MUR #7197
GREITENS FOR MISSOURISummary
RESPONDENTS: Greitens for Missouri (a state committee); Greitens, Eric R.; Stuerman, Jeff
COMPLAINANT: Brinkley, Crystal
SUBJECT: Disclaimer; Reporting; Soft Money
DISPOSITION: The Commission failed by a vote of 2-3 to:
a. Find reason to believe that Eric Greitens violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125(f).
b. Find reason to believe that Greitens for Missouri and Jeff Stuerman, Treasurer, violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125(f).
c. Find reason to believe that Greitens for Missouri and Jeff Stuerman, Treasurer, violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(c) and (g) by failing to report independent expenditures.
d. Find reason to believe that Greitens for Missouri and Jeff Stuerman, Treasurer, violated 52 U.S.C. § 30120 by failing to use the proper disclaimer on a public communication.
e. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated August 17, 2017.
f. Authorize the use of compulsory process, as necessary.
g. Approve the appropriate letter.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-2 to:
a. Dismiss the allegation that Eric Greitens violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125 pursuant to the Commission’s prosecutorial discretion under Heckler v. Chaney, 470 U.S. 821 (1985).
b. Dismiss the allegation that Greitens for Missouri and Jeff Stuerman, Treasurer, violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125 pursuant to the Commission’s prosecutorial discretion under Heckler v. Chaney, 470 U.S. 821 (1985).
c. Dismiss the allegation that Greitens for Missouri and Jeff Stuerman, Treasurer, violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(c) and (g) by failing to report independent expenditures pursuant to the Commission’s prosecutorial discretion under Heckler v. Chaney, 470 U.S. 821 (1985).
d. Dismiss the allegation that Greitens for Missouri and Jeff Stuerman, Treasurer, violated 52 U.S.C. § 30120 by failing to use the proper disclaimer on a public communication per the Commission’s prosecutorial discretion under Heckler v. Chaney, 470 U.S. 821 (1985).
e. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis proposed by the Office of General Counsel in the First General Counsel’s Report dated August 17, 2017, as last edited and distributed by Commissioner Hunter’s Office on February 8, 2018 at 11:58 a.m. and
i. On page 1 line 27 beginning with the word “Because”, strike all the way through page 2 line 1.
ii. On page 2 line 2, the sentence that begins with the word “it”, “it” is going to be capitalized.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-0 to:
a. Close the file.
b. Send the appropriate letters.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Case Activated | Stuerman, Jeff |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(c), (g)
52 U.S.C. §30120 52 U.S.C. §30125 |
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Greitens, Eric R. | 52 U.S.C. §30125 | ||
Greitens for Missouri (a state committee) |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(c), (g)
52 U.S.C. §30120 52 U.S.C. §30125 |
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Case Activation | Stuerman, Jeff |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(c), (g)
52 U.S.C. §30120 52 U.S.C. §30125 |
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Greitens, Eric R. | 52 U.S.C. §30125 | ||
Greitens for Missouri (a state committee) |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(c), (g)
52 U.S.C. §30120 52 U.S.C. §30125 |
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Dismissed-Other | Stuerman, Jeff |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(c), (g)
52 U.S.C. §30120 52 U.S.C. §30125 |
|
Greitens for Missouri (a state committee) |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(c), (g)
52 U.S.C. §30120 52 U.S.C. §30125 |
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Greitens, Eric R. | 52 U.S.C. §30125 | ||
First General Counsel Report | Greitens for Missouri (a state committee) |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(c), (g)
52 U.S.C. §30120 52 U.S.C. §30125 |
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Greitens, Eric R. | 52 U.S.C. §30125 | ||
Stuerman, Jeff |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(c), (g)
52 U.S.C. §30120 52 U.S.C. §30125 |
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Received | Brinkley, Crystal | ||
Request for Extension of Time Approved | Greitens for Missouri (a state committee) |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(c), (g)
52 U.S.C. §30120 52 U.S.C. §30125 |
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Greitens, Eric R. | 52 U.S.C. §30125 | ||
Stuerman, Jeff |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(c), (g)
52 U.S.C. §30120 52 U.S.C. §30125 |
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Request for Extension of Time Received | Greitens, Eric R. | 52 U.S.C. §30125 | |
Stuerman, Jeff |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(c), (g)
52 U.S.C. §30120 52 U.S.C. §30125 |
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Greitens for Missouri (a state committee) |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(c), (g)
52 U.S.C. §30120 52 U.S.C. §30125 |
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Response Received | Stuerman, Jeff |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(c), (g)
52 U.S.C. §30120 52 U.S.C. §30125 |
|
Greitens for Missouri (a state committee) |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(c), (g)
52 U.S.C. §30120 52 U.S.C. §30125 |
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Greitens, Eric R. | 52 U.S.C. §30125 |
Documents
Type | Date | Document |
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Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time | 01/06/2017 | Response from Governor-Elect Eric Greitens, Greitens for Missouri and Jeff Stuerman, treasurer 180 KB |
12/02/2016 | Grant of Extension of Time to Eric Greitens, Greitens for MIssouri and Jeff Stuerman, Treasurer 25 KB | |
11/29/2016 | Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Eric Greitens, Greitens for Missouri and Jeff Stuerman, Treasurer 109 KB | |
11/18/2016 | Notification of Complain to Greitens for Missouri and Jeff Stuerman, treasurer 79 KB | |
11/18/2016 | Notification of Complaint to Eric Greitens 76 KB | |
11/02/2016 | Complaint 120 KB | |
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses | 02/15/2018 | Notification to Eric Greitens, Greitens for Missouri and Jeff Stuerman, Treasurer 43 KB |
02/15/2018 | Notification to Crystal Brinkley 44 KB | |
08/17/2017 | First General Counsel's Report 1 MB | |
Certifications | 02/08/2018 | Eric Greitens; Greitens for Missouri and Jeff Stuerman, Treasurer 81 KB |
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Greitens for Missouri (a state committee) |
Previous respondent | Greitens, Eric R. |
Stuerman, Jeff | |
Complainant | Brinkley, Crystal |