MUR #7284
AB PAC (f/k/a AMERICAN BRIDGE 21ST CENTURY)Summary
RESPONDENTS: AB PAC (f/k/a American Bridge 21st Century); American Bridge 21st Century Foundation; Cohen, Elizabeth; Correct the Record; Gray, Amy Wills; Mollineau, Rodell; Ready for Hillary PAC a.k.a. Ready PAC
COMPLAINANTS: Kerr, Andrew; Citizens Audit, LLC
SUBJECT: Other; Reporting
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-2 to:
a. Dismiss all allegations against AB PAC under prosecutorial discretion under Heckler v. Chaney.
b. Close the file.
c. Issue the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:
Dismiss all allegations against Correct the Record pursuant to Heckler v. Chaney.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:
Reconsider motion #1.
The Commission failed by a vote of 1-5 to:
Find probable cause to believe that Correct the Record and Elizabeth Cohen in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b) by misreporting the
purpose of a $400,000transfer to AB PAC (f/k/a American Bridge 21st Century).
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:
Dismiss all allegations against Correct the Record pursuant to Heckler v. Chaney.
The Commission failed by a vote of 2-2 to:
Refer the allegation that AB PAC and Rodell Mollineau, in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b) by failing to report debt to AB Foundation to the Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution.
The Commission failed by a vote of 1-5 to:
Find probable cause to believe that AB PAC and Rodell Mollineau, in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b) by failing to report debt to AB Foundation, failing to reportthe receipt of the contractual rights to use a mailing list being leased by the AB Foundation, and misreporting the purpose of a payment received from Correct the Record as compensation for providing it with the contractual right to use the mailing list.
The Commission failed by a vote of 1-5 to:
Find probable cause to believe that AB PAC and Rodell Mollineau, in his official capacity as treasurer, violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b) by failing to report debt to AB Foundation.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0, subject to the Notice of Errata Memorandum dated March 12, 2019, to:
1. Find no reason to believe that American Bridge 21st Century and Rodell Mollineau, in his official capacity as treasurer, and American Bridge 21st Century Foundation violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30116(a)(8), 30122 or 11 C.F.R. §§ 110.6(c) or 110.4(b).
2. Find reason to believe that American Bridge 21st Century and Rodell Mollineau, in his official capacity as treasurer, violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b).
3. Find reason to believe that Correct the Record and Elizabeth Cohen, in her official capacity as treasurer, violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b).
4. Find no reason to believe that Ready PAC and Amy Wills Gray, in her official capacity as treasurer, violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b).
5. Find no reason to believe that American Bridge 21st Century Foundation violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102, 30103, or 30104.
6. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated February 28, 2019, and as last circulated by Chair Weintraub’s Office on April 22, 2019 at 6:22 p.m. and further edited at the table.
7. Authorize the Office of General Counsel to make any conforming edits to the Factual and Legal Analysis for American Bridge 21st Century Foundation.
8. Approve compulsory process.
9. Approve the appropriate letters.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Dismiss pursuant to prosecutorial discretion | AB PAC (f/k/a American Bridge 21st Century) | 52 U.S.C. §30104(b) | |
Correct the Record | 52 U.S.C. §30104(b) | ||
Mollineau, Rodell | 52 U.S.C. §30104(b) | ||
Cohen, Elizabeth | 52 U.S.C. §30104(b) | ||
No RTB | Gray, Amy Wills | 52 U.S.C. §30104(b) | |
AB PAC (f/k/a American Bridge 21st Century) | 52 U.S.C. §30104(b) | ||
Ready for Hillary PAC a.k.a. Ready PAC | 52 U.S.C. §30104(b) | ||
Mollineau, Rodell | 52 U.S.C. §30104(b) | ||
American Bridge 21st Century Foundation |
52
U.S.C.
§30102
52 U.S.C. §30103 52 U.S.C. §30104 |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | AB PAC (f/k/a American Bridge 21st Century) |
Previous respondent | American Bridge 21st Century Foundation |
Cohen, Elizabeth | |
Correct the Record | |
Gray, Amy Wills | |
Mollineau, Rodell | |
Ready for Hillary PAC a.k.a. Ready PAC | |
Complainant | Citizens Audit, LLC |
Kerr, Andrew |