MUR #5171
BRANCH BANKING & TRUST (F/K/A FRANKLIN NATIONAL BANK)Summary
RESPONDENTS: Branch Banking & Trust Corporation (f/k/a Franklin National Bank); Dole, Robert; Dole/Kemp '96 Compliance Committee, Inc.; Dole/Kemp '96, Inc.
COMPLAINANT: Audit Division
SUBJECT: Contributions-Corporations; Expenditures-Exemptions; Presidential; Reporting
DISPOSITION: Decided by vote 6-0 to: (1) Approve the proposed conciliation agreement, as recommended in the General Counsel Report #3 dated September 14, 2001. (2) Close the file. (3) Approve the appropriate letter, as recommended in the General Counsel Report #3 dated September 14, 2001.
Decided by vote 6-0 to: (1) Approve the signed global settlement and release and conciliation agreement proposal submitted by Senator Robert J. Dole and his authorized committees, as recommended in the General Counsel Memorandum dated August 31, 2001. (2) Close the file on MURs 4382, 4401, 4670, 5098, 5099, and 5170. (3) Close the file with respect to Dole for President, Inc., Dole/Kemp '96, Inc., and Dole/Kemp '96 Compliance Committee, Inc. in MUR 5171. (4) Decline to open a MUR on Audit Referral #01-04, take no action, and close the file. (5) Approve the appropriate letter, as recommended in the General Counsel Memorandum dated August 31, 2001.
Decided by vote 6-0 to: ....REDACTED.... Find RTB that Dole for President, Inc., and its treasurer, Robert J. Dole violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(b)(1)(A) and 26 U.S.C. 9035(a) by spending $53,094 in excess of the Iowa spending limitation, but take no further action. ............... REDACTED ................. Find RTB that Dole/Kemp '96, Inc., and its treasurer, Robert J. Dole violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(e), 441b, 441e, and 26 U.S.C. 9003(b) in accepting $487,033.10 in contributions from the press, but take no further action. ............... REDACTED ...............
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Conciliation-PPC | $22,000.00 | Branch Banking & Trust Corporation (f/k/a Franklin National Bank) | 2 U.S.C. §441b(a) |
Conciliation-PPC | Dole, Robert |
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U.S.C.
§434(b)
2 U.S.C. §441a(a)(1)(A) 2 U.S.C. §441a(b)(a)(B) 2 U.S.C. §441a(e) 2 U.S.C. §441a(f) 2 U.S.C. §441b 2 U.S.C. §441b(a) 2 U.S.C. §441e 11 CFR 9003(b) |
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Dole/Kemp '96 Compliance Committee, Inc. | |||
Dole/Kemp '96, Inc. |
2
U.S.C.
§434(b)
2 U.S.C. §441a(b)(1)(B) 2 U.S.C. §441b 2 U.S.C. §441a(e) 2 U.S.C. §441a(f) 2 U.S.C. §441b 2 U.S.C. §441b(a) 2 U.S.C. §441e 11 CFR 9003(b) |
Documents
Type | Date | Document |
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Conciliation and Settlement Agreements | 09/27/2001 | Branch Banking & Trust Corporation 213 KB |
09/26/2001 | Dole for President, Inc.; Dole/Kemp '96, Inc.; Dole/Kemp '96 Compliance Committee, Inc. 187 KB | |
09/25/2001 | Global Settlement and Release 187 KB | |
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses | 12/06/2000 | First General Counsel's Report 1 MB |
Certifications | 09/19/2001 | Branch Banking & Trust Corporation 53 KB |
09/07/2001 | Global Settlement with Senator Robert J. Dole for President, Inc., Dole/Kemp '96, Inc. and Dole/Kemp '96 Compliance Committee, Inc. 75 KB | |
01/17/2001 | Dole for President, Inc., and Robert J. Dole, as treasurer; Dole/Kemp '96, Inc., and Robert J. Dole, as treasurer; Branch Banking & Trust Corporation 93 KB | |
Civil Penalties, Disgorgements, Other Payments and Letters of Compliance | 01/31/2002 | Dole Global Settlement 186 KB |
07/23/2001 | Branch Banking & Trust Company 38 KB |
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Branch Banking & Trust Corporation (f/k/a Franklin National Bank) |
Previous respondent | Dole, Robert |
Dole/Kemp '96 Compliance Committee, Inc. | |
Dole/Kemp '96, Inc. | |
Complainant | Audit Division |
Respondent's counsel | Gross, Kenneth A., Esq. |