MUR #6207

RESPONDENTS: DeSaulnier for Congress; Copeland, Rita; DeSaulnier, Mark; Mark DeSaulnier for Senate 2012 (State-ID #1314309); Perkins, Shara J.

COMPLAINANT: Bezis, Jason Adrian

SUBJECT: Contributions-Prohibited; Contributions-Excessive; Disclaimer; Reporting; Soft Money

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR 6207: 1. Find no reason to believe that Rita Copeland, in her official capacity as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 441a or 441b by making or accepting excessive or prohibited contributions as a result of coordinated expenditures. 2. Close the file.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5 - 0 to take the following actions in MUR 6207:1. Dismiss the recommendation to find reason to believe that Mark DeSaulnier violated 2 U.S.C. § 441i(e)(1)(B) on the basis of prosecutorial discretion as outlined in Heckler v. Chaney, 470 U.S. 821 (1985). 2. Dismiss the recommendation to find reason to believe that Mark DeSaulnier and Mark DeSaulnier for Senate 2012 violated 2 U.S.C. § 441i(f)(1) on the basis of prosecutorial discretion as outlined in Heckler v. Chaney, 470 U.S. 821 (1985). 3. Find no reason to believe that DeSaulnier for Congress and Mark DeSaulnier for Senate 2012 violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 441a or 441b by making or accepting excessive or prohibited contributions as a result of coordinated expenditures. 4. Find no reason to believe that Mark DeSaulnier for Senate 2012 violated 2 U.S.C. § 441d. 5 Find no reason to believe that Shara Perkins, campaign manager for DeSaulnier for Congress, violated any provision of the Act or regulations and close the file as to this respondent. 6.Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel's Report dated March 16, 2010, subject to the appropriate revisions pursuant to the meeting discussion. Approve the appropriate letters.