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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #5752

Environment 2004

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Environment2004, Inc. (FKA Environment2004 (527); Christensen, Aimee; Environment2004 Action Fund; Environment2004 Inc PAC

COMPLAINANT: Bush-Cheney '04, Inc.

SUBJECT: Disbursements; Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 5-0 to take the following actions in MUR 5752: 1. Accept the conciliation agreement with Environment2004, Inc. and Environment2004 Action Fund, as recommended in the General Counsel's Report #3 dated March 16, 2007. 2. Take no further action with respect to the Environment2004, Inc. PAC and Aimee Christensen, in her official capacity as treasurer, and approve the factual and legal analysis, as recommended in the General Counsel's Report #3 dated March 16, 2007. 3. Approve the appropriate letters. 4. Close the file.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR 5752: 1. .......... REDACTED .......... 2. Approve the factual and legal analysis, as recommended in the General Counsel's Memorandum dated August 1, 2006.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MURs 5403, 5440, 5427 and 5466: In MUR 5403: 1. Sever the Leadership Forum and open a new MUR. 2. .......... REDACTED .......... 3. .......... REDACTED .......... 4. Sever Environment 2004 (527) and Environment 2004 PAC and Aimee Christensen, as Treasurer, and open a new MUR. 5. Sever League of Conservation Voters 527; League of Conservation Voters Action Fund and Barbara Gonzalez-McIntosh, as Treasurer, and open a new MUR. 6. Sever MoveOn Pac and Wesley Boyd, as Treasurer, and MoveOn.org Voter Fund and open a new MUR. 7. .......... REDACTED .......... 8. .......... REDACTED ..........
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to find reason to believe that MoveOn PAC and Wesley Boyd, as Treasurer, MoveOn Voter Fund, ..........REDACTED ........... Environment 2004 PAC and Miranda Anderson, as Treasurer, Environment 2004 527, League of Conservation Voters Action Fund and Gwendolyn M. Sommer, as Treasurer; League of Conservation Voters 527; .......... REDACTED .......... violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 434, 441a(f), 441b(a) and 11 CFR §§ 102.5, 104.10, 106.1 and 106.6 by failing to attribute and report expenses between multiple federal candidates, by failing to allocate and report shared administrative and fundraising activities and by using prohibited funds to pay for the federal share of those expenses, which may have resulted in prohibited and excessive contributions.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to approve (a) the appropriate factual and legal analyses for MoveOn PAC and Wesley Boyd, as Treasurer, MoveOn Voter Fund, .......... REDACATED .......... Environment 2004 PAC and Miranda Anderson, as Treasurer, Environment 2004 527, League of Conservation Voters Action Fund and Gwendolyn M. Sommer, as Treasurer; League of Conservation Voters 527; ..........REDACTED .......... (b) ..........REDACTED.......... (c) Approve the appropriate letters.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
Conciliation: Pre Probable Cause $16,000.00 Environment2004 Action Fund 2 U.S.C. §433
2 U.S.C. §434
2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
Environment2004, Inc. (FKA Environment2004 (527) 2 U.S.C. §433
2 U.S.C. §434
2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
2 U.S.C. §441b(a)
Reason to Believe Finding/No Further Action Christensen, Aimee 2 U.S.C. §434
2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
2 U.S.C. §441b(a)
Environment2004 Inc PAC 2 U.S.C. §434
2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
2 U.S.C. §441b(a)

Documents

Type Date Document
Conciliation and Settlement Agreements 03/29/2007 Environment2004, Inc.; Environment2004 Action Fund; Environment2004, Inc. PAC and Aimee Christensen, in her official capacity as treasurer 982 KB
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 12/17/2004 Designation of Counsel from Environment2004 Action Fund 72 KB
06/07/2004 Response from Environment 2004, Inc. 158 KB
03/31/2004 Complaint 2 MB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 03/29/2007 Notification to Bush-Cheney '04 Inc. 91 KB
03/29/2007 Notification to Republican National Committee 86 KB
03/16/2007 General Counsel's Report #3 119 KB
08/09/2006 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Enviornment2004, Inc. and Environment2004 Action Fund 1 MB
06/14/2006 Notification to Environment2004, Inc. and Environment2004, Inc. PAC 38 KB
05/22/2006 527 MURs - Leadership Forum, Environemnt '04, LCV, MoveOn.org 113 KB
10/20/2004 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Environment 2004 PAC, and Miranda Anderson as Treasurer; Environment 2004 527 339 KB
Certifications 03/23/2007 Environment2004, Inc.; Environment2004 Action Fund; Environment2004, Inc. PAC and Aimee Christensen, in her official capacity as treasurer 53 KB
08/04/2006 Environment2004 Inc. 36 KB
05/25/2006 527 MURs - Leadership Forum, Enviornment '04, LCV, MoveOn.org 63 KB
09/28/2004 MoveOn PAC and Wesley Boyd, as Treasurer; MoveOn Voter Fund; Environment 2004 PAC and Miranda Anderson, as Treasurer; Environment 2004 527; League of Conservation Voters Action Fund and Gwendolyn M. Sommer, as Treasurer; League of Conservation Voters 527; Leadership Forum 100 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Environment2004, Inc. (FKA Environment2004 (527)
Previous respondent Christensen, Aimee
Environment2004 Action Fund
Environment2004 Inc PAC
Complainant Bush-Cheney '04, Inc.
Respondent's counsel Sandstrom, Karl J., Esq.
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