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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #7639

ILHAN FOR CONGRESS

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Ilhan for Congress; E Street Group LLC; Mynett, Timothy; Omar, Ilhan; Wittenstein, Kate

COMPLAINANTS: National Legal and Policy Center; Flaherty, Peter T.

SUBJECT: Committees-Candidate; Personal use; Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR 7639: 1. Find no reason to believe that Ilhan for Congress and Kate Wittenstein in her official capacity as treasurer knowingly and willfully violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(5)(A), (6)(A) and 11 C.F.R. § 104.3(b)(4)(i), (vi) by improperly reporting payee information. 2. Dismiss the allegation that Ilhan for Congress and Kate Wittenstein in her official capacity as treasurer knowingly and willfully violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(5)(A), (6)(A) and 11 C.F.R. § 104.3(b)(4)(i), (vi) by reporting improper disbursement purposes. 3. Direct Ilhan for Congress and Kate Wittenstein in her official capacity as treasurer to work with the Reports Analysis Division to amend their disbursement purpose reporting as needed. 4. Find no reason to believe that Ilhan for Congress and Kate Wittenstein in her official capacity as treasurer, Ilhan Omar, E Street Group, LLC, and Tim Mynett violated 52 U.S.C. § 30114(b) and 11 C.F.R. § 113.1(g) by converting campaign funds to personal use. 5. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated May 8, 2020, subject to the edits circulated by Commissioner Cooksey’s Office on November 8, 2021 at 2:02 p.m., . . . REDACTED . . . 6. Approve the appropriate letters. 7. Close the file.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
Dismissed-Other Ilhan for Congress 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(5)(A), (6)(A)
52 U.S.C. §30114(b)
11 CFR 104.3(b)(4)(i), (vi)
11 CFR 113.1(g)
Wittenstein, Kate 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(5)(A), (6)(A)
52 U.S.C. §30114(b)
11 CFR 104.3(b)(4)(i), (vi)
11 CFR 113.1(g)
No Reason to Believe E Street Group LLC 52 U.S.C. §30114(b)
11 CFR 113.1(g)
Ilhan for Congress 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(5)(A), (6)(A)
52 U.S.C. §30114(b)
11 CFR 104.3(b)(4)(i), (vi)
11 CFR 113.1(g)
Mynett, Timothy 52 U.S.C. §30114(b)
11 CFR 113.1(g)
Omar, Ilhan 52 U.S.C. §30114(b)
11 CFR 113.1(g)
Wittenstein, Kate 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(5)(A), (6)(A)
52 U.S.C. §30114(b)
11 CFR 104.3(b)(4)(i), (vi)
11 CFR 113.1(g)

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 12/12/2019 Response from Ilhan Omar, Ilhan for Congress and Kate Wittenstein, Treasurer, Timothy Mynett, and E Street Group LLC 7 MB
12/04/2019 Notification to Ilhan Omar and Ilhan for Congress and Kate Wittenstein, Treasurer 648 KB
10/24/2019 Response from Ilhan Omar, Ilhan for Congress and Kate Wittenstein, Treasurer, Timothy Mynett, and E Street Group LLC 632 KB
10/22/2019 Notification of Addendum to Complaint to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Ilhan for Congress and Kate Wittenstein, Treasurer, Tim Mynett, and E Street Group, LLC 657 KB
10/17/2019 Addendum to Complaint 1 MB
10/16/2019 Response from Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Ilhan for Congress and Kate Wittenstein, Treasurer, Tim Mynett, and E Street Group, LLC 7 MB
09/13/2019 Designation of Counsel from Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Ilhan for Congress and Kate Wittenstein, Treasurer 817 KB
09/12/2019 Designation of Counsel from Tim Mynett 2 MB
09/11/2019 Grant of Extension of Time to Ilhan Omar, Ilhan for Congress and Kate Wittenstein, Treasurer, Timothy Mynett, and E Street Group LLC 678 KB
09/11/2019 Request for Extension of Time from Ilhan Omar, Ilhan for Congress and Kate Wittenstein, Treasurer, Timothy Mynett, and E Street Group LLC 653 KB
08/29/2019 Notification of Complaint to Timothy M. Mynett 752 KB
08/29/2019 Notification of Complaint to E Street Group LLC 693 KB
08/29/2019 Notification to The Honorable Ilhan Omar 694 KB
08/29/2019 Notification of Complaint to Ilhan for Congress and Kate Wittenstein, in her official capacity as treasurer 691 KB
08/27/2019 Complaint 1 MB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 12/16/2021 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Ilhan Omar, Ilhan for Congress and Kate Wittenstein, Treasurer, Timothy Mynett, and E Street Group LLC 1 MB
12/16/2021 Notification to National Legal and Policy Center 1 MB
09/01/2021 Notification to Ilhan Omar, Ilhan for Congress and Kate Wittenstein, Treasurer, Timothy Mynett, and E Street Group LLC 751 KB
05/08/2020 First General Counsel's Report 760 KB
Certifications 12/02/2021 Ilhan for Congess and Kate Wittenstein in her official capacity as treasurer; Representative Ilhan Omar; E Street Group, LLC; Tim Mynett 703 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Ilhan for Congress
Previous respondent E Street Group LLC
Mynett, Timothy
Omar, Ilhan
Wittenstein, Kate
Complainant Flaherty, Peter T.
National Legal and Policy Center
Respondent's counsel Sandler, Reiff, Lamb, Rosenstein & Birkenstock, P.C.
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