skip navigation
Here's how you know US flag signifying that this is a United States Federal Government website

An official website of the United States government

Here's how you know

Dot gov

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

SSL

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #4863

WABC AM 770

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Hannity, Sean; ABC, Inc. (f/k/a)Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.; WABC-AM Radio, Inc.; Walt Disney Corporation

COMPLAINANT: Grant, Daniel L.

SUBJECT: Contributions-Excessive; Contributions-Corporations; Disclaimer; Reporting

DISPOSITION: Decided by vote 6-0 to 1. Find no RTB that Sean Hannity, WABC-AM Radio, Inc., ABC, Inc. (f/k/a Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.), or the Walt Disney Company violated any provision of the Act in connection with this matter. 2. Approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in the GC Report dated May 27, 1999

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No RTB ABC, Inc. (f/k/a)Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.
Hannity, Sean
Walt Disney Corporation
WABC-AM Radio, Inc.

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 12/30/1998 Response from Sean Hannity, WABC-AM Radio, Inc. and ABC, Inc. 399 KB
12/29/1998 Response from The Walt Disney Company, Inc. 151 KB
12/22/1998 Designation of Counsel from Sean Hannity 24 KB
12/17/1998 Grant of Extension of Time to WABC-AM Radio, Inc., ABC, Inc., Sean Hannity and The Walt Disney Company 30 KB
12/14/1998 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Sean Hannity, WABC AM Radio, Inc., ABC, Inc. and The Walt Disney Company 46 KB
11/25/1998 Notification of Complaint to Walt Disney Company 62 KB
11/25/1998 Notification of Complaint to Capital Cities/ABC 65 KB
11/25/1998 Notification of Complaint to WABC AM 770 56 KB
11/25/1998 Notification of Complaint to Sean Hannity 61 KB
11/25/1998 Acknowledgement of Receipt of Complaint 34 KB
11/16/1998 Complaint 294 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 06/09/1999 Notification to The Walt Disney Company, Inc. 50 KB
06/09/1999 Notification to Sean Hannity, WABC-AM Radio, Inc., ABC, Inc. 56 KB
06/09/1999 Notification to Daniel L. Grant 49 KB
05/27/1999 First General Counsel's Report 426 KB
Certifications 06/03/1999 Sean Hannity; WABC-AM Radio, Inc. d/b/a WABC AM 770; ABC, Inc. (f/k/a Capital Cites/ABC); The Walt Disney Company 39 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Hannity, Sean
Previous respondent ABC, Inc. (f/k/a)Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.
WABC-AM Radio, Inc.
Walt Disney Corporation
Complainant Grant, Daniel L.
Respondent's counsel Cohen, David, Esq.
Top of page