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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #7500

ST. MARY'S BANK

Summary

RESPONDENTS: St. Mary's Bank; Abramson, Gillian L.

COMPLAINANT: Taal, Baboucar

SUBJECT:

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to take the following actions in MUR 7500: 1. Find no reason to believe that St. Mary’s Bank violated 52 U.S.C. § 30118(a) in connection with the allegedly fraudulent issuance of mortgages. 2. Find no reason to believe that the Honorable Gillian Abramson violated the Act by making an unlawful straw donation or by issuing legal relief. 3. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated July 17, 2019, subject to the edits circulated by Vice Chairman Petersen’s Office on August 15, 2019 at 1:13 p.m. 4. Approve the appropriate letters. 5. Close the file.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No Reason to Believe Abramson, Gillian L. 52 U.S.C. §30118(a)
St. Mary's Bank 52 U.S.C. §30118(a)

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 07/29/2019 Addendum to Complaint 196 KB
05/03/2019 Response from Judge Gillian Abramson 769 KB
04/30/2019 Designation of Counsel from Gillian L. Abramson 49 KB
04/23/2019 Grant of Extension of Time to Judge Gillian Abramson 27 KB
04/23/2019 Response from St. Mary's Bank 36 KB
04/22/2019 Request for Extension of Time from Judge Gilliam Abramson 45 KB
04/05/2019 Notification of Addendum to Complaint to St. Mary's Bank 47 KB
10/11/2018 Response from St. Mary's Bank 3 MB
10/09/2018 Designation of Counsel from St. Mary's Bank 50 KB
10/04/2018 Response from St. Mary's Bank 42 KB
09/21/2018 Notification of Complaint to St. Mary's Bank 78 KB
09/10/2018 Complaint 711 KB
03/22/2018 Addendum to Complaint 282 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 08/23/2019 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to St. Mary's Bank 189 KB
08/23/2019 Notification to Baboucar Taal 195 KB
08/23/2019 Notification to the Honorable Gillian Abramson 193 KB
08/05/2019 Circulation of Second Supplement to the Complaint 33 KB
07/17/2019 First General Counsel's Report 172 KB
Certifications 08/20/2019 St. Mary's Bank; The Honorable Gillian Abramson 32 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent St. Mary's Bank
Previous respondent Abramson, Gillian L.
Complainant Taal, Baboucar
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