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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

ADR 856

The Committee To Defend The President

Summary

REFERRING OFFICE: FEC Audit Division

RESPONDENT: Committee to Defeat the President

ELECTION CYCLE: 2016

OPENING DATE: 11/08/2017

CLOSING DATE: 03/22/2018

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to take the following actions in ADRs 849 and 856: 1. Approve the negotiated settlement of The Committee to Defend the President and Dan Backer, Treasurer, as recommended in the Memorandum from the Chief Compliance Officer and the Director, ADR Office dated March 13, 2018. 2. Approve the appropriate letters. 3. Close the file on this matter.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
Settlement Agreement Backer, Dan
Committee to Defeat the President

Documents

Date Type Title
04/02/2018 ADR Settlement Agreements The Committee to Defend the President and Dan Backer, Treasurer 177 KB
03/13/2018 ADR Memoranda, Notifications and Responses Recommendation to Approve Negotiated Settlement 72 KB
12/12/2017 Commitment to Submit Matter to ADR Program and Statement of Designation of Representative/Counsel 57 KB
12/05/2017 Notification to The Committee to Defend the President and Dan Backer, Treasurer 88 KB
07/13/2017 Report Analysis Audit Referral 658 KB
03/22/2018 Certifications The Committee to Defend the President and Dan Backer, Treasurer (RR 16L-17) (AD 17-25) (Recommendation to Approve Negotiated Settlement) 28 KB
04/05/2018 Civil Penalties, Disgorgements, Other Payments and Letters of Compliance Civil Penalty Payment 64 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Respondent Committee to Defeat the President
Treasurer Backer, Dan
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