MUR #7383
HUGHES FOR CONGRESSSummary
RESPONDENTS: Hughes for Congress; Hughes, Dave R.
COMPLAINANT: Marquardt, Michael
SUBJECT: Personal use; Reporting
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR 7383:
1. Rescind the Commission’s certification in MUR 7383 closing the file as to Thomas Datwyler, in his official capacity as treasurer of Hughes for Congress.
2. Authorize the Office of the Commission Secretary to correct and reissue the certification in MUR 7383 to list Dave Hughes as treasurer of Hughes for Congress.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
1. Find reason to believe that Dave Hughes and Hughes for Congress and Dave Hughes in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b) by misreporting the amounts of disbursements and cash-on-hand.
2. Find reason to believe that Dave Hughes and Hughes for Congress and Dave Hughes in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(3)(E) and 11 C.F.R. § 104.3(d)(4) by failing to accurately disclose a $40,000 commercial loan.
3. Direct the Office of General Counsel to revise the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated August 15, 2019, . . . REDACTED . . . .
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
1. Find reason to believe that Dave Hughes and Hughes for Congress and Dave Hughes in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30114(b) by spending campaign funds of the candidate’s personal use.
2. Approve the relevant portion of the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated August 15, 2019, a . . . REDACTED . . . .
3. Authorize the use of compulsory process in this matter.
4. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
1. Dismiss the matter pursuant to Heckler v. Chaney.
2. Send the appropriate letters.
3. Close the file.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to:
1. Close the file.
2. Send the appropriate letters.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Dismissed-Other | Hughes for Congress |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(3)(E) 52 U.S.C. §30114(b) 11 CFR 104.3(d)(4) |
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Hughes, Dave R. |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(3)(E) 52 U.S.C. §30114(b) 11 CFR 104.3(d)(4) |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Hughes for Congress |
Previous respondent | Hughes, Dave R. |
Complainant | Marquardt, Michael |