Campaign Practices Finance Complaint Form - Howard Dotson v. Hollies Winston

‭ TATE OF MINNESOTA‬
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‭OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS‬
‭PO Box 64620‬
‭St. Paul, MN 55164-0620‬
‭ OMPLAINT FORM‬
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‭for Violations of the‬
‭FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES ACT or‬
‭CAMPAIGN FINANCE ACT‬
‭Information about complaint filer (Complainant)‬
‭Name:Howard Dotson‬
‭Address: 14103 68‬‭th‬ ‭Pl Nth‬
‭City, State, Zip:Maple Grove MN 55311‬
‭Telephone Number: 763-600-9078‬
‭Email Address: [email protected]‬
‭Information about the person/entity you are complaining about (Respondent)‬
‭Name: Mayor Hollies Winston‬
‭Address: City of Brooklyn Park 5200 85‬‭th‬ ‭Ave N‬
‭City, State, Zip: Brooklyn Park MN‬
‭Telephone Number: 763-493-8146‬
‭Email Address:[email protected]‬
‭ rovide‬ ‭the‬ ‭specific‬ ‭statute‬ ‭in‬ ‭Minnesota‬ ‭Statutes‬ ‭Chapter‬ ‭211A‬ ‭(Campaign‬
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‭Finance‬‭Act)‬‭or‬‭Chapter‬‭211B‬‭(Fair‬‭Campaign‬‭Practices‬‭Act)‬‭that‬‭you‬‭allege‬‭has‬
‭been violated:‬
‭211B.09‬
‭Prohibited employee activities‬
‭211B.12 Legal Expenditures‬

‭ ayor‬‭Winston‬‭held‬‭his‬‭inauguration‬‭event‬‭Jan‬‭23‬‭in‬‭Brooklyn‬‭Park.‬‭He‬‭told‬‭the‬
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‭audience‬‭that‬‭the‬‭proceeds‬‭from‬‭the‬‭event‬‭would‬‭be‬‭given‬‭to‬‭the‬‭Civic‬‭Youth.‬‭We‬
‭have‬ ‭email‬ ‭evidence‬ ‭that‬ ‭Winston‬ ‭put‬ ‭these‬ ‭contributions‬ ‭into‬ ‭his‬ ‭personal‬
‭business‬ ‭account‬ ‭Guranteed‬ ‭America‬ ‭instead‬ ‭of‬ ‭his‬ ‭political‬ ‭campaign‬
‭accounts..‬‭He‬‭never‬‭produced‬‭the‬‭donor‬‭list‬‭or‬‭an‬‭accounting‬‭as‬‭requested.‬‭After‬
‭months of delayed action Mayor Winston Cash App $300.‬
‭ ay‬‭2024‬‭Mayor‬‭Winston‬‭falsified‬‭his‬‭2023‬‭Campaign‬‭Finance‬ ‭report‬‭claiming‬‭to‬
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‭have‬ ‭only‬ ‭received‬ ‭$50‬ ‭for‬ ‭January‬ ‭2023.‬ ‭His‬ ‭inauguration‬ ‭event‬ ‭was‬ ‭a‬
‭campaign‬ ‭related‬ ‭event.‬ ‭Many‬ ‭DFL‬ ‭leaders‬ ‭and‬ ‭donors‬ ‭were‬ ‭defrauded‬ ‭by‬
‭Mayor Winston in addition the Civic Youth victims.‬
‭(Chapters 211A and 211B are available online at‬

