MUR #5197

RESPONDENTS: Fannie Mae; Huckaby, J. Stanley; Retzer, Michael L.; 1997 Republican Senate-House Dinner Committee; 1998 Republican House-Senate Dinner Committee; 1999 Republican Senate-House Dinner Committee; 2000 Republican House-Senate Dinner Committee; Anderson (f/k/a Singleton), Donna M.; Barksdale, Trudy Matthes; Bonham, James J.; DCCCC - Building Fund #1; DNC - Building Fund; DNC Services Corporation/Democratic National Committee; DSCC Non-Federal Building Fund; Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Expenditures; Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"); Grossman, Andrew; Jordan, James M.; National Republican Congressional Committee; National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC); National Republican Senatorial Committee - Non Federal; National Republican Senatorial Committee Building Fund; RNC Committee to Preserve the Dwight D. Eisenhower National Republican Center; Republican National Committee (RNC); Republican National State Elections; Tobias , Andrew; Ward, Christopher J.; Wolfson, Howard

COMPLAINANT: Berthoud, John

SUBJECT: Contributions-Corporations

DISPOSITION: Decided by vote 4-0 to 1. Accept the conciliation agreement with the Federal National Mortgage Association, as recommended in the GC Report #2 dated January 29, 2004. 2. Take no further action against the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and send a letter of admonishment. 3. Take no further action against the National Republican Congressional Committee. 4. Accept the conciliation agreement with the National Republican Senatorial Committee, as recommended in the GC Report #2 dated January 29, 2004. 5. Accept the conciliation agreement with the Republican National Committee, as recommended in the GC Report #2 dated January 29, 2004. 6. Approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in the GC Report #2 dated January 29, 2004. 7. Close the file. Commissioners Mason, McDonald, Smith, and Thomas voted affirmatively for the decision. Commissioner Toner recused himself with respect to this matter and did not vote.
Decided by vote 4-0 to 1. Find RTB that the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a). 2. Find RTB that the Federal National Mortgage Association violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a). 3. Find RTB that the National Republican Congressional Committee and Christopher J. Ward, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a). 4. Find RTB that the National Republican Senatorial Committee and Stan Huckaby, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a). 5. Find RTB that the Republican National Committee and Michael L. Retzer, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a) and 11 CFR 104.8(e). 6. Find no RTB that the 1997 Republican Senate-House Dinner Committee and Trudy Matthes Barksdale, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a) and close the file as to them. 7. Find no RTB that the 1998 Republican House-Senate Dinner Committee and Trudy Matthes Barksdale, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a) and close the file as to them. 8. Find no RTB that the 1999 Republican Senate-House Dinner Committee and Christopher J. Ward, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a) and close the file as to them. 9. Find no RTB that the 2000 Republican House-Senate Dinner Committee and Christopher J. Ward, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a) and close the file as to them. 10. Find no RTB that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and James J. Bonham, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a) and close the file as to them. 11. Find no RTB that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Andrew Grossman, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a) and close the file as to them. 12. Find no RTB that the DNC Services Corporation/Democratic National Committee and Andrew Tobias, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b(a) and close the file as to them. 13. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the GC Report dated May 21, 2003. 14. Enter into conciliation with the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation prior to a finding of PCTB. 15. Enter into conciliation with the Federal National Mortgage Association prior to a finding of PCTB. 16. Enter into conciliation with the National Republican Congressional Committee and Christopher J. Ward, as treasurer, prior to a finding of PCTB. 17. Enter into conciliation with the National Republican Senatorial Committee and Stan Huckaby, as treasurer, prior to a finding of PCTB. 18. Enter into conciliation with the Republican National Committee and Michael L. Retzer, as treasurer, prior to a finding of PCTB. 19. Approve the Conciliation Agreements, as recommended in the GC Report dated May 21, 2003. 20. Approve the appropriate letters. Commissioners Mason, McDonald, Smith, and Thomas voted affirmatively for the decision. Commissioner Toner recused himself with respect to this matter; he was not present and did not vote. Commissioner Weintraub recused herself with respect to this matter; she was not present and did not vote.