MUR #7454
DefendArizonaSummary
RESPONDENTS: DefendArizona; Blue Magnolia Investments, LLC; Highway 76, LLC; Ottenhoff, Benjamin
COMPLAINANTS: Campaign Legal Center; Christ, Margaret; Fischer (CLC), Brendan M.
SUBJECT: Committees; Contributions; Reporting
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-2 to take the following actions in MUR 7454:
1. Accept the signed conciliation agreement with DefendArizona and Benjamin Ottenhoff in in his official capacity as treasurer, as recommended in the Memorandum to the Commission dated February 9, 2022.
2. Close the file as to DefendArizona and Benjamin Ottenhoff in in his official capacity as treasurer.
3. Approve the appropriate letter.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-2 to take the following actions in MUR
7454:
1. Accept the signed conciliation agreement with Highway 76 LLC, as recommended in
the Memorandum to the Commission dated December 1, 2021.
2. Close the file as to Highway 76 LLC.
3. Approve the appropriate letter.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-1 to take the following actions in MUR 7454:
1. Reject the signed conciliation agreement that is before the Commission.
2. . . . REDACTED . . .
3. . . . REDACTED . . .
4. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-2 to approve the Factual and Legal Analyses in MUR 7454, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated June 10, 2019, subject to:
1. The edits to the Blue Magnolia Factual and Legal Analysis circulated by Vice Chair Dickerson’s Office on June 25, 2021, at 4:44 p.m.
2. The edits to the DefendArizona Factual and Legal Analysis circulated on behalf of the Democratic Commissioners’ Offices on June 21, 2021, at 5:24 p.m.
3. The edits to the Highway 76 Factual and Legal Analysis circulated
by Vice Chair Dickerson’s Office on June 7, 2021, at 12:22 p.m.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-2 to take the following actions in MUR 7454:
1. Find reason to believe that Blue Magnolia Investments, LLC violated 11 C.F.R. § 110.1(g)(5).
2. Find reason to believe the allegation that Highway 76 LLC violated 11 C.F.R. § 110.1(g)(5).
3. Find reason to believe that DefendArizona and Benjamin Ottenhoff in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.1(g)(2) and (4).
4. Dismiss the allegation that Blue Magnolia Investments, LLC violated 52 U.S.C. § 30122.
5. Dismiss the allegation that Highway 76 LLC violated 52 U.S.C. § 30122.
6. Dismiss the allegation that Blue Magnolia Investments, LLC violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102, 30103, and 30104.
7. Dismiss the allegation that Highway 76 LLC violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102, 30103, and 30104.
8. Enter into pre-probable cause conciliation with Respondents . . . REDACTED . . .
9. Send the appropriate letters.
Disposition
| Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conciliation-PPC | DefendArizona |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
11 CFR 110.1(g)(2), (4) |
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| Ottenhoff, Benjamin |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
11 CFR 110.1(g)(2), (4) |
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| Ottenhoff, Benjamin |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
11 CFR 110.1(g)(2), (4) |
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| DefendArizona |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
11 CFR 110.1(g)(2), (4) |
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| Highway 76, LLC | 11 CFR 110.1(g)(5) | ||
| Blue Magnolia Investments, LLC | 11 CFR 110.1(g)(5) | ||
| Dismissed-Other | Blue Magnolia Investments, LLC | 11 CFR 110.1(g)(5) | |
| Highway 76, LLC | 11 CFR 110.1(g)(5) |
Documents
Participants
| Relationship | Name |
|---|---|
| Primary respondent | DefendArizona |
| Previous respondent | Blue Magnolia Investments, LLC |
| Highway 76, LLC | |
| Ottenhoff, Benjamin | |
| Complainant | Campaign Legal Center |
| Christ, Margaret | |
| Fischer (CLC), Brendan M. | |
| Respondent's counsel | Bayes, Michael |
| Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky& Josefiak, PLLC | |
| Toner, Michael E., Esq. | |
| Wiley Rein LLP (1) |