MUR #7588
LORI TRAHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEESummary
RESPONDENTS: Lori Trahan for Congress Committee; Cunha, Maria; Trahan, David; Trahan, Lori
COMPLAINANTS: Campaign Legal Center; Graham, Richard A.
SUBJECT: Committees; Contributions; Loans; Reporting
DISPOSITION: The Commission failed by a vote of 2-4 to:
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a. Find reason to believe that Lori Trahan and Lori Trahan for Congress Committee and Maria Cunha in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30116(f) by knowingly accepting excessive contributions in the form of loans made by David Trahan.
b. Find reason to believe that Lori Trahan for Congress Committee and Maria Cunha in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b) by inaccurately reporting the dates loans were received and the Committee’s cash on hand on its 2018 April and July Quarterly Reports.
c. Find reason to believe that Lori Trahan for Congress Committee and Maria Cunha in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(3)(E) by failing to report the source of the loans reported to have been made on March 31, June 30, and August 23, 2018.
d. Find reason to believe that Lori Trahan for Congress Committee and Maria Cunha in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(3)(E) and 11 C.F.R. § 104.3(d)(4) by failing to timely report the source of the loan reported on September 4, 2018.
e. Find reason to believe that Lori Trahan for Congress Committee and Maria Cunha in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30102(h) and 11 C.F.R. § 103.3(a) by failing to timely deposit receipts.
f. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated November 17, 2022.
g. Enter into Conciliation with Lori Trahan, and Lori Trahan for Congress Committee and Maria Cunha in her official capacity as treasurer prior to a finding of probable cause to believe.
h. Approve the conciliation agreement, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated November 17, 2022.
i. Approve the appropriate letter.
The Commission failed by a vote of 2-4 to:
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a. Find reason to believe that David Trahan violated 52 U.S.C. § 30116(a)(1)(A) by making excessive contributions in the form of loans to Lori Trahan and Lori Trahan for Congress Committee and Maria Cunha in her official capacity as treasurer.
b. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated November 17, 2022.
c. Enter into Conciliation with David Trahan prior to a finding of probable cause to believe.
d. Approve the attached conciliation agreement, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated November 17, 2022.
e. Approve the appropriate letter.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-2 to:
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a. Find no reason to believe that Lori Trahan and Lori Trahan for Congress Committee and Maria Cunha in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30116(f) by knowingly accepting excessive contributions in the form of loans made by David Trahan.
b. Find no reason to believe that Lori Trahan for Congress Committee and Maria Cunha in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b) by inaccurately reporting the dates loans were received and the Committee’s cash on hand on its 2018 April and July Quarterly Reports.
c. Find no reason to believe that Lori Trahan for Congress Committee and Maria Cunha in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(3)(E) by failing to report the source of the loans reported to have been made on March 31, June 30, and August 23, 2018.
d. Dismiss as a matter of prosecutorial discretion allegations that Lori Trahan for Congress Committee and Maria Cunha in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(3)(E) and 11 C.F.R. § 104.3(d)(4) by failing to timely report the source of the loan reported on September 4, 2018.
e. Dismiss as a matter of prosecutorial discretion allegations that Lori Trahan for Congress Committee and Maria Cunha in her official capacity as treasurer, violated 52 U.S.C. § 30102(h) and 11 C.F.R. § 103.3(a) by failing to timely deposit receipts.
f. Approve the appropriate letters.
g. Close the file.
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h. Find no reason to believe that David Trahan violated 52 U.S.C. § 30116(a)(1)(A) by making excessive contributions in the form of loans to Lori Trahan and Lori Trahan for Congress Committee and Maria Cunha in her official capacity as treasurer.
i. Approve the appropriate letters.
j. Close the file.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Dismiss pursuant to prosecutorial discretion | Cunha, Maria |
52
U.S.C.
§30102(h)
52 U.S.C. §30104(b) 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(3)(E) 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 11 CFR 103.3(a) 11 CFR 104.3(d)(4) |
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Lori Trahan for Congress Committee |
52
U.S.C.
§30102(h)
52 U.S.C. §30104(b) 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(3)(E) 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 11 CFR 103.3(a) 11 CFR 104.3(d)(4) |
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No RTB | Lori Trahan for Congress Committee |
52
U.S.C.
§30102(h)
52 U.S.C. §30104(b) 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(3)(E) 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 11 CFR 103.3(a) 11 CFR 104.3(d)(4) |
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Trahan, David | 52 U.S.C. §30116(a)(1)(A) | ||
Trahan, Lori | 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) | ||
Cunha, Maria |
52
U.S.C.
§30102(h)
52 U.S.C. §30104(b) 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(3)(E) 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 11 CFR 103.3(a) 11 CFR 104.3(d)(4) |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Lori Trahan for Congress Committee |
Previous respondent | Cunha, Maria |
Trahan, David | |
Trahan, Lori | |
Complainant | Campaign Legal Center |
Graham, Richard A. | |
Respondent's counsel | Keane, Kate Sawyer, Esq. |
Shur, Justin V. |