MUR #5384

RESPONDENTS: Never Stop Dreaming, Inc.; Dugatkin , Blanchi (AKA Jade Newhart); Dugatkin , William (AKA Bill Baulding)

COMPLAINANTS: Gephardt for President, Inc.; Bauer, Robert F., Esq.

SUBJECT: Fraudulent misrepresentation; Solicitation

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6 - 0 to take following actions in MUR 5384: 1. Close the file in MUR 5384. 2. Approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in the General Counsel's Report #4 dated February 24, 2006.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5 - 0 to take the following actions in MUR 5384:1.........................REDACTED.......................................2. Take no further action with respect to Never Stop Dreaming, Inc.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MURs 5384 and 5385:1. Find reason to believe that Never Stop Dreaming, Inc., Jade Newhart, and Bill Baulding violated 2 U.S.C. § 441h(b) by knowingly and willfully participating in, or conspiring to participate in, a plan, scheme or design to engage in fraudulent solicitation.2. Find reason to believe that Groundswell Voters PAC, Jonathan Mosier, and Jerome Dewald knowingly and willfully violated 2 U.S.C. § 441h(b) and refer the matter to the Michigan Department of Attorney General.3.Find reason to believe that Groundswell Voters PAC, Jonathan Mosier, and Jerome Dewald knowingly and willfully violated 2 U.S.C. § 438(a)(4) and refer the matter to the Michigan Department of Attorney General.4.Find reason to believe that Groundswell Voters PAC violated 2 U..S.C. §§ 433 and 434 by failing to register as a political committee and report its contributions and expenditures to the Commission, but take no further action.5. Approve the appropriate Factual and Legal Analyses.6............................REDACTED...................................7.Approve the appropriate letters.