MUR #7106
MARIA CHAPPELLE-NADALSummary
RESPONDENTS: Chappelle-Nadal, Maria; Baringer, Donna; Buthod, Madeline; Chappelle-Nadal for Congress; Citizens for Maria Chappelle-Nadal; Ellison-Brown, Patty; Green, Deandress; Lenard, George; Spectrum Reach TM; Tsai, Sandy
COMPLAINANT: Clay, Michelle
SUBJECT: Reporting; Soft Money
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to take the following actions in MUR 7106:
1. Accept the conciliation agreement with Maria Chappelle-Nadal and Citizens for Maria Chappelle-Nadal and Deandress Green in her official capacity as treasurer, as recommended in the Memorandum to the Commission dated August 2, 2018.
2. Approve the appropriate letters.
3. Close the file.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to take the following actions in MURs 7106 and 7108:
MUR 7106
1. Find no reason to believe Chappelle-Nadal for Congress and George Lenard in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125(e)(1)(A) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.3(d).
2. Find no reason to believe Chappelle-Nadal for Congress and George Lenard in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b) and 11 C.F.R. § 104.13(a) in connection
with the television advertisements, newspaper advertisement, door hanger, and fund transfers.
3. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the Memorandum from Acting General Counsel dated March 26, 2018.
MUR 7108
1. Reopen MUR 7108.
2. Find no reason to believe Chappelle-Nadal for Congress and George Lenard in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30125(e)(1)(A) and 30104(b) and 11 C.F.R. § 104.3(a).
3. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the Memorandum from the Acting General Counsel dated March 26, 2018.
4. Close the file.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to:
1. Find reason to believe that Maria Chappelle-Nadal and Citizens for Maria Chappelle-Nadal and Neva Taylor in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125(e)(1)(B).
2. Dismiss the allegation that Citizens to Elect Gray and Angela Mosley in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125(f).
3. Dismiss the allegation that Chappelle-Nadal for Congress and George Lenard in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b) and 11 C.F.R. § 104.13(a) by failing to disclose the in-kind contribution of web services and send a cautionary letter.
4. Find no reason to believe that Spectrum Reach TM, Madeline Buthod, Patty Ellison-Brown, Donna Baringer, Sandy Tsai, Citizens to Elect Jay Mosley State Committee LLC and Angela D. Mosley in her official capacity as treasurer, or Linda Weaver violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125(e)(1)(A), (e)(1)(B), and (f) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.3(d).
5. Close the file as to Chappelle-Nadal for Congress and George Lenard in his official capacity as treasurer, Citizens to Elect Gray and Angela Mosley in her official capacity as treasurer, Spectrum Reach TM, Madeline Buthod, Patty Ellison-Brown, Donna Baringer, Sandy Tsai, Citizens to Elect Jay Mosley State Committee LLC, and Angela D. Mosley in her official capacity as treasurer, and Linda Weaver.
6. Close MUR 7108.
7. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated January 31, 2017.
8. ... REDACTED ...
9. ... REDACTED ...
10. Approve the appropriate letters.
Disposition
| Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conciliation: Pre Probable Cause | Green, Deandress | 52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(B) | |
| Chappelle-Nadal, Maria | 52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(B) | ||
| Citizens for Maria Chappelle-Nadal | 52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(B) | ||
| Dismiss with Caution | Lenard, George |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(A) 11 CFR 104.13(a) 11 CFR 110.3(d) |
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| Chappelle-Nadal for Congress |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(A) 11 CFR 104.13(a) 11 CFR 110.3(d) |
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| No Reason to Believe | Lenard, George |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(A) 11 CFR 104.13(a) 11 CFR 110.3(d) |
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| Chappelle-Nadal for Congress |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(A) 11 CFR 104.13(a) 11 CFR 110.3(d) |
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| Ellison-Brown, Patty |
52
U.S.C.
§30125(e)(1)(A), (e)(1)(B), and f
11 CFR 110.3(d) |
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| Buthod, Madeline |
52
U.S.C.
§30125(e)(1)(A), (e)(1)(B), and f
11 CFR 110.3(d) |
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| Baringer, Donna |
52
U.S.C.
§30125(e)(1)(A), (e)(1)(B), and f
11 CFR 110.3(d) |
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| Spectrum Reach TM |
52
U.S.C.
§30125(e)(1)(A), (e)(1)(B), and f
11 CFR 110.3(d) |
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| Tsai, Sandy |
52
U.S.C.
§30125(e)(1)(A), (e)(1)(B), and f
11 CFR 110.3(d) |
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| Reason to Believe Finding | Citizens for Maria Chappelle-Nadal | 52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(B) | |
| Chappelle-Nadal, Maria | 52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(B) |
Documents
Participants
| Relationship | Name |
|---|---|
| Primary respondent | Chappelle-Nadal, Maria |
| Previous respondent | Baringer, Donna |
| Buthod, Madeline | |
| Chappelle-Nadal for Congress | |
| Citizens for Maria Chappelle-Nadal | |
| Ellison-Brown, Patty | |
| Green, Deandress | |
| Lenard, George | |
| Spectrum Reach TM | |
| Tsai, Sandy | |
| Complainant | Clay, Michelle |