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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #7525

NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPAC

Summary

RESPONDENTS: National Venture Capital Association VenturePAC; Farrah, Jeff

COMPLAINANT:

SUBJECT: Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to take the following actions in MUR 7525: 1. Accept the conciliation agreement with National Venture Capital Association VenturePAC and Jeff Farrah in his official capacity as treasurer, as recommended in the Memorandum to the Commission dated February 7, 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 National Venture Capital Association VenturePAC and Jeff Farrah in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(1) and (b)(6)(B)(v). c. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated September 11, 2018. d. Authorize pre-probable cause conciliation with National Venture Capital Association VenturePAC and Jeff Farrah in his official capacity as treasurer. e. Approve the Conciliation Agreement, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated September 11, 2018. f. Approve the appropriate letter.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to: a. Open a MUR. b. Find reason to believe that National Venture Capital Association VenturePAC and Jeff Farrah in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(1) and (b)(6)(B)(v). c. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated September 11, 2018. d. Authorize pre-probable cause conciliation with National Venture Capital Association VenturePAC and Jeff Farrah in his official capacity as treasurer. e. Approve the Conciliation Agreement, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated September 11, 2018, . . . REDACTED . . . . f. Approve the appropriate letter.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
Conciliation: Pre Probable Cause $5,000.00 Farrah, Jeff 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(1), (b)(6)(B)(v)
National Venture Capital Association VenturePAC 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(1), (b)(6)(B)(v)
Reason to Believe Finding $5,000.00 Farrah, Jeff 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(1), (b)(6)(B)(v)
National Venture Capital Association VenturePAC 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(1), (b)(6)(B)(v)

Documents

Type Date Document
Conciliation and Settlement Agreements 03/12/2019 National Venture Capital Association VenturePAC and Jeff Farrah in his official capacity as treasurer 182 KB
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 11/08/2018 Consent to Extend the Time to Institute a Civil Law Enforcement Suit 28 KB
05/04/2018 Response from National Venture Capital Association VenturePAC and Jeff Farrah in his official capacity as treasruer 530 KB
04/02/2018 Grant of Extension of Time to National Venture Capital Association VenturePAC 23 KB
03/28/2018 Request for Extension of Time for National Venture Capital Association VenturePAC and Jeff Farrah in his official capacity as treasurer 42 KB
03/22/2018 Designation of Counsel from National Venture Capital Association VenturePAC and Jeff Farrah in his official capacity as treasurer 40 KB
03/16/2018 Notification of Complaint to National Venture Capital Association VenturePAC and Jeff Farrah in his official capacity as treasurer 95 KB
03/06/2018 Reports Analysis Division Referral to Office of General Counsel 461 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 10/31/2018 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to National Capital Venture Capital Association VenturePAC and Jeff Farrah in his official capacity as treasurer 261 KB
09/11/2018 First General Counsel's Report 363 KB
Certifications 02/26/2019 National Venture Capital Association VenturePAC and Jeff Farrah in his official capacity as treasurer (Recommendation to Accept Signed Conciliation Agreement) 30 KB
10/23/2018 National Venture Capital Association VenturePAC and Jeff Farrah in his official capacity as treasurer 60 KB
Civil Penalties, Disgorgements, Other Payments and Letters of Compliance 03/14/2019 National Venture Capital Association VenturePAC 86 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent National Venture Capital Association VenturePAC
Previous respondent Farrah, Jeff
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