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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #5998

JOHN MCCAIN 2008, INC.

Summary

RESPONDENTS: John McCain 2008, Inc.; McCain, John; Rothschild, (Lord) Jacob; Rothschild, Nathaniel Philip; Schmuckler, Joseph

COMPLAINANT: Fitton, Thomas J.

SUBJECT: Foreign Nationals

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to take the following actions in MUR 5998:1.Find no reason to believe that Senator John McCain, John McCain for President, and Joseph Schmuckler, in his official capacity as treasurer, violated the Act.2. Find no reason to believe that Lord Joseph Rothschild and Nathaniel Philip Rothschild violated the Act.3. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the General Counsel's Report dated September 8, 2008.4. Approve the appropriate letters.5. Close the file.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No Reason to Believe John McCain 2008, Inc.
McCain, John
Rothschild, (Lord) Jacob
Rothschild, Nathaniel Philip
Schmuckler, Joseph

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 05/20/2008 Response from Lord Jacob Rothschild 4 MB
05/15/2008 Response from Senator John McCain, John McCain 2008, Inc. and Joseph Schmuckler, Treasurer 1 MB
04/22/2008 Complaint 707 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 11/14/2008 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Nathaniel Rothschild 322 KB
11/14/2008 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Lord Jacob Rothschild 321 KB
11/14/2008 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to John McCain for President and Joseph Schmuckler, in his official capacity as treasurer, and Senator John McCain 336 KB
11/14/2008 Notification to Judicial Watch 911 KB
09/08/2008 First General Counsel's REport 390 KB
Certifications 11/06/2008 Senator John McCain; John McCain for President, and Joseph Schmuckler, in his official capacity as treasurer; Lord Jacob Rothschild; Nathaniel Philip Rothschild 34 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent John McCain 2008, Inc.
Previous respondent McCain, John
Rothschild, (Lord) Jacob
Rothschild, Nathaniel Philip
Schmuckler, Joseph
Complainant Fitton, Thomas J.
Respondent's counsel Potter, Trevor, Esq.
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