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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #5910

AMERICANS FOR JOB SECURITY

Summary

RESPONDENT: Americans for Job Security, Inc

COMPLAINANTS: MacCleery, Laura; Lincoln, Taylor; Holman, Craig

SUBJECT: Contributions-Prohibited; Contributions-Excessive; Disclaimer; Express Advocacy; Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission failed by a vote of 3 - 3 to. a. Find reason to believe that Americans for Job Security violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 433, 434, 441b,441a(f) and 441d by failing to register as a political committee with the Commission, by failing to report contributions and expenditures, by knowingly accepting prohibited contributions and contributions in excess of $5,000 and by failing to include proper disclaimers on its public political advertising. b. Find reason to believe that Americans for Job Security violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 441b and 441d by making expenditures for express advocacy communications and by failing to include proper disclaimers on them. c. Take no action at this time as to Michael Dubke and Fred Maas. d. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis e. Authorize the use of compulsory process with respect to all respondents and witnesses, including the issuance of appropriate interrogatories, document subpoenas, and deposition subpoenas, as necessary. f. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4 - 2 to take no further action.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6 - 0 to close the file and send the appropriate letters.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
Dismissed-Other Americans for Job Security, Inc

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 08/15/2008 Response from Americans for Job Security 497 KB
06/29/2007 Response from Americans for Job Security 660 KB
05/25/2007 Response from Americans for Job Security 2 MB
05/04/2007 Grant of Extension of Time to Americans for Job Security 26 KB
04/26/2007 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Americans for Job Security 95 KB
04/11/2007 Complaint 4 MB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 03/16/2009 Notification to Americans for Job Security and Michael D. Dubke, President 42 KB
03/16/2009 Notification to Public Citizen's Congress Watch 49 KB
02/06/2008 First General Counsel's Report 1 MB
Certifications 02/25/2009 Americans for Job Security, Inc. et al. 61 KB
Statement of Reasons 04/27/2009 Vice Chairman Matthew S. Petersen and Commissioners Caroline C. Hunter and Donald F. McGahn 1 MB
04/23/2009 Chairman Steven T. Walther and Commissioners Cynthia L. Bauerly and Ellen L. Weintraub 924 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Americans for Job Security, Inc
Complainant Holman, Craig
Lincoln, Taylor
MacCleery, Laura
Respondent's counsel Brown, Eric, Esq.
Ginsberg, Benjamin L., Esq.
McGinley, William J., Esq.
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