MUR #7442
GLOBAL ENERGY PRODUCERS, LLCSummary
RESPONDENTS: Global Energy Producers, LLC; Aaron Investments I, LLC; America First Action, Inc.; Fruman, Igor; Parnas, Lev; Proch, Jon; Russell S. Jacobs, P.A. d/b/a The Jacobs Law Group
COMPLAINANTS: Campaign Legal Center; Fischer (CLC), Brendan M.
SUBJECT: Committees-Political; Contributions-Corporations; Contributions-In the name of another; Contributions-Prohibited; Knowing and Willful; Reporting; Foreign Nationals
DISPOSITION: The Commission failed by a vote of 2-4 to:
a. Find reason to believe that Global Energy Producers, LLC, Igor Fruman, and Lev Parnas knowingly and willfully violated 52 U.S.C. § 30122 by making the AFA and Protect the House contributions in the name of another or knowingly permitting their names to be used to effect such a contribution.
b. Take no action at this time as to the allegations that Unknown Respondents, the Jacobs Law Group, Russell S. Jacobs, and Aaron LLC violated 52 U.S.C. § 30122 by making contributions in the name of another.
c. Take no action at this time that America First Action, Inc. and Jon Proch in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30122 by knowingly accepting a contribution in the name of another.
d. Take no action at this time that American First Action, Inc. and Jon Proch in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b) and 11 C.F.R. § 104.3(a) by filing inaccurate disclosure reports.
e. Take no action at this time that Global Energy Producers, LLC violated 52 U.S.C.
§§ 30102, 30103, and 30104 by failing to register and report as a political committee.
f. Authorize OGC to name and notify Igor Fruman, Steven Fruman, GEP, and FD Import as respondents for potential knowing and willful violations of 52 U.S.C. §§ 30118 and 30122 for contributions charged to FD Import’s American Express credit card between February and May 2018.
g. Authorize OGC to name and notify Parnas, Igor Fruman, Steven Fruman, David Correia, Andrey Kukushkin, Andrey Muraviev, FD Import, and GEP as respondents for potential knowing and willful violations of 52 U.S.C. §§ 30121 and 30122 and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20 in connection with the transfers of funds from Muraviev to FD Import to make contributions in the names of Parnas, Fruman, and GEP.
h. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated May 4, 2022.
i. Approve compulsory process.
j. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
a. Dismiss the allegations pursuant to Heckler v. Chaney.
b. Close the file.
c. Issue the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:
a. Close the file.
b. Issue appropriate letters
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Dismissed-Other | Russell S. Jacobs, P.A. d/b/a The Jacobs Law Group | 52 U.S.C. §30122 | |
Proch, Jon |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 104.3(a) |
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Global Energy Producers, LLC |
52
U.S.C.
§30102
52 U.S.C. §30103 52 U.S.C. §30104 52 U.S.C. §30122 |
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America First Action, Inc. |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 104.3(a) |
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Aaron Investments I, LLC | 52 U.S.C. §30122 | ||
Fruman, Igor | 52 U.S.C. §30122 | ||
Parnas, Lev | 52 U.S.C. §30122 |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Global Energy Producers, LLC |
Previous respondent | Aaron Investments I, LLC |
America First Action, Inc. | |
Fruman, Igor | |
Parnas, Lev | |
Proch, Jon | |
Russell S. Jacobs, P.A. d/b/a The Jacobs Law Group | |
Complainant | Campaign Legal Center |
Fischer (CLC), Brendan M. | |
Respondent's counsel | Jones Day |
Kuehne Davis Law, P.A. | |
Sowards Newton, Megan |