MUR #6838

RESPONDENTS: Aossey, Joseph; Unknown Respondent 6838

COMPLAINANT: Rush, Robert

SUBJECT: Disclaimer; Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to: 1. Substitute the name Joseph Aossey in the place of "Unknown Respondent" in the Commission's previous findings that the Commission had reason to believe that Unknown Respondent violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30104(c) and 30120(a). 2. Dismiss pursuant to Heckler v. Chaney, 470 U.S. 821 (1985), with a letter of caution, the allegations as to Joseph Aossey's violations of 52 U.S.C. §§ 30104(c), 30104(g), and 30120(a). 3. Approve an appropriate Factual and Legal Analysis to be circulated on an informational basis to the Commission. 4. Approve the appropriate letter. 5. Close the file.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR 6838: 1. Rescind the reason-to-believe finding that Unknown Respondent violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(g). 2. Take no action at this time as to whether the expenditures associated with the mailer required the disclosure on a 24-hour report under 52 U.S.C. § 30104(g).
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to: 1. Find reason to believe that Unknown Respondent violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30120(a), 30104(b) or (c), and 30104(g). 2. Authorize the use of compulsory process, as necessary. 3. Substitute the Factual and Legal Analysis as recommended in the First General Counsel's Report dated July 6, 2015 for the one circulated by Commissioner Weintraub's Office on November 18, 2015 at 6:52 P.M. 4. Approve the appropriate letters.