MUR #6234

RESPONDENTS: Cenac, Arlen B.; Friends of Mary Landrieu INC; Marsiglia, Nancy; Beaudean, Roger; Breaux, Ena; Breaux, Travis; Cenac Towing Co., Inc.; Fakier, Kurt; Soudelier, Andrew; Soudelier, Renee

COMPLAINANTS: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington; Sloan, Melanie

SUBJECT: Contributions-Prohibited; Contributions-Limitations; Contributions-In the name of another; Knowing and Willful

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6 - 0 to take the following actions in MUR 6234: 1.Accept the conciliation agreement with Arlen B. Cenac, Jr. and Cenac Towing Co., LLC, as successor-in-interest to Cenac Towing Co., Inc., as recommended in the General Counsel's Memorandum dated August 6, 2012. 2.Take no further action as to Roger Beaudean, Travis Breaux, Ena Breaux, Kurt Fakier, Andrew Soudelier, and Renee Soudelier. . Approve the appropriate letters. 4.Close the file.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR 6234: 1. Substitute the names Arlen B. Cenac, Jr., Roger Beaudean, Travis Breaux, Ena Breaux, Kurt Fakier, Andrew Soudelier, and Renee Soudelier in the place of "Unknown Respondents" in the Commission's previous finding that there is reason to believe that "Unknown Respondents" violated 2 U.S.C. § 441f. 2. Substitute the name Arlen B. Cenac, Jr. in the place of "Unknown Respondents" in the Commission's previous finding that there is reason to believe that "Unknown Respondents" violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 441a(a)(1)(A), 441a(a)(3), 441b, and 441f. 3. Find reason to believe that Arlen B. Cenac, Jr.'s violations of 2 U.S.C. §§ 441a(a)(1)(A), 441a(a)(3), 441b, and 441f were knowing and willful. 4. Find reason to believe that Cenac Towing Co., LLC, as successor-in-interest to Cenac Towing, Inc. knowingly and willfully violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 441b and 441f. 5. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses as recommended in General Counsel's Report #2 dated December 7, 2011, subject to the edits pursuant to the meeting discussion. 6. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6 - 0 on an amended pre-meeting tally, to take the following actions in MUR 6234: 1.Dismiss the allegations that the Friends of Mary Landrieu, Inc. and Nancy Marsiglia, in her official capacity as treasurer, violated 11 CFR § 103.3(b)(1) or (2) and the related reporting requirements by disgorging the contributions at issue in this matter. 2.Find reason to believe that Unknown Respondents violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 441a(a)(1)(A), 441a(a)(3), 441b and 441f. 3.Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis for the Friends of Mary Landrieu, Inc. and Nancy Marsiglia, in her official capacity as treasurer, as recommended in the First General Counsel's Report dated April 29, 2010, subject to the revisions outlined in the General Counsel's Errata Memorandum dated May 11, 2010. 4.Authorize the use of compulsory process .5.Approve the appropriate letter.