‭ ttps://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes/?id=211A‬
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‭https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes/?id=211B‬‭)‬
‭Date(s) of violation(s): Jan 2023‬
‭Date of election or ballot question: Nov 2022‬
‭Elected office or ballot question involved: Mayor Brooklyn Park‬
‭If allowed by law, do you wish to request an expedited probable cause hearing?‬
‭Nature of Complaint‬
‭ xplain‬ ‭in‬ ‭detail‬ ‭why‬ ‭you‬ ‭believe‬ ‭the‬ ‭Respondent‬ ‭has‬ ‭violated‬ ‭Minnesota‬
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‭Statutes‬ ‭Chapters‬ ‭211A‬ ‭or‬ ‭211B. Attach‬ ‭copies‬ ‭of‬ ‭any‬ ‭documents‬ ‭that‬ ‭support‬
‭your‬ ‭allegations.‬ ‭The‬ ‭Administrative‬ ‭Law‬ ‭Judge‬ ‭must‬ ‭dismiss‬ ‭this‬ ‭complaint‬ ‭if‬
‭this‬ ‭submission‬ ‭does‬ ‭not‬ ‭prove‬ ‭a‬ ‭prima‬ ‭facie‬ ‭violation‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭statutes.‬ ‭“Prima‬
‭facie” means that the facts you present are sufficient to show a violation.‬
‭ ayor‬‭Winston‬‭held‬‭his‬‭inauguration‬‭event‬‭Jan‬‭23‬‭in‬‭Brooklyn‬‭Park.‬‭He‬‭told‬‭the‬
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‭audience‬‭that‬‭the‬‭proceeds‬‭from‬‭the‬‭event‬‭would‬‭be‬‭given‬‭to‬‭the‬‭Civic‬‭Youth.‬‭We‬
‭have‬ ‭email‬ ‭evidence‬ ‭that‬ ‭Winston‬ ‭put‬ ‭these‬ ‭contributions‬ ‭into‬ ‭his‬ ‭personal‬
‭business‬ ‭account‬ ‭Guranteed‬ ‭America‬ ‭instead‬ ‭of‬ ‭his‬ ‭political‬ ‭campaign‬
‭accounts..‬‭He‬‭never‬‭produced‬‭the‬‭donor‬‭list‬‭or‬‭an‬‭accounting‬‭as‬‭requested.‬‭After‬
‭months of delayed action Mayor Winston Cash App $300.‬
‭ ay‬‭2024‬‭Mayor‬‭Winston‬‭falsified‬‭his‬‭2023‬‭Campaign‬‭Finance‬ ‭report‬‭claiming‬‭to‬
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‭have‬ ‭only‬ ‭received‬ ‭$50‬ ‭for‬ ‭January‬ ‭2023.‬ ‭His‬ ‭inauguration‬ ‭event‬ ‭was‬ ‭a‬
‭campaign‬ ‭related‬ ‭event.‬ ‭Many‬ ‭DFL‬ ‭leaders‬ ‭and‬ ‭donors‬ ‭were‬ ‭defrauded‬ ‭by‬
‭Mayor Winston in addition the Civic Youth victims.‬
‭Oath‬
I‭,‬ ‭[NAME],‬ ‭under‬ ‭penalty‬ ‭of‬ ‭perjury,‬ ‭swear‬ ‭or‬ ‭affirm‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭statements‬ ‭I‬ ‭have‬
‭made in this complaint are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.‬
‭Dated: 07/23/2024‬
‭ oward Dotson____________________________‬
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‭Signature of Complainant‬
‭Filing Instructions‬
‭ end‬ ‭completed‬ ‭notarized‬ ‭form‬ ‭and‬ ‭check‬ ‭for‬ ‭$50‬ ‭filing‬ ‭fee‬ ‭made‬ ‭payable‬ ‭to: ‬
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‭Office‬ ‭of‬ ‭Administrative‬ ‭Hearings‬‭. ‬ ‭If‬ ‭you‬ ‭are‬ ‭financially‬ ‭unable‬ ‭to‬ ‭pay‬ ‭the‬ ‭filing‬
‭fee,‬ ‭you‬ ‭may‬ ‭submit‬ ‭an‬ ‭in‬ ‭forma‬ ‭pauperis‬ ‭affidavit‬ ‭(available‬ ‭at‬
‭https://mn.gov/oah/forms-and-filing/forms/index.jsp‬‭) instead. ‬
‭ omplaints‬ ‭may‬ ‭be‬ ‭submitted‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭Office‬ ‭of‬ ‭Administrative‬ ‭Hearings‬ ‭by‬
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‭personal‬‭delivery‬‭to‬‭600‬‭North‬‭Robert‬‭Street,‬‭St.‬‭Paul,‬‭MN‬‭55101,‬‭or‬‭U.S.‬‭mail‬‭to‬
‭the‬ ‭Office‬ ‭of‬ ‭Administrative‬ ‭Hearings,‬ ‭PO‬ ‭Box‬ ‭64620,‬ ‭St.‬ ‭Paul,‬ ‭MN‬
‭55164-0620. Complaints‬ ‭are‬ ‭not‬ ‭deemed‬ ‭filed‬‭until‬‭both‬‭the‬‭complaint‬‭form‬‭and‬
‭filing‬‭fee‬‭are‬‭received‬‭at‬‭the‬‭Office‬‭of‬‭Administrative‬‭Hearings. Pursuant‬‭to‬‭Minn.‬
‭R.‬ ‭1400.5550,‬ ‭subp.‬ ‭5,‬ ‭any‬ ‭filing‬ ‭received‬ ‭after‬ ‭4:30‬ ‭p.m.‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭deemed‬
‭received the following business day.‬
‭If you have questions, call an OAH staff attorney at 651-361-7900. ‬
‭ his‬‭document‬‭is‬‭available‬‭in‬‭alternative‬‭formats‬‭to‬‭individuals‬‭with‬‭disabilities‬‭by‬
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‭calling 651-361-7834.‬
‭Legal Resources‬
‭Minn. Stat. § 211B.33, subd. 1 and 2 provide as follows:‬
‭ ubd.‬ ‭1.‬‭‬ ‭Time‬ ‭for‬ ‭Review.‬‭‬ ‭The‬ ‭chief‬ ‭administrative‬ ‭law‬ ‭judge‬ ‭must‬‭randomly‬
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‭assign‬‭an‬‭administrative‬‭law‬‭judge‬‭to‬‭review‬‭the‬‭complaint. ‬‭Within‬‭one‬‭business‬
‭day‬ ‭after‬ ‭the‬ ‭complaint‬ ‭was‬ ‭filed‬ ‭with‬ ‭the‬ ‭office,‬ ‭when‬ ‭practicable,‬ ‭but‬ ‭never‬
‭longer‬ ‭than‬ ‭three‬ ‭business‬ ‭days,‬ ‭the‬ ‭administrative‬ ‭law‬ ‭judge‬ ‭must‬ ‭make‬ ‭a‬
‭preliminary determination for its disposition.‬
‭Subd. 2.‬‭‬‭Recommendation.‬‭‬
(‭ a)‬ ‭If‬ ‭the‬ ‭administrative‬ ‭law‬ ‭judge‬ ‭determines‬ ‭that‬‭the‬‭complaint‬‭does‬

