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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #5027

NICHOLS & CERVANTES

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Nichols, Mark; Cervantes, Gregorio

COMPLAINANT:

SUBJECT: Contributions-In the name of another

DISPOSITION: Decided by vote 6-0 to: (1) Accept the Conciliation Agreement with Mark Nichols and close the file, as recommended in the General Counsel Report #4 dated November 27, 2000. (2) Approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in the General Counsel Report #4 dated November 27, 2000.
Decided by vote 6-0 to: (1) Approve the revised Conciliation Agreement with Mark Nichols, as recommended in the General Counsel Report #3 dated September 15, 2000. (2) Approve the appropriate letter, as recommended in the General Counsel Report #3 dated September 15, 2000.
Decided by vote 6-0 to: (1) Accept the conciliation agreement with Respondent, as recommended in the General Counsel Report dated August 16, 2000. (2) Close the file as to this respondent. (3) Approve the appropriate letter, as recommended in the General Counsel Report dated August 16, 2000.
Decided by vote 6-0 to: (1) Open a Matter Under Review. (2) Find RTB that Gregorio Cervantes and Mark Nichols knowingly and willfully violated 2 U.S.C. 441f. (3) Enter into conciliation with Gregorio Cervantes and Mark Nichols prior to a finding of PCTB. (4) Approve the Conciliation Agreements, as recommended in the General Counsel Memorandum dated June 6, 2000. (5) Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis and the appropriate letters, as recommended in the General Counsel Memorandum dated June 6, 2000.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
Conciliation: Pre Probable Cause $56,000.00 Nichols, Mark 2 U.S.C. §441f
Conciliation: Pre Probable Cause $26,000.00 Cervantes, Gregorio 2 U.S.C. §441f

Documents

Type Date Document
Conciliation and Settlement Agreements 12/11/2000 Mike Nichols 244 KB
09/05/2000 Gregorio Cervantes 217 KB
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 04/19/2000 Acknowledgement of Receipt of Complaint 49 KB
03/30/2000 Complaint 4 MB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 12/12/2000 Notification to Mark Nichols 64 KB
12/12/2000 Notification to U. S. Department of Justice 57 KB
11/28/2000 General Counsel's Report #4 73 KB
09/27/2000 Notification to Mark Nichols 43 KB
09/18/2000 General Counsel's Report #3 88 KB
09/06/2000 Notification to Gregorio Cervantes 68 KB
08/16/2000 General Counsel's Report 89 KB
08/01/2000 Response from Mark Nichols 91 KB
07/27/2000 Notification to Gregorio Cervantes 63 KB
06/27/2000 Notification to Mark Nichols 64 KB
06/14/2000 Notification to Mark Nichols 501 KB
06/06/2000 Pre-MUR 390 Gregorio Cervantes and Mark Nichols 490 KB
Certifications 11/30/2000 Mark Nichols 42 KB
09/22/2000 Mark Nichols 47 KB
08/23/2000 Gregorio Cervantes 43 KB
06/09/2000 Gregorio Cervantes; Mark Nichols 64 KB
Civil Penalties, Disgorgements, Other Payments and Letters of Compliance 02/24/2000 Stanley I. Greenberg 106 KB
02/24/2000 Stanley I. Greenberg 109 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Nichols, Mark
Previous respondent Cervantes, Gregorio
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