MUR #6589R
AMERICAN ACTION NETWORK, INC.Summary
RESPONDENTS: American Action Network Inc; Fenjiro, Stephanie
COMPLAINANTS: Sloan, Melanie; Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
SUBJECT: Committees-Political; Reporting
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to take the following actions in MUR 6589R:
1. Close the file.
2. Send the appropriate letter.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to take the following actions in MUR 6589R:
1. Close the file.
2. Issue appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-0 to:
a. Find reason to believe respondent American Action Network violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102, 30103, and 30104.
b. Release the relevant DVS tally vote records, including:
i. The tally vote on whether to find reason to believe that American Action Network violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102, 30103, and 30104 due April 19, 2018, in which Chair Hunter and Commissioner Petersen voted to find reason to believe and Commissioner Walther voted to find reason to believe (subject to approval of the Office of General Counsel’s proposed Factual and Legal Analysis), approve compulsory process, and send the appropriate letters; and Vice Chair Weintraub abstained.
ii. The tally vote on whether to certify the reason to believe vote due April 23, 2018, in which Chair Hunter and Commissioner Petersen voted to certify the vote of April 19, 2018, Vice Chair Weintraub objected defensively, and Commissioner Walther did not vote.
iii. The tally vote due April 19, 2018, to include discussion of MUR 6589R (American Action Network) among the Commission’s agenda items for the Executive Session to be held on April 19, 2018, in which Vice Chair Weintraub objected.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-1 to:
a. Close the file.
b. Send the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-0 to:
a. Find reason to believe that American Action Network violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102, 30103, and 30104.
b. Authorize the use of compulsory process.
c. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis emailed by the Office of General Counsel on April 17, 2018 at 10:20 a.m., as amended by replacing the phrase “cabining their message’s timing” with “cabining the message’s timeframe” on page 14.
d. Send the appropriate letter.
The Commission failed by a vote of 2-1 to:
a. Find reason to believe respondent American Action Network violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102, 30103, and 30104.
b. Release the relevant DVS tally vote records, including:
i. The tally vote on whether to find reason to believe that American Action Network violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102, 30103, and 30104 due April 19, 2018, in which Chair Hunter and Commissioner Petersen voted to find reason to believe and Commissioner Walther voted to find reason to believe (subject to approval of the Office of General Counsel’s proposed Factual and Legal Analysis), approve compulsory process, and send the appropriate letters; and Vice Chair Weintraub abstained.
ii. The tally vote on whether to certify the reason to believe vote due April 23, 2018, in which Chair Hunter and Commissioner Petersen voted to certify the vote of April 19, 2018, Vice Chair Weintraub objected defensively, and Commissioner Walther did not vote.
iii. The tally vote due April 19, 2018, to include discussion of MUR 6589R (American Action Network) among the Commission’s agenda items for the Executive Session to be held on April 19, 2018, in which Vice Chair Weintraub objected.
c. Release the certification without redaction.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
a. Find reason to believe that American Action Network violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102, 30103, and 30104.
b. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis as originally drafted by the Office of General Counsel.
c. Authorize the use of compulsory process.
d. Approve the appropriate letter.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to:
Close the file in MUR 6589R.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Dismissed-Other | Fenjiro, Stephanie |
52
U.S.C.
§30102
52 U.S.C. §30103 52 U.S.C. §30104 |
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American Action Network Inc |
52
U.S.C.
§30102
52 U.S.C. §30103 52 U.S.C. §30104 |
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American Action Network Inc |
52
U.S.C.
§30102
52 U.S.C. §30103 52 U.S.C. §30104 |
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Fenjiro, Stephanie |
52
U.S.C.
§30102
52 U.S.C. §30103 52 U.S.C. §30104 |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | American Action Network Inc |
Previous respondent | Fenjiro, Stephanie |
Complainant | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington |
Sloan, Melanie | |
Respondent's counsel | Baran, Jan Witold, Esq. |