. The National Right to Work Committee owns its own printing presses and has the ability to produce thousands of mailings
in less than a few weeks. During the 2008, 2010, and 2012 election cycles the National Right to Work Committee through its affiliates and agents mailed thousands of pieces of election material to Montana voters. The National Prolife Alliance, National League of Taxpayers, National Association of Gun Rights, National Gun Owners Alliance, and Western Tradition Partnership/American Tradition Partnership are nothing more than front groups/agents of the National Right to Work Committee and act under the direction of the National Right to Work Committee.
Although the National Right to Work Committee has taken various steps to conceal the connection of the front groups/affiliates, there is enough publically available information to suggest a connection between the National Right to Work Committee and entities identified above. The National Right to Work Committee is located at 8001 Braddock Road, Suite 500 in Springfield, VA 22160. The National Prolife Alliance is located at 5211 Port Royal Road, Suite 500, Springfield, VA 22151. It is believed these addresses are for the same office building. The office building where the National Right to Work Committee is located is at the intersection of Braddock Road and Port Royal Road in Springfield, Virginia. An analysis of Google Maps shows the same office building is used for both addresses.
<p style="margin: 0px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.7em;">The connection between these entities is more apparent when reviewing other publically available information. According to documents submitted to the Federal Elections Commission, the treasurer for the National Prolife Alliance PAC is Steve Antosh. Mr. Antosh’s personal residence is 3237 Fairfax, VA. (Fairfax County Treasurer Records). This is the same address as the National League of Taxpayers. The President of the National Gun Owners Alliance is Dennis Fusaro who was also a prominent member of the National Right to Work Committee. The National Gun Owners Alliance has also used the same mailing address as the National League of Taxpayers.
Christian Lefer is the officer of Montana Citizens for Right to Work. Montana Citizens for Right to Work is financed by the National Right to Work Committee. See National Right to Work IRS Tax Returns. Mr. Lefer has also acted as an agent of Western Tradition Partnership/American Tradition Partnership. On information and belief, the National Right to Work Committee contributed to and/or financed the political operation of Montana Citizens for Right to Work/Western TraditionPartnership/American Tradition Partnership. These entities have never filed any of the necessary paperwork required by Montana law and have never disclosed any contributions and/or expenditures. The complaint filed by Bruce Tutvedt shows a flyer paid for by the National Association for Gun Rights. The bulk mail postage stamp shows the flyer originated from the same mail house as the mailers sent by Western Tradition Partnership. It is believed the mailers were produced by Christian Lefer and/or Direct Mail and Communications.
</blockquote><h3 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 1em;">Lefers, Donny Ferguson May Face Multi-Million Dollar Fines</h3><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 1.7em;">Both complaints is seeking remedies including hefty fines and other injunctions from the LeFers, Ferguson, National Right to Work President Mark Mix and others because it says they are personally liable under Montana law:<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 1.7em;">...</div>