MUR #7467
FREEDOM'S DEFENSE FUNDSummary
RESPONDENTS: Freedom's Defense Fund; Kilgore, Paul; Mackenzie, Scott B.
COMPLAINANT:
SUBJECT: Reporting
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to take the following actions in MUR 7467:
1. Approve the conciliation agreement with Freedom’s Defense Fund and Paul Kilgore
in his official capacity as treasurer, as recommended in the Memorandum to the
Commission dated August 14, 2019.
2. Approve the appropriate letter.
3. Close the file.
The Commission failed by a vote of 2-2 to:
a. Open a MUR.
b. Find reason to believe that Freedom’s Defense Fund and Paul Kilgore in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(4)(H)(iii), 30104(g)(2) and 11 C.F.R. § 104.4.
c. Find reason to believe that Freedom’s Defense Fund and Paul Kilgore in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(8) and 11 C.F.R. §§ 104.3(d), 104.11.
d. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated June 20, 2018.
e. Enter into conciliation with Freedom’s Defense Fund and Paul Kilgore in his official capacity as treasurer, prior to a finding of probable cause.
f. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to:
a. Open a MUR.
b. Find reason to believe that Freedom’s Defense Fund and Paul Kilgore in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(4)(H)(iii), 30104(g)(2) and 11 C.F.R. § 104.4.
c. Find reason to believe that Freedom’s Defense Fund and Paul Kilgore in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(8) and 11 C.F.R. §§ 104.3(d), 104.11.
d. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated June 20, 2018, . . . REDACTED . . .
e. Enter into conciliation with Freedom’s Defense Fund and Paul Kilgore in his official capacity as treasurer, prior to a finding of probable cause.
f. Approve the appropriate letters.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
---|---|---|---|
Conciliation-PPC | $50,000.00 | Freedom's Defense Fund |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)(4)(H)(iii); (b)(8), (g)(2)
11 CFR 104.3(d) 11 CFR 104.4 11 CFR 104.11 |
Kilgore, Paul |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)(4)(H)(iii); (b)(8), (g)(2)
11 CFR 104.3(d) 11 CFR 104.4 11 CFR 104.11 |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
---|---|
Primary respondent | Freedom's Defense Fund |
Previous respondent | Kilgore, Paul |
Mackenzie, Scott B. |