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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #6746

AMERICANS IN CONTACT PAC

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Americans In Contact PAC; AIC Communications, LLC dba ccAdvertising; Free.Eats.com; Joseph, Gabriel S.

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

SUBJECT: Committees-Political; Contributions-National Bank; Contributions-Labor Unions; Contributions-Corporations; Expenditures-Limits

DISPOSITION: The Commission failed by a vote of 2-4 to: a. Find reason to believe that Americans in Contact PAC and Gabriel S. Joseph, III in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30118(b) and 30103(b).
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-2 to: a. Dismiss the allegation that Americans in Contact PAC and Gabriel S. Joseph, III in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30118(b) and 30103(b). b. Approve the appropriate Factual and Legal Analysis with the appropriate language dismissing the allegation.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to: a. Find reason to believe that Americans in Contact PAC and Gabriel S. Joseph, III in his individual and official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30120(a)(3) or 11 C.F.R. § 110.11(a)(3).
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to: a. Close the file. b. Send the appropriate letters.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
Dismissed-Other Americans In Contact PAC 52 U.S.C. §30103(b)
52 U.S.C. §30118(b)
Free.Eats.com 52 U.S.C. §30103(b)
52 U.S.C. §30118(b)
AIC Communications, LLC dba ccAdvertising 52 U.S.C. §30103(b)
52 U.S.C. §30118(b)
Joseph, Gabriel S. 52 U.S.C. §30103(b)
52 U.S.C. §30118(b)

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 10/18/2015 Addendum to Complaint 590 KB
10/03/2013 Response from Americans in Conact PAC and Gabriel Joseph III, in his official capacity as treasurer, FreeEats.com, Inc., and AIC Communications, LLC, dba ccAdvertising 261 KB
09/04/2013 Grant of Extension of Time to FreeEats.com Inc., dba ccAdvertising, Gabriel S. Joseph, and Americans in Contact PAC 29 KB
09/03/2013 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from FreeEats.com, Americans in Contact PAC and ccAdvertising 143 KB
08/01/2013 Complaint 1 MB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 04/19/2016 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Americans in Contact PAC and Gabriel Joseph, III in his official capacity as treasurer, Gabriel S. Joseph, III, and FreeEats.com, inc. d/b/a ccAdvertising 291 KB
04/19/2016 Notification to Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington 302 KB
03/23/2016 Factual and Legal Analysis 29 KB
05/15/2014 First General Counsel's Report 594 KB
Certifications 03/15/2016 Americans in Contact PAC and Gabriel S. Joseph III in his individual and official capacity as treasurer; FreeEats.com, Inc. d/b/a ccAdvertising 51 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Americans In Contact PAC
Previous respondent AIC Communications, LLC dba ccAdvertising
Free.Eats.com
Joseph, Gabriel S.
Complainant Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)
Sloan, Melanie
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