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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #7412

DENVER METRO CHAMBER LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation (DMCLF); Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA); KDKA -TV; MSNBC; NBCUniversal Media, LLC; WTTW, Public Televison Chicago

COMPLAINANTS: Hall, Oliver B.; Libertarian National Committee, Inc.

SUBJECT: Contributions-Prohibited

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to: 1. Find no reason to believe that Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Fund violated 52 U.S.C. § 30118(a). 2. Find no reason to believe that NBCUniversal Media LLC violated 52 U.S.C. § 30118(a). 3. Find no reason to believe that Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America violated 52 U.S.C. § 30118(a). 4. Find no reason to believe that WTTW, Public Television Chicago violated 52 U.S.C. § 30118(a). 5. Dismiss the allegation that KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh, PA violated 52 U.S.C. § 30118(a). 6. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated May 15, 2019, as last circulated by Chair Weintraub’s Office on June 21, 2019, and further modified at the table. 7. Approve the appropriate letters. 8. Close the file.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
Dismissed-Other MSNBC
KDKA -TV 52 U.S.C. §30118(a)
No RTB NBCUniversal Media, LLC 52 U.S.C. §30118(a)
Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation (DMCLF) 52 U.S.C. §30118(a)
WTTW, Public Televison Chicago 52 U.S.C. §30118(a)
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) 52 U.S.C. §30118(a)

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 11/05/2018 Response from NBC News, MSNBC and NBCUniversal 269 KB
10/15/2018 Grant of Extension of Time to NBCUniversal 26 KB
10/12/2018 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from NBCUniversal 80 KB
10/02/2018 Notification of Complaint to MSNBC 75 KB
10/02/2018 Notification of Complaint to NBCUniversal 74 KB
08/22/2018 Response from Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation 37 KB
08/10/2018 Notification of Complaint to Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation 77 KB
08/03/2018 Response from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America 567 KB
08/01/2018 Response from KDKA-TV 802 KB
07/24/2018 Response from WTTW 461 KB
07/03/2018 Response from Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce 335 KB
06/28/2018 Grant of Request for Extension of Time to WTTW11 24 KB
06/27/2018 Request for Extension of Time from WTTW11 16 KB
06/26/2018 Grant of Extension of Time to KDKA-TV 26 KB
06/26/2018 Grant of Extension of Time to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America 26 KB
06/22/2018 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from KDKA-TV 75 KB
06/21/2018 Request for Extension of Time from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America 36 KB
06/21/2018 Designation of Counsel from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America 46 KB
06/20/2018 Designation of Counsel from Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce 53 KB
06/15/2018 Notification of Complaint to PBS (WTTW11) 77 KB
06/15/2018 Notification of Complaint to CBS Local Media (KDKA-TV) 79 KB
06/15/2018 Notification of Complaint to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America 80 KB
06/15/2018 Notification of Complaint to Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce 79 KB
06/13/2018 Complaint 1 MB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 07/16/2019 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Libertarian National Committee 718 KB
07/16/2019 Notification to Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Fund 36 KB
07/16/2019 Notification to NBCUniversal Media LLC 36 KB
07/16/2019 Notification to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America 37 KB
07/16/2019 Notification to KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh, PA 35 KB
07/16/2019 Notification to WTTW, Public Television Chicago 37 KB
05/15/2019 First General Counsel's Report 743 KB
Certifications 07/09/2019 Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation; WTTW, Public Television Chicago; KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh, PA; NBCUniversal Media LLC; Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America 44 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation (DMCLF)
Previous respondent Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)
KDKA -TV
MSNBC
NBCUniversal Media, LLC
WTTW, Public Televison Chicago
Complainant Hall, Oliver B.
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
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