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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #6946

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, ETAL

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Democratic National Committee; Lokesh, Nara; Obama, Barack; Tobias , Andrew

COMPLAINANT: Madavaram, Nagender

SUBJECT: Contributions-Prohibited

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to take the following actions in MUR 6946: 1. Find no reason to believe that the Democratic National Committee violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121(a). 2. Find no reason to believe that President Barack Obama violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121(a). 3. Find no reason to believe that Nara Lokesh violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121(a). 4. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel's Report dated December 10, 2015, subject to the edits last circulated via email by the office of Commissioner Weintraub on February 5, 2016 at 10:26 a.m. 5. Approve the appropriate letters. 6. Close the file.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No Reason to Believe Democratic National Committee 52 U.S.C. §30121(a)
Obama, Barack 52 U.S.C. §30121(a)
Lokesh, Nara 52 U.S.C. §30121(a)
Tobias , Andrew 52 U.S.C. §30121(a)

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 09/25/2015 Response from President Barack Obama 40 KB
09/08/2015 Response from Nara Lokesh 106 KB
08/20/2015 Response from DNC Services Corporation/Democratic National Committee and Andrew Tobias, in his official capacity as Treasurer 88 KB
08/07/2015 Grant of Extension of Time to to Nara Lokesh 21 KB
07/31/2015 Designation of Counsel from Nara Lokesh 120 KB
07/08/2015 Request for Extension of Time from Democratic National Committee and Andrew Tobias in his official capacity as Treasurer 33 KB
06/17/2015 Complaint 628 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 03/01/2016 Notification with Factrual and Legal Analysis to President Barack Obama 198 KB
03/01/2016 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Nara Lokesh 198 KB
03/01/2016 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Democratic National Committee and Andrew Tobias in his official capacity as treasurer 201 KB
03/01/2016 Notification to Nagender Madavaram 199 KB
12/10/2015 First General Counsel's Report 206 KB
Certifications 02/22/2016 Democratic National Committee; President Barack Obama; Nara Lokesh 36 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Democratic National Committee
Previous respondent Lokesh, Nara
Obama, Barack
Tobias , Andrew
Complainant Madavaram, Nagender
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