MUR #6816

RESPONDENTS: The 60 Plus Association; American Future Fund; Americans for Job Security; Center to Protect Patients Rights, Inc a.k.a. American Encore; DeMaura, Stephen; Frederick, Amy; Greiner, Sandy; Noble, Sean

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

SUBJECT: Other; Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-1 to take the following actions in MUR 6816: 1. Accept the conciliation agreement with 60 Plus Association, Inc., as recommended in the Memorandum from the Acting Associate General Counsel for Enforcement dated June 22, 2016 and close the file as to them. 2. Close the file as to all remaining respondents including the Center to Protect Patient Rights, Inc., a.k.a. American Encore, Sean Noble, Amy Frederick, Sandy Greiner, and Stephen DeMaura. 3. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-1 to take the following actions in MUR 6816: 1. Accept the conciliation agreement, as recommended in the Memorandum from the Acting Associate General Counsel for Enforcement dated June 7, 2016. 2. Approve the appropriate letter. 3. Close the file as to American Future Fund.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-1 to take the following actions in MUR 6816: 1. Accept the conciliation agreement, as recommended in the Memorandum from the Acting Associate General Counsel for Enforcement dated June 7, 2016. 2. Approve the appropriate letter. 3. Close the file as to Americans for Job Security.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-1 to:a. Authorize conciliation with American Future Fund, The 60 Plus Association, Inc. and Americans for Job Security prior to a finding of probable cause to believe.b. Approve the conciliation agreements, as recommended in the Second General Counsel's Report dated February 12, 2016.c. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission 1. failed by a vote of 3-2 to: a. Enter into pre-probable cause conciliation with American Future Fund, Americans for Job Security, and The 60 Plus Association, Inc. b. Approve the three conciliation agreements as recommended in the Second General Counsel's Report dated February 12, 2016, ...REDACTED... c. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-2 to:a. Enter into pre-probable cause conciliation with American Future Fund, Americans for Job Security, and The 60 Plus Association, Inc. b. Approve the three conciliation agreements as recommended in the Second General Counsel's Report dated February 12, 2016, ...REDACTED... c. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission 1. Failed by a vote of 3-2 to: In MUR 6816 (American Future Fund, et al.), in accordance with the votes in MURs 6538 (AJS) and 6402 (AFF) to find reason to believe that Americans for Job Security and American Future Fund failed to register and report with the Commission as political committees and to seek an investigation, a. Find reason to believe that American Future Fund and Americans for Job Security violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104 (formerly 2 U.S.C. § 434) as political committees that failed to disclose the communications at issue in this matter in their disclosure reports. b. Find reason to believe that American Future Fund and Americans for Job Security violated 52 U.S.C. § 30120 (formerly 2 U.S.C. § 441d) by failing to provide the appropriate disclaimer on the communications at issue in this matter. c. Find reason to believe that the 60 Plus Association violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(c)(2)(C) and (f)(2) (formerly 2 U.S.C. § 434(c)(2)(C) and (f)(2)) and 11 C.F.R. § 109.10(e)(1)(vi) and 104.20(c)(9). d. Take no action at this time as to CPPR and Sean Noble. e. Authorize compulsory process. f. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission 2. Decided by a vote of 5-0 to: a. Find reason to believe that American Future Fund violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(c)(2)(C) and (f)(2) (formerly 2 U.S.C. § 434(c)(2)(C) and (f)(2)) and 11 C.F.R. §§ 104.20(c)(9) and 109.10(e)(1)(vi). b. Find reason to believe that Americans for Job Security violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(c)(2)(C) and (f)(2) (formerly 2 U.S.C. § 434(c)(2)(C) and (f)(2)) and 11 C.F.R. §§ 104.20(c)(9) and 109.10(e)(1)(vi). c. Find reason to believe that 60 Plus Association violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(c)(2)(C) and (f)(2) (formerly 2 U.S.C. § 434(c)(2)(C) and (f)(2)) and 11 C.F.R. §§ 104.20(c)(9) and 109.10(e)(1)(vi). d. Take no action at this time as to the Center to Protect Patient Rights, Inc. aka American Encore, and Sean Noble. e. Approve the Factual & Legal Analysis relating to American Future Fund circulated by Vice Chairman Petersen's Office on June 22, 2015, at 5:01 pm and incorporate the edits made in Section III at the table: i) ...REDACTED... ii) ...REDACTED... f. Authorize the Office of General Counsel to make conforming edits to the Factual & Legal Analyses relating to Americans for Job Security and 60 Plus Association, as well as any other technical and conforming edits. g. Authorize the use of compulsory process consistent with the discussion at the table. h. Approve the appropriate letters. i. Direct the Office of General Counsel to inform the Commission of any offer by the respondents to engage in pre-probable cause conciliation.