MUR #7280
Derek UtleySummary
RESPONDENTS: Utley, Derek; Unknown Owner of "Trump 2020" Facebook Page
COMPLAINANTS: Flynn, Karen Hobert; Common Cause
SUBJECT: Disclaimer; Reporting
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to:
a. Substitute the name Derek Utley in the place of “Unknown Owner of ‘Trump 2020’ Facebook Page”.
b. Take no further action as to the allegation that Derek Utley violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(4)(H)(iii) or (c) by failing to report independent expenditures.
c. Take no further action as to the allegation that Derek Utley violated 52 U.S.C. § 30120(a) by failing to include disclaimers on advertisements.
d. Approve the appropriate letters.
e. Close the file.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-2 to:
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The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to approve the Subpoena to Produce Documents and Order to Submit Written Answers to Facebook Inc., as recommended in the Memorandum from the Acting General Counsel dated July 15, 2019, subject to the edits to the subpoena most recently circulated by Chair Weintraub’s Office on July 22, 2019 and with the deletion of paragraph 6 in the definitions.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0, on an amended pre-meeting tally, to:
1. Find reason to believe that Unknown Respondent violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(4)(H)(iii) or (c).
2. Find reason to believe that Unknown Respondent violated 52 U.S.C. § 30120(a) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.11(a).
3. Authorize the use of compulsory process.
4. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated March 30, 2018.
5. Approve the appropriate letters.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
---|---|---|---|
Take No Further Action | Utley, Derek |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)(4)(H)(iii) or (c)
52 U.S.C. §30120 |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
---|---|
Primary respondent | Utley, Derek |
Previous respondent | Unknown Owner of "Trump 2020" Facebook Page |
Complainant | Common Cause |
Flynn, Karen Hobert | |
Respondent's counsel | political.law |