‭not‬ ‭set‬ ‭forth‬ ‭a‬ ‭prima‬ ‭facie‬ ‭violation‬ ‭of‬ ‭chapter‬ ‭211A‬‭or‬‭211B,‬‭the‬‭administrative‬
‭law judge must dismiss the complaint.‬
‭(b)‬ ‭If‬ ‭the‬ ‭administrative‬ ‭law‬ ‭judge‬ ‭determines‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭complaint‬ ‭sets‬
f‭orth‬ ‭a‬ ‭prima‬ ‭facie‬ ‭violation‬ ‭of‬ ‭section‬ ‭211B.06‬ ‭and‬ ‭was‬ ‭filed‬ ‭within‬ ‭60‬ ‭days‬
‭before‬ ‭the‬ ‭primary‬ ‭or‬ ‭special‬ ‭election‬ ‭or‬ ‭within‬ ‭90‬ ‭days‬ ‭before‬ ‭the‬ ‭general‬
‭election‬ ‭to‬ ‭which‬ ‭the‬ ‭complaint‬ ‭relates,‬ ‭the‬ ‭administrative‬ ‭law‬ ‭judge‬ ‭must‬
‭conduct an expedited probable cause hearing under section 211B.34.‬
‭(c)‬ ‭If‬ ‭the‬ ‭administrative‬ ‭law‬ ‭judge‬ ‭determines‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭complaint‬ ‭sets‬
f‭orth‬ ‭a‬ ‭prima‬ ‭facie‬ ‭violation‬ ‭of‬ ‭a‬ ‭provision‬ ‭of‬ ‭chapter‬ ‭211A‬ ‭or‬ ‭211B,‬ ‭other‬ ‭than‬
‭section‬ ‭211B.06,‬ ‭and‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭complaint‬ ‭was‬ ‭filed‬ ‭within‬ ‭60‬ ‭days‬ ‭before‬ ‭the‬
‭primary‬‭or‬‭special‬‭election‬‭or‬‭within‬‭90‬‭days‬‭before‬‭the‬‭general‬‭election‬‭to‬‭which‬
t‭he‬‭complaint‬‭relates,‬‭the‬‭administrative‬‭law‬‭judge,‬‭on‬‭request‬‭of‬‭any‬‭party,‬‭must‬
‭conduct an expedited probable cause hearing under section 211B.34.‬
(‭ d)‬ ‭If‬ ‭the‬ ‭administrative‬ ‭law‬ ‭judge‬ ‭determines‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭complaint‬ ‭sets‬
‭forth‬‭a‬‭prima‬‭facie‬‭violation‬‭of‬‭chapter‬‭211Aor‬‭211B,‬‭and‬‭was‬‭filed‬‭more‬‭than‬‭60‬
‭days‬ ‭before‬ ‭the‬ ‭primary‬ ‭or‬ ‭special‬ ‭election‬ ‭or‬ ‭more‬ ‭than‬ ‭90‬ ‭days‬ ‭before‬ ‭the‬
‭general‬‭election‬‭to‬‭which‬‭the‬‭complaint‬‭relates,‬‭the‬‭administrative‬‭law‬‭judge‬‭must‬
‭schedule an evidentiary hearing under section 211B.35.‬
‭Tennessen Warning‬
‭ he‬ ‭data‬ ‭requested‬ ‭in‬ ‭this‬ ‭form‬ ‭will‬‭be‬‭used‬‭for‬‭the‬‭purpose‬‭of‬‭carrying‬‭out‬‭the‬

