MUR #5721

RESPONDENTS: Lockheed Martin Employees' Political Action Committee; Chaudet, Stephen E.

COMPLAINANT: Audit Division

SUBJECT: Disbursements; Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 5-0 to take the following actions in MUR 5721:1. Accept the conciliation agreement with the Lockheed Martin Employees? PAC and Stephen E. Chaudet, in his official capacity as Treasurer, as recommended in the General Counsel?s Report #2 dated July 12, 2006.2. .......... REDACTED ............ 3. Close the file in MUR 5721. 4. Approve the appropriate letter, as recommended in the General Counsel's Report #2 dated July 12, 2006.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in Audit Referral 05-10 and RAD Referral 06L-01:1.Open a MUR in Audit Referral 05-10 and RAD Referral 06L-01.2. ............. REDACTED ..............3. ........... REDACTED ............ 4.Find reason to believe that Lockheed Martin Employees' PAC and Stephen E. Chaudet, in his official capacity as Treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 432(c)(5); 434(b)(4), (6)(B)(v); and 11 CFR § 104.3(b).5.Reject Recommendation Number 5, as set forth in the General Counsel's Report dated March 1, 2006; and instead, find no reason to believe that Lockheed Martin Employees' PAC and Stephen E. Chaudet, in his official capacity as Treasurer, violated 11 CFR § 104.14(b)(1).6.Find reason to believe that Lockheed Martin Employees' PAC and Stephen E. Chaudet, in his official capacity as Treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. § 434(b)(2), (3); and 11 CFR § 104.3(a).7. .......... REDACTED ......... 8. .......... REDACTED ..........9. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the General Counsel's Report dated March 1, 2006; subject to revision of the Factual and Legal Analysis for Lockheed Martin Employees' PAC and Stephen E. Chaudet to reflect that an internal control weakness was identified, brought to the attention of the PAC, and the PAC failed to remedy the situation.10. Approve the appropriate letters.