MUR #5020

RESPONDENTS: Gormley for Senate Primary Election Fund; Atlantic City Showboat, Inc.; Bronson, Richard "Skip"; Brown, Mark A.; Buro, Fred A.; Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.; Jingoli, Joseph R., Jr.; Jonas , Howard; Jonas, David; Juliano, Mark; Marina Associates; Mathur, Punam; Mirage Casino-Hotel, Inc.; Mirage Resorts, Inc.; Mullin, Lawrence; Staller, Alan C.; Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc.; Trump, Donald J.; Wolfe, Herbert; Wynn, Steve

COMPLAINANT: Michael, Audrey L.

SUBJECT: Contributions-Excessive; Contributions-Corporations

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR 5020: 1. Accept the conciliation agreement with Mirage Resorts, Inc., containing a provision agreed to by Punam Mathur, and close the file as to Mirage Resorts, Inc. and Mirage Casino Resorts, Inc., as recommended in the General Counsel?s Report dated February 3, 2005. 2. Accept the conciliation agreement with Atlantic City Showboat, Inc., Marina Associates, David Jonas and Herbert Wolfe, take no further action against Harrah?s Entertainment, Inc. and close the file as to all these respondents, as recommended in the General Counsel?s Report dated February 3, 2005. 3. Accept the conciliation agreement with Gormley for Senate Primary Election Fund and Alan C. Staller, as treasurer, and close the file as to them, as recommended in the General Counsel?s Report dated February 3, 2005. 4. Take no further action against Punam Mathur, send a admonishment letter, and close the file as to her. 5. Close the file in MUR 5020. 6. Approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in the General Counsel?s Report dated February 3, 2005.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-0 to take the following actions in MUR 5020: 1. Enter into pre-probable cause conciliation with Mirage Casino Resorts, Inc., and approve the conciliation agreement, as recommended in the General Counsel?s Report #4 dated November 9, 2004.2. Find reason to believe Punam Mathur violated 2 U.S.C.§ 441b(a).3. Enter into pre-probable cause conciliation with Punam Mathur, and approve the conciliation agreement, as recommended in the General Counsel?s Report #4 dated November 9, 2004. 4. Take no further action as to Steve Wynn and close the file as to him. 5. Take no further action as to Mark Juliano and close the file as to him. 6. Take no further action as to Richard ?Skip? Bronson and close the file as to him. 7. Enter into pre-probable cause conciliation with Gormley for Senate Primary Election Fund and Alan C. Stallar, as treasurer, and approve the conciliation agreement, as recommended in the General Counsel?s Report dated November 9, 2004. 8. Approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in the General Counsel?s Report #4 dated November 9, 2004.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to: take the following actions in MUR 5020:1. Enter into pre-probable cause conciliation with Harrah?s Entertainment, Inc., Atlantic City Showboat, Inc., and Marina Associates, and approve the conciliation agreement, as recommended in the General Counsel?s Report #3, dated October 22, 2004. 2. Enter into pre-probable cause conciliation with Herbert Wolfe, and approve the conciliation agreement, as recommended in the General Counsel?s Report #3, dated October 22, 2004.3.Enter into pre-probable cause conciliation with David Jonas, and approve the conciliation agreement, as recommended in the General Counsel?s Report #3, dated October 22, 2004. Admonish Joseph R. Jingoli, Jr. and close the file as it pertains to him.
Decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR 5020: 1.Close the file as to Donald Trump, Trump Hotel and Casino Resorts, Inc., Fred Buro, Mark Brown, and Lawrence Mullin.2.Approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in the Memorandum to the Commission dated August 26, 2003.
Decided by a vote of 5-0 to take the following action: 1. Take no further action as to Donald Trump, Trump Hotel and Casino Resorts, Inc., Fred Buro, Mark Brown, or Lawrence Mullin. 2. Find reason to believe that Joseph R. Jingoli,Jr., violated 2 U.S.C. § 441a(a). 3. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis as recommended in the General Counsel's Report dated July 28, 2003; subject to revision by inserting the following sentence, where appropriate: The costs that an individual incurs in attending a campaign fundraising event merely as a contributor do not constitute in-kind contributions to the campaign and do not count againstthe individual's $1000 volunteer travelexemption under 2 U.S.C. § 431(8)(B)(iv) 4. Enter into pre-probable cause with Joseph R. Jingoli, Jr. and proceed as outlined pursuant to the meeting discussion. 5. Approve the conciliation agreement, as recommended in the General Counsel's Report dated July 28, 2003; ;..........REDACTED........... 6. Approve the appropriate letters.
Decided by vote 5-1 to: (1) Find RTB that the Gormley for Senate Primary Election Fund and Alan C. Staller, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 434(b), 441a(f), and 441b. (2) Take no action at this time regarding Trump Hotel and Casino Resorts, Inc., and Messrs, Donald J. Trump, Fred Buro, Mark Brown, and Lawrence Mullin, as officers. (3) Find RTB that Donald J. Trump violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A). (4) Find RTB that Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a). (5) Find RTB that Atlantic City Showboat, Inc. and Herbert Wolfe, as an officer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a). (6) Find RTB that Marina Associates and David Jonas, as an officer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a). (7) Find no RTB that Howard Jonas violated any provision of the Act and close the file regarding this respondent. (8) Find RTB that Mirage Casino Resorts, Inc., and Steve Wynn, as an officer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a). (9) Take no action at this time regarding Mark Juliano. (10) Take no action at this time regarding Richard "Skip" Bronson. (11) Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the General Counsel Report dated September 27, 2001. (12) Approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in the General Counsel Report dated September 27, 2001.