US law requires that candidates must register with the FEC if they have announced their candidacy and have collected more than $5000 in campaign\u00a0donations. The law allows potential candidates to “test the waters” without registering, but this right is sacrificed when the candidate makes any public statement announcing his or her candidacy for US office.\u00a0The release of the Guberman website and publication of the press releases would thus negate any argument that Guberman is “testing the\u00a0waters” under US law.<\/p>\n
The Guberman website has been collecting\u00a0donations since 2016, but it’s unlikely he has yet reached the $5,000 threshold required to register as a candidate. Regardless of whether cash donations are low, Guberman would be required to register as a candidate if the value of “in-kind” donations made by LaBelle and IndustrialPR.net press releases reached that threshold. The IndustrialPR website<\/a>\u00a0sells a “Platinum PR Package for $249 per press release, ensuring widespread distribution, and gives extensive press release services to Guberman. Oxebridge\u00a0has counted at least 100 press releases issued to promote Guberman, distributed by LaBelle, which would indicate a value of over $25,000 in in-kind donations if deemed attached to his Senate campaign. LaBelle has likewise promoted Guberman on his company’s Facebook page, which may also be treated as an in-kind donation.<\/p>\n According to FEC filings, however, Guberman has not registered as a candidate. Moreover, Guberman has consistently claimed to be running as a Connecticut candidate for Senate in years when no Senate election is being held in that state. Previously, Guberman now claims to be running for a 2020 election, however the next Senate election in Connecticut is scheduled for 2022.<\/p>\n Senate announcements on Guberman’s Pinterest page.<\/p><\/div>\n A press release<\/a> distributed through LaBelle’s operation claimed, “[Guberman]\u00a0is also a well-known, and outspoken independent political activist who is considering a run for Senate in his home state of Connecticut in 2020.”<\/em><\/p>\n Guberman’s ISO 9001 and other certificates claim to be accredited by the “American Board of Accredited Certifications,” another firm operated by both Guberman and LaBelle.\u00a0 While “ABAC” does not appear to be an actual company, and instead merely a website created by the two to market Guberman’s certification and consulting services, the site is being used to promote<\/a> the Senate candidacy of Guberman. Additional press releases<\/a>\u00a0link to that site, also announcing Guberman as a candidate and asking for donations. Thus, ABAC’s finances may fall under scrutiny for its involvement in Guberman’s campaign activities.<\/p>\n Collecting campaign donations but not actually running for office, or failing to register as a candidate when required, are violations of US Federal law.<\/p>\n Guberman had a prior run-in with the law when he was arrested for driving under the influence<\/a> in when his car swerved into oncoming traffic, as a police officer was following him.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.oxebridge.com\/emma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/gubermansenate.jpg\")
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<\/a>Guberman and LaBelle sell self-accredited quality certifications for companies manufacturing products in various industries, including medical devices, aircraft components, medical marijuana testing laboratories and Kosher food producers. The certificates issued by their various companies violate ISO 17021 and ISO 17011, in that they certify their own work and do not follow minimum requirements for conducting audits prior to certification. Guberman and LaBelle have lashed out on social media against companies operating under the legitimate accreditation rules by falsely accusing them of anti-semitism, terrorism, treason and Nazism.<\/p>\n