MUR #6823

RESPONDENTS: Mississippi Conservatives; Perry, Brian; Trustmark Bank; Walker, Harry

COMPLAINANTS: Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund; Martin, Jenny Beth

SUBJECT: Contributions-Prohibited; Loans; Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to take the following actions in MUR 6823: 1. Accept the signed conciliation agreement with Mississippi Conservatives and Brian Perry in his official capacity as treasurer, as recommended in the Memorandum from the Acting Associate General Counsel for Enforcement dated September 6, 2016. 2. Approve the appropriate letter. 3. Close the file.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR 6823: 1. Find no reason to believe that Trustmark National Bank violated 52 U.S.C. § 30118 (formerly 2 U.S.C. § 441b) by making a prohibited contribution by loan. 2. Find no reason to believe the allegation that Harry M. Walker violated 52 U.S.C. § 30118 (formerly 2 U.S.C. § 441b) by consenting to the making of a prohibited contribution. 3. Find no reason to believe that Mississippi Conservatives and Brian Perry in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30118(a) (formerly 2 U.S.C. § 441b(a)) by receiving a prohibited contribution from Trustmark. 4. Find reason to believe that Mississippi Conservatives and Brian Perry in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b) (formerly 2 U.S.C. § 434(b)) and 11 C.F.R. § 104.3(d)(1)(iv-v). 5. Approve the proposed Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the First General Counsel's Report dated December 3, 2014 .6. Enter into pre-probable cause conciliation with Mississippi Conservatives and Brian Perry in his official capacity as treasurer. 7. Approve the proposed conciliation agreement, as recommended in the First General Counsel's Report dated December 3, 2014. 8. Approve the appropriate letters.