MUR #5835

RESPONDENTS: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Expenditures; Boswell for Congress; McGuire, Carl; Wolff, Brian L.

COMPLAINANT:

SUBJECT: Disclaimer

DISPOSITION: The Commission failed by a vote of 2-3 to: a) Find probable cause to believe that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Brian Wolff, in his official capacity as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. § 441d. b) Approve the proposed conciliation agreement, as recommended in General Counsel's Report #3 dated December 19, 2008. c) Approve the appropriate letter.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-2 to take no further action with respect to MUR 5835.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-0 to close the file in MUR 5835.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-0 to take the following actions in MUR 5835: 1. Substitute the names of Boswell for Congress and Carl McGuire, in his official capacity as treasurer, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Brian Wolff, in his official capacity as treasurer, in place of "unknown respondent, also known as the Unidentified Client of Quest Global Research, Inc." in the Commission's previous finding that there is reason to believe an unknown respondent violated 2 U.S.C. § 441d. 2. .......... REDACTED .......... 3. Admonish Boswell for Congress and Carl McGuire, in his official capacity as treasurer, for violating 2 U.S.C. § 441d, and, as a matter of prosecutorial discretion, take no further action and close the file with respect to this respondent.4. .......... REDACTED .......... 5. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the General Counsel's Report #2 dated December 11, 2007. 6.Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in Pre-MUR 436: 1. Open a MUR. 2. Find reason to believe that an unknown respondent, also known as the unidentified client of Quest Global Research, Inc., violated 2 U.S.C. § 441d. 3. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel's Report dated September 29, 2006. 4. Authorize the use of compulsory process. 5. Approve the appropriate letter.