MUR #6865
JOSE SUSUMO AZANO MATSURASummary
RESPONDENTS: Matsura, Jose Susumo Azano; Chase, Marc; Encinas, Ernesto; Haley, Nancy; Vargas for Congress (Juan-CA); Vargas, Juan
COMPLAINANT: Meade, Stephen
SUBJECT: Contributions-In the name of another; Foreign Nationals
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to take the following actions in MUR 6865:
1. Take no further actions as to Jose Susumo Azano Matsura.
2. Approve the appropriate letters.
3. Close the file.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to take the following actions in MUR 6865:
1. Find reason to believe that Jose Susumo Azano Matsura knowingly and willfully violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30121 and 30122.
2. Take no further action as to Marc Alan Chase and Ernesto Encinas.
3. Find no reason to believe Juan Vargas and Vargas for Congress and Nancy Haley in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30116(f) of the Act.
4. Approve the appropriate letters.
5. Close the file as to Marc Alan Chase, Ernesto Encinas, and Juan Vargas and Vargas for Congress and Nancy Haley in her official capacity as treasurer.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to hold MUR 6865 in abeyance pending the conclusion by verdict, guilty plea, or dismissal of the criminal case entitled United States v. Matsura, 3:14-cr-00388 (S.D. Cal.), as recommended in the Memorandum from the Acting General Counsel dated April 14, 2016.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to
a. Find reason to believe that Jose Susumo Azano Matsura knowingly and willfully violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30121(a)(1) and 30122, and 11 C.F.R. §§ 110.20(b)-(c), (f), and 110.4(b)(i).
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:
a. Find reason to believe that Jose Susumo Azano Matsura violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30121(a)(1) and 30122, and 11 C.F.R. §§ 110.20(b)-(c), (f), and 110.4(b)(i).
b. Approve the Legal and Factual Analysis as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated May 27, 2015, subject to the edits last circulated by Vice Chairman Petersen’s Office on August 10, 2015 at 1:36 P.M.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:
a. Find reason to believe that Marc Alan Chase knowingly and willfully violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30121(a)(2) and 30122, and 11 C.F.R. §§ 110.20(g)-(h) and 110.4(b)(ii)-(iii).
b. Find reason to believe that Ernesto Encinas knowingly and willfully violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30121(a)(2) and 30122, and 11 C.F.R. §§ 110.20(g)-(h) and 110.4(b)(iii).
c. Take no action at this time with respect to Juan Vargas and Vargas for Congress and Nancy Haley in her official capacity as treasurer.
d. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated May 27, 2015, subject to the edits last circulated by Vice Chairman Petersen’s Office on August 10, 2015 at 1:36 P.M.
e. Approve the use of compulsory process, as necessary.
f. Approve the appropriate letters.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Approved Recs. | Encinas, Ernesto |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(g)-(h) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(iii) |
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Matsura, Jose Susumo Azano |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(1)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(b)-(c), (f) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(i) |
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Chase, Marc |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(g)-(h) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(ii)-(iii) |
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Case Activated | Vargas for Congress (Juan-CA) | 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) | |
Chase, Marc |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(g)-(h) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(ii)-(iii) |
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Matsura, Jose Susumo Azano |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(1)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(b)-(c), (f) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(i) |
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Vargas, Juan | 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) | ||
Haley, Nancy | 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) | ||
Encinas, Ernesto |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(g)-(h) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(iii) |
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Valencia, Guadalupe | |||
Case Activation | Vargas, Juan | 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) | |
Matsura, Jose Susumo Azano |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(1)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(b)-(c), (f) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(i) |
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Vargas for Congress (Juan-CA) | 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) | ||
Chase, Marc |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(g)-(h) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(ii)-(iii) |
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Haley, Nancy | 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) | ||
Encinas, Ernesto |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(g)-(h) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(iii) |
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First General Counsel Report | Vargas, Juan | 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) | |
Vargas for Congress (Juan-CA) | 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) | ||
Encinas, Ernesto |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(g)-(h) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(iii) |
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Haley, Nancy | 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) | ||
Chase, Marc |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(g)-(h) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(ii)-(iii) |
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Matsura, Jose Susumo Azano |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(1)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(b)-(c), (f) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(i) |
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Investigative Activity | Matsura, Jose Susumo Azano |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(1)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(b)-(c), (f) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(i) |
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No RTB | Vargas for Congress (Juan-CA) | 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) | |
Vargas, Juan | 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) | ||
Haley, Nancy | 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) | ||
Received | Vargas for Congress (Juan-CA) | 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) | |
Vargas, Juan | 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) | ||
Matsura, Jose Susumo Azano |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(1)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(b)-(c), (f) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(i) |
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Chase, Marc |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(g)-(h) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(ii)-(iii) |
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Haley, Nancy | 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) | ||
Encinas, Ernesto |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(g)-(h) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(iii) |
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Meade, Stephen | |||
Response Received | Vargas for Congress (Juan-CA) | 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) | |
Haley, Nancy | 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) | ||
Vargas, Juan | 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) | ||
Matsura, Jose Susumo Azano |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(1)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(b)-(c), (f) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(i) |
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Haley, Nancy | 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) | ||
Vargas for Congress (Juan-CA) | 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) | ||
RTB Finding | Chase, Marc |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(g)-(h) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(ii)-(iii) |
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Matsura, Jose Susumo Azano |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(1)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(b)-(c), (f) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(i) |
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Encinas, Ernesto |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(g)-(h) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(iii) |
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Take No Further Action | Matsura, Jose Susumo Azano |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(1)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(b)-(c), (f) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(i) |
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Chase, Marc |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(g)-(h) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(ii)-(iii) |
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Encinas, Ernesto |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.20(g)-(h) 11 CFR 110.4(b)(iii) |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Matsura, Jose Susumo Azano |
Previous respondent | Chase, Marc |
Encinas, Ernesto | |
Haley, Nancy | |
Vargas for Congress (Juan-CA) | |
Vargas, Juan | |
Complainant | Meade, Stephen |