committee from other persons are required to forward those contributions to the committee’s treasurer within ten days, along with the name and address of any person who contributed over $50 to the candidate. 52 U.S.C. § 30102(b). ENFORCEMENT 1. Three Types of Enforcement Federal campaign financing violations are subject to three types of enforcement: i) Criminal prosecution by the Justice Department as felonies, either under FECA; under other federal criminal statutes addressing frauds and false statements, such as 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 1001, 1341, 1343, and 1519; or under Title 26 statutes if the matter involves a publicly funded presidential campaign; ii) Criminal prosecution by the Justice Department as FECA misdemeanors if the amount of the violation does not reach the felony threshold; and iii) Civil enforcement proceedings by the FEC. FECA creates a statutory dichotomy between non-willful violations involving any amount, and willful violations involving $2,000 or more within a calendar year. The former are expressly subject to the exclusive civil jurisdiction of the FEC. 52 U.S.C. §§ 30109(a), 30107(e). The latter are subject to both civil enforcement proceedings by the FEC and criminal prosecution by the Justice Department. 52 U.S.C. § 30109(a)(5)(B) & (C) & (d). In addition, the Commission has statutory authority to interpret the statute through regulations and advisory opinions, and its opinion should be given 150