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The Ohio Democratic State Executive Committee filed with the Secretary of State on September 10, 1973, a report of receipt of political contributions for the first eight months of calendar year l973. The xeport ia full of inaccuracies, omissions, misstatements, and deliberate attempts to mislead anyone reviewing the report. The report is in affidavit form and has been sworn to as being correct by Allan F. Cohn. There are several areas which should be.explored relative to some of these alleged contributors, their contributions and their businesses. The following'are nvolved: 1. Some occupations are questionable.. 2.. Some amounts are questionable.. 3. A question as to whether the contribution listed is. actually that of the contributor or if he is just. reporting funda in his name which were given to him by. others. 4. Whether funds were contributed by an individual in excess. of $i0o. but were reported in unitemized contributions. (limited to $100. .or less). 5. Whether contributora do business with the state and if So how much. 6. Whether the contributor is a state employee and required. to contribute. Some of the individuals who should be questioned include:. contributed $400. Was this his money? Does he have contracts with the Highway and Natural Resources Departments? Is the payment of contribution a prerequisite. to doing businese?. b6 per USDOT b7C 95-189353