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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #6371

OUR COUNTRY DESREVES BETTER PAC-TEAPARTYEXPRESS.ORG, ET AL

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Our Country Deserves Better PAC-TEAPARTYEXPRESS.ORG; Friends of Christine O'Donnell; Moran, Matthew; O'Donnell, Christine; Presley, Betty

COMPLAINANT: Zehr, Brandis L.

SUBJECT: Contributions-Excessive

DISPOSITION: The Commission declined by a vote of 3-3 to take the following actions in MUR 6371: a. Find reason to believe that Our Country Deserves Better PAC -TeaPartyExpress.org and Betty Presley, in her official capacity as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 441a(a)(2) and 434(b) by making and failing to disclose excessive in-kind contributions in the form of coordinated expenditures. b. Find reason to believe that Christine O'Donnell violated 2 U.S.C. § 441a(f) by accepting excessive in-kind contributions in the form of coordinated expenditures. c. Find reason to believe that Friends of Christine O'Donnell and Matthew J. Moran, in his official capacity as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 434(b) and 441a(f) by accepting and failing to disclose in-kind contributions in the form of coordinated expenditures. d. Find no reason to believe that Our Country Deserves Better PAC -TeaPartyExpress.org and Betty Presley, in her official capacity as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 434(b), 441a(a)(2) or 441a(a)(8) by failing to report earmarked contributions and by making excessive contributions as a result of exercising direction or control over earmarked contributions.e. Find no reason to believe that Christine O'Donnell violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 441a(f) by accepting excessive in-kind contributions in the form of earmarked contributions.f. Find no reason to believe that Friends of Christine O'Donnell and Matthew J. Moran, in his official capacity as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 441a(f) or 434(b) by accepting or failing to disclose excessive in-kind contributions in the form of earmarked contributions.g. Authorize the use of compulsory process.h. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses as recommended in the First General Counsel's Report dated March 25, 2011. i. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to close the file.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
Dismissed-Other Our Country Deserves Better PAC-TEAPARTYEXPRESS.ORG
Presley, Betty
Friends of Christine O'Donnell
O'Donnell, Christine
Moran, Matthew

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 10/18/2010 Response and Designation of Counsel from Friends of Christine O'Donnell 114 KB
10/07/2010 Response and Designation of Counsel from Our Country Deserves Better PAC/TeaPartyExpress.org 147 KB
09/09/2010 Complaint 787 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 05/27/2011 Notification to Christine O'Donnell, Friends of Christine O'Donnell and Matthew J. Moran, in his official capacity as treasurer, Our Country Deserves Better PAC-TeaPartyExpress.org and Betty Presley, in her official capacity as treasurer 54 KB
05/27/2011 Notification to Delaware Republican Party 53 KB
03/25/2011 First General Counsel's Report 792 KB
Certifications 05/24/2011 Friends of Christine O'Donnell and Matthew J. Moran, in his official capacity as treasurer; Christine O'Donnell; Our Country Deserves Better PAC-TeaPartyExpress.org and Betty Presley, in her official capacity as treasurer 72 KB
Statement of Reasons 08/04/2011 Vice-Chair Caroline C. Hunter and Commissioners Donald F. McGahn II and Matthew S. Petersen 272 KB
06/27/2011 Chair Cynthia Cynthia L. Bauerly and Commissioners Steven T. Walther and Ellen L. Weintraub 235 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Our Country Deserves Better PAC-TEAPARTYEXPRESS.ORG
Previous respondent Friends of Christine O'Donnell
Moran, Matthew
O'Donnell, Christine
Presley, Betty
Complainant Zehr, Brandis L.
Respondent's counsel Mitchell, Cleta, Esq.
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