MUR #7772
Salvemos a Puerto RicoSummary
RESPONDENTS: Salvemos A Puerto Rico; AP Engineering Inc.; BAE FE, LLC; Beam-Longest-Neff (BLN); Brito-Zubizarreta, Alejandro; Essential Insurance Services, Inc.; Foundation for Progress, Inc.; Fuentes-Fernandez, Joseph; Fundacion Pro Igualdad Inc.; Jaap, LLC; Keys, Andrew; LAS Enterprises; Little Pictures Corp.; Machado-Gonzalez, Richard; McCloskey, Augustus; McCloskey, Michael J.; NGX Military Store; National Strategies Group, LLC; Northshore Management
COMPLAINANTS: Comite Amigos Wanda Vazquez; Davila, Jorge
SUBJECT: Contributions-Prohibited; Contributions-In the name of another; Reporting
DISPOSITION: The Commission failed by vote of 3-2 to:a. Open a Matter Under Review with respect to Pre-MUR 668 and merge it into MUR 7772.b. Dismiss as an exercise of prosecutorial discretion the allegations that Salvemos a Puerto Rico and Joseph Fuentes-Fernandez in his personal capacity and in his official capacity as Treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30122 by knowingly accepting a contribution in the name of another and violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b) and 11 C.F.R. § 104.3(a)(4) by filing inaccurate disclosure reports and issue admonishment letters to Salvemos a Puerto Rico and Joseph Fuentes-Fernandes.c. Dismiss as an exercise of prosecutorial discretion the allegations that Alejandro Brito-Zubizarreta, Andrew Keys, AP Engineering, Inc., Augustos McCloskey, BAE FE, LLC, Beam, Longest and Neff, LLC, Essential Insurance Services, Inc., Jaap, LLC, LAS Enterprises, Little Pictures Corp., Michael McCloskey, National Strategies Group, LLC, NGX Military Store, Northshore Management Corp., and Richard Machado-Gonzalez violated 52 U.S.C. § 30122 by making a contribution in the name of another.d. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated December 19, 2023, as regards those respondents.e. Approve the appropriate letters as regards those respondents.
The Commission failed by a vote of 0-3 to:a. Find reason to believe that Fundación Pro Igualdad, Inc. and Foundation For Progress, Inc. violated 52 U.S.C. § 30122 by knowingly and willfully permitting their names to be used to effect contributions in the name of another.b. Enter into pre-probable cause conciliation with Fundación Pro Igualdad, Inc. and Foundation for Progress, Inc.c. Approve the attached conciliation agreement, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated December 19, 2023.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-2 to:a. Open a Matter Under Review with respect to Pre-MUR 668 and merge it into MUR 7772.b. Dismiss the allegation that Fundación Pro Igualdad, Inc. and Foundation For Progress, Inc. violated 52 U.S.C. § 30122 by knowingly and willfully permitting their names to be used to effect contributions in the name of another.c. Issue a letter of admonishment to those entities.
The Commission failed by a vote of 2-3 to:a. Open a Matter Under Review with respect to Pre-MUR 668 and merge it into MUR 7772.b. Dismiss as an exercise of prosecutorial discretion the allegations that Salvemos a Puerto Rico and Joseph Fuentes-Fernandez in his personal capacity and in his official capacity as Treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30122 by knowingly accepting a contribution in the name of another and violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b) and 11 C.F.R. § 104.3(a)(4) by filing inaccurate disclosure reports and issue admonishment letters to Salvemos a Puerto Rico and Joseph Fuentes-Fernandes.c. Dismiss as an exercise of prosecutorial discretion the allegations that Alejandro Brito-Zubizarreta, Andrew Keys, AP Engineering, Inc., Augustos McCloskey, BAE FE, LLC, Beam, Longest and Neff, LLC, Essential Insurance Services, Inc., Jaap, LLC, LAS Enterprises, Little Pictures Corp., Michael McCloskey, National Strategies Group, LLC, NGX Military Store, Northshore Management Corp., and Richard Machado-Gonzalez violated 52 U.S.C. § 30122 by making a contribution in the name of another.d. Find reason to believe that Fundación Pro Igualdad, Inc. and Foundation For Progress, Inc. violated 52 U.S.C. § 30122 by knowingly and willfully permitting their names to be used to effect contributions in the name of another.e. Enter into pre-probable cause conciliation with Fundación Pro Igualdad, Inc. and Foundation for Progress, Inc.f. Approve the attached conciliation agreement, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated December 19, 2023.g. Approve the attached Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated December 19, 2023.h. Approve the appropriate