MUR #5187
MATTEL, INC.Summary
RESPONDENTS: Mattel, Inc.; AMS Consulting Services, LLC; Aminoff, Carol; Balestra, Jacqueline; Balestra, John; Becerra for Congress; Committee to Re-Elect Loretta Sanchez; Cuza, Fermin, Jr.; Cuza, Ines; DNC Services Corporation/Democratic National Committee; Durkee, Kinde; Friends of Barbara Boxer; Friends of Jane Harman; Friends of Lois Capps; Gephardt in Congress Committee; Gomez, Frank; Gordon, Michael; Green, Sheryl; Herrera, Robert J.; Keswani, Dilip; LAXMI Group, Inc.; Mattel, Inc. PAC; Menendez for Congress; Ohleyer, Michael; Orozco, Frank; Orozco, Tammy; Plascencia, Alida; Powdrell, David; Ram, Shankar N.; Scarinci, Donald; Schwartz, Alan; Schwartz, Ella; Schwartz, Kathleen; Stockton, Bryan; Tobias , Andrew; Tumbarello, John R.; Walker, Katherine; Willoughby, Anthony; Zwinak, Gloria
COMPLAINANT:
SUBJECT: Contributions-In the name of another; Contributions-Corporations; Non-federal
DISPOSITION: Decided by vote 6-0 to 1. Approve the conciliation agreements for a) Mattel, Inc., b) Fermin Cuza, and c) Alan Schwartz and AMS Consulting Services, as recommended in the GC Report #3 dated November 23, 2002. 2. Take no further action against Ines Cuza and Kathleen Wilcox, formerly Kathleen Schwartz. 3. Take no action against Jacqueline Balestra, John Balestra, Sheryl Green, Gloria Zwinak, Katherine Walker, Frank Gomez, Frank Orozco, Tammy Orozco, Anthony Willoughby, Carol Aminoff and Ella Schwartz and send letters of admonishment. 4. Take no action against Laxmi Group, Inc. and Mr. Shankar Ram; Friends of Jane Harman and Michael Gordon, Treasurer; and Dilip S. Keswani. 5. Approve the Proposed Press Release, as recommended in the GC Report #3 dated November 23, 2002. 6. Approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in the GC Report #3 dated November 23, 2002. 7. Close the file.
Decided by vote 4-0 to: (1) Find no RTB that Mattel, Inc., Fermin Cuza, AMS Consulting Services, LLC(aka Asset Management Systems, LLC), Alan Schwartz, Laxmi Group, Inc., Shankar Ram, or DNC Services Corporation/Democratic National Committee, Andrew Tobias, Treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441f with regard to non-federal contributions from Mattel, Inc., Laxmi Group, Inc. and AMS Consulting Services, LLC in 2000. .................... REDACTED .................... (9) Find no RTB that Gephardt-in-Congress Committee, and John R. Tumbarello, Treasurer; Menendez for Congress, and Donald Scarinci, Treasurer; Friends of Barbara Boxer, and Michael Ohleyer, Treasurer; Becerra for Congress, and Robert J. Herrera, Treasurer; Friends of Lois Capps, and David Powdrell, Treasurer; Committee to Re-Elect Loretta Sanchez, and Kinde Durkee, Treasurer, violated the Act with regard to this matter, and close the file as to these respondents. .................. REDACTED ............... (12) Find no RTB that Mattel, Inc. PAC, Bryan Stockton, Treasurer, or Alida Plascencia violated the Act with regard to this matter, and close the file as to these respondents. .................... REDACTED ...............
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Conciliation-PPC | $195,000.00 | AMS Consulting Services, LLC | 2 U.S.C. §441f |
Schwartz, Alan | 2 U.S.C. §441f | ||
Conciliation-PPC | $188,000.00 | Cuza, Fermin, Jr. |
2
U.S.C.
§441b(a)
2 U.S.C. §441f |
Conciliation-PPC | $94,000.00 | Mattel, Inc. |
2
U.S.C.
§441b(a)
2 U.S.C. §441f |
Dismissed-Other | Balestra, John | ||
Green, Sheryl | |||
Zwinak, Gloria | |||
Walker, Katherine | |||
Gomez, Frank | |||
Orozco, Frank | |||
Orozco, Tammy | |||
Willoughby, Anthony | |||
Aminoff, Carol | |||
Schwartz, Ella | |||
Gordon, Michael | |||
Balestra, Jacqueline | |||
LAXMI Group, Inc. | 2 U.S.C. §441f | ||
Friends of Jane Harman | |||
Keswani, Dilip | |||
No RTB | $9,000.00 | DNC Services Corporation/Democratic National Committee | 2 U.S.C. §441f |
No RTB | $5,000.00 | Committee to Re-Elect Loretta Sanchez | |
No RTB | Tobias , Andrew | 2 U.S.C. §441f | |
Gephardt in Congress Committee | |||
Tumbarello, John R. | |||
Menendez for Congress | |||
Scarinci, Donald | |||
Friends of Barbara Boxer | |||
Ohleyer, Michael | |||
Becerra for Congress | |||
Herrera, Robert J. | |||
Friends of Lois Capps | |||
Powdrell, David | |||
Durkee, Kinde | |||
Mattel, Inc. PAC | |||
Plascencia, Alida | |||
Stockton, Bryan |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Mattel, Inc. |
Previous respondent | AMS Consulting Services, LLC |
Aminoff, Carol | |
Balestra, Jacqueline | |
Balestra, John | |
Becerra for Congress | |
Committee to Re-Elect Loretta Sanchez | |
Cuza, Fermin, Jr. | |
Cuza, Ines | |
DNC Services Corporation/Democratic National Committee | |
Durkee, Kinde | |
Friends of Barbara Boxer | |
Friends of Jane Harman | |
Friends of Lois Capps | |
Gephardt in Congress Committee | |
Gomez, Frank | |
Gordon, Michael | |
Green, Sheryl | |
Herrera, Robert J. | |
Keswani, Dilip | |
LAXMI Group, Inc. | |
Mattel, Inc. PAC | |
Menendez for Congress | |
Ohleyer, Michael | |
Orozco, Frank | |
Orozco, Tammy | |
Plascencia, Alida | |
Powdrell, David | |
Ram, Shankar N. | |
Scarinci, Donald | |
Schwartz, Alan | |
Schwartz, Ella | |
Schwartz, Kathleen | |
Stockton, Bryan | |
Tobias , Andrew | |
Tumbarello, John R. | |
Walker, Katherine | |
Willoughby, Anthony | |
Zwinak, Gloria | |
Respondent's counsel | Corley, Judith L., Esq. |
Perkins Coie LLP | |
Scheper, David C., Esq. |