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‭responsibilities‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬‭Office‬‭of‬‭Administrative‬‭Hearings‬‭in‬‭the‬‭complaint‬‭process‬
‭established‬ ‭by‬ ‭Minn.‬ ‭Stat.‬ ‭§‬‭211B.31-.37.‬ ‭The‬‭information‬‭requested‬‭is‬‭needed‬
‭to‬‭initiate‬‭the‬‭proceeding,‬‭provide‬‭required‬‭notice‬‭to‬‭other‬‭parties‬‭or‬‭persons‬‭and‬
‭conduct‬ ‭the‬ ‭required‬ ‭review‬ ‭and‬ ‭hearing.‬ ‭Failure‬ ‭to‬ ‭provide‬ ‭the‬ ‭requested‬
‭information‬ ‭can‬ ‭result‬‭in‬‭the‬‭Complaint‬‭being‬‭rejected‬‭as‬‭incomplete,‬‭delayed‬‭in‬
‭processing and/or dismissed as failing to set forth a prima facie violation.‬
‭ he‬ ‭law‬ ‭governing‬ ‭this‬ ‭process‬ ‭makes‬ ‭all‬ ‭records‬ ‭relating‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭hearing,‬
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‭including‬‭this‬‭Complaint,‬‭open‬‭to‬‭the‬‭public.‬ ‭If‬‭you‬‭believe‬‭that‬‭any‬‭data‬‭you‬‭are‬
‭submitting‬‭is‬‭not‬‭public‬‭under‬‭law,‬‭you‬‭must‬‭identify‬‭which‬‭data‬‭is‬‭protected‬‭and‬
‭why it is not public data under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.‬

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‭ TATE OF MINNESOTA‬

‭Information about complaint filer (Complainant)‬

‭Address: 14103 68‬‭th‬ ‭Pl Nth‬

‭City, State, Zip:Maple Grove MN 55311‬

‭Telephone Number: 763-600-9078‬

‭Email Address: [email protected]‬

‭Information about the person/entity you are complaining about (Respondent)‬

‭Name: Mayor Hollies Winston‬

‭Address: City of Brooklyn Park 5200 85‬‭th‬ ‭Ave N‬

‭City, State, Zip: Brooklyn Park MN‬

‭Telephone Number: 763-493-8146‬

‭Prohibited employee activities‬

‭211B.12 Legal Expenditures‬

‭(Chapters 211A and 211B are available online at‬

‭Date of election or ballot question: Nov 2022‬

‭Elected office or ballot question involved: Mayor Brooklyn Park‬

‭If you have questions, call an OAH staff attorney at 651-361-7900. ‬

‭Minn. Stat. § 211B.33, subd. 1 and 2 provide as follows:‬

(‭ a)‬ ‭If‬ ‭the‬ ‭administrative‬ ‭law‬ ‭judge‬ ‭determines‬ ‭that‬‭the‬‭complaint‬‭does‬

‭ he‬ ‭data‬ ‭requested‬ ‭in‬ ‭this‬ ‭form‬ ‭will‬‭be‬‭used‬‭for‬‭the‬‭purpose‬‭of‬‭carrying‬‭out‬‭the‬

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