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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #7582

CANDIDE GROUP, LLC

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Candide Group, LLC; Andrew Gillum for Governor; Barbara Lee for Congress; Ben-Ami, Aner; Binion, Loraine; Friends of Ben Jealous; Green, Shelby; Harris, Kamala; Johnson, Chelsea; Kamala Harris for Senate; Kaufman, Stephen J., Esq.; Lee, Barbara; Nikki Fortunato Bas for Oakland City Council 2018; Small, Jason Bernard

COMPLAINANTS: The Patriots Foundation; Robinson, Craig

SUBJECT: Contributions-Prohibited; Foreign Nationals; Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to take the following actions in MUR 7582: 1. Find no reason to believe that Candide Group LLC or Ben-Ami violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30121 or 30118 by making prohibited foreign national and corporate contributions. 2. Find no reason to believe that Friends of Ben Jealous and Jason Barnard Small as its treasurer; Andrew Gillum for Governor and Shelby Green as its treasurer; and Nikki Fortunato Bas for Oakland City Council 2018 and Chelsea Johnson as its treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121, and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(g) by accepting prohibited foreign national contributions. 3. Find no reason to believe that Kamala Harris; Kamala Harris for Senate and Stephen J. Kaufman in his official capacity as treasurer; Barbara Lee; and Barbara Lee for Congress and Loraine Binion in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30121, 30118, and 30104(b)(2)(A), and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(g) by accepting prohibited corporate and foreign national contributions and failing to report those contributions. 4. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated August 13, 2019. 5. Approve the appropriate letters. 6. Close the file.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No RTB Binion, Loraine 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(2)(A)
52 U.S.C. §30118
52 U.S.C. §30121
11 CFR 110.20(g)
Andrew Gillum for Governor 52 U.S.C. §30121
11 CFR 110.20(g)
Johnson, Chelsea 52 U.S.C. §30121
11 CFR 110.20(g)
Nikki Fortunato Bas for Oakland City Council 2018 52 U.S.C. §30121
11 CFR 110.20(g)
Barbara Lee for Congress 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(2)(A)
52 U.S.C. §30118
52 U.S.C. §30121
11 CFR 110.20(g)
Harris, Kamala 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(2)(A)
52 U.S.C. §30118
52 U.S.C. §30121
11 CFR 110.20(g)
Kaufman, Stephen J., Esq. 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(2)(A)
52 U.S.C. §30118
52 U.S.C. §30121
11 CFR 110.20(g)
Kamala Harris for Senate 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(2)(A)
52 U.S.C. §30118
52 U.S.C. §30121
11 CFR 110.20(g)
Small, Jason Bernard 52 U.S.C. §30121
11 CFR 110.20(g)
Ben-Ami, Aner 52 U.S.C. §30118
52 U.S.C. §30121
Lee, Barbara 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(2)(A)
52 U.S.C. §30118
52 U.S.C. §30121
11 CFR 110.20(g)
Candide Group, LLC 52 U.S.C. §30118
52 U.S.C. §30121
Friends of Ben Jealous 52 U.S.C. §30121
11 CFR 110.20(g)
Green, Shelby 52 U.S.C. §30121
11 CFR 110.20(g)

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 05/21/2019 Response from Andrew Gillum for Governor 266 KB
04/12/2019 Response from Senator Kamala Harris, Kamala Harris for Senate and Stephen J. Kaufman in his official capacity as treasurer 164 KB
04/09/2019 Designation of Counsel from Senator Kamala D. Harris 37 KB
04/09/2019 Response from Candide Group LLC and Aner Ben-Ami 105 KB
04/09/2019 Designation of Counsel from Representative Barbara Lee 34 KB
04/09/2019 Designation of Counsel from Barbara Lee for Congress and Loraine Binion, Treasurer 37 KB
04/09/2019 Response from Representative Barbara Lee, Barbara Lee for Congress and Loraine Binion in her official capacity as treasurer 82 KB
04/08/2019 Designation of Counsel from Aner Ben-Ami 42 KB
04/08/2019 Designation of Counsel from Candide Group LLC 41 KB
04/05/2019 Response from Nikki Fortunato Bas for Oakland City Council 2018 352 KB
04/05/2019 Response from Andrew Gillum for Governor 26 KB
04/03/2019 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Senator Kamala Harris, Kamala Harris for Senate and Stephen J. Kaufman, Treasurer 70 KB
04/03/2019 Response and Designation of Counsel from Friends of Ben Jealous 149 KB
03/21/2019 Notification of Complaint to Nikki Fortunato Bas for Oakland City Council 2018 and Chelsea Johnson in her official capacity as treasurer 81 KB
03/21/2019 Notification of Complaint to Andrew Gillum for Governor and Shelby Green in her official capacity as treasurer 79 KB
03/21/2019 Notification of Complaint to Friends of Ben Jealous and Jason Barnard Small in his official capacity as treasurer 78 KB
03/21/2019 Notification of Complaint to The Honorable Barbara Lee 77 KB
03/21/2019 Notification of Complaint to Barbara Lee for Congress and Loraine Binion in her official capacity as treasurer 80 KB
03/21/2019 Notification of Complaint to The Honorable Kamala Harris 78 KB
03/21/2019 Notification of Complaint to Kamala Harris for Senate and Stephen J. Kaufman in his official capacity as treasurer 82 KB
03/21/2019 Notification of Complaint to Aner Ben-Ami 77 KB
03/21/2019 Notification of Complaint to Candide Group, LLC 80 KB
03/14/2019 Complaint 515 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 10/29/2019 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Candide Group LLC and Aner Ben-Ami 271 KB
10/29/2019 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Senator Kamala Harris, Kamala Harris for Senate and Stephen J. Kaufman in his official capacity as treasurer 275 KB
10/29/2019 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Representative Barbara Lee, Barbara Lee for Congress and Loraine Binion in her official capacity as treasurer 275 KB
10/29/2019 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Andrew Gillum for Governor and Shelby Green as its treasurer 271 KB
10/29/2019 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Friends of Ben Jealous and Barnard Small as treasurer 268 KB
10/29/2019 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Nikki Fortunato Bas for Oakland City Council 2018 and Chelsea Johnson as its treasurer 270 KB
10/29/2019 Notification to The Patriots Foundation 291 KB
08/13/2019 First General Counsel's Report 483 KB
Certifications 10/23/2019 Candide Group LLC; Aner Ben-Ami; Sen. Kamala Harris; Kamala Harris for Senate and Stephen J. Kaufman in his official capacity as treasurer; Barbara Lee; Barbara Lee for Congress and Loraine Binion in her official capacity as treasurer; Friends of Ben Jealous and Jason Barnard Small as its treasurer; Andrew Gillum for Governor and Shelby Green as its treasurer; Nikki Fortunato Bas for Oakland City Council 2018 and Chelsea Johnson as its treasurer 61 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Candide Group, LLC
Previous respondent Andrew Gillum for Governor
Barbara Lee for Congress
Ben-Ami, Aner
Binion, Loraine
Friends of Ben Jealous
Green, Shelby
Harris, Kamala
Johnson, Chelsea
Kamala Harris for Senate
Kaufman, Stephen J., Esq.
Lee, Barbara
Nikki Fortunato Bas for Oakland City Council 2018
Small, Jason Bernard
Complainant Robinson, Craig
The Patriots Foundation
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