MUR #7139

RESPONDENTS: Maryland USA; Amie Hoeber for Congress; Epstein, Mark; Hoeber, Amie; Marston, Christopher M.; Riter, Joel

COMPLAINANTS: Delaney, John K.; Friends of John Delaney; McClain-Delaney, April

SUBJECT: Committees-PAC; Committees-Candidate; Contributions-Prohibited; Contributions-Excessive; Expenditures-Coordinated

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to take the following actions in MUR 7139: 1. Close the file. 2. Issue the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 2-4 to: a. Find reason to believe that Maryland USA and Joel Ritter in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30116(a) in connection with the republication of Amie Hoeber for Congress campaign materials. b. Find reason to believe that Amie Hoeber and Amie Hoeber for Congress and Chris Marston in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30116(f) in connection with coordinated communications with Maryland USA. c. Find reason to believe that Mark Epstein and Maryland USA and Joel Ritter in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30116(a) in connection with Mark Epstein’s coordination with Maryland USA. d. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated September 24, 2019, subject to the edits circulated by Commissioner Weintraub’s Office on January 25, 2021 at 6:20 p.m. e .Authorize the use of compulsory process, as necessary. f. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to: a. Find no reason to believe that Maryland USA and Joel Ritter in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30116(a) in connection with the republication of Amie Hoeber for Congress campaign materials. b. Find no reason to believe that Amie Hoeber and Amie Hoeber for Congress and Chris Marston in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30116(f) in connection with coordinated communications with Maryland USA. c. Find no reason to believe that Mark Epstein and Maryland USA and Joel Ritter in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30116(a) in connection with Mark Epstein’s coordination with Maryland USA. d. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses that will conform to those findings. e. Issue appropriate letters. f. Close the file.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to: a. Close the file. b. Issue appropriate letters.