Recommended Sentence: (1) Incarceration: 33 to 41 months in Zone D. (2) Fine: between $15,000 and $150,000, calculated under § 5E1.2(c)(3). 68 (e) Example 5: Major political party donor seeking a benefit from the government Factual Scenario: A wealthy individual wishes to contribute to a national political party committee in order to win political influence to obtain a pardon for his best friend. Under FECA, as amended by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, individuals may give only $25,000 per year to national political party committees, and national political party committees cannot accept soft money. The individual therefore donates the remaining $225,000 to the national party committee by giving the committee the benefit of his personal jet to fly committee staffers around the country, at a value of $225,000, in violation of 2 U.S.C. § 441a(a)(1)(B). The aggregate value of the offense is $225,000 charged under Section 437g(d)(1)(A)(i). Total Offense Level: 22 Base Offense Level under § 2C1.8(a): 8 Enhancement for value between $200,000 and $400,000 under § 2B1.1(b)(1)(G): 12 Enhancement for number of illegal transactions under § 2C1.8(b)(4) (one $225,000 excessive contribution to a national party committee): 0 68 There were no conduit offenses involved in this example. Therefore the mandatory minimum fine and maximum fining range under Section 30109(d)(1)(D) do not apply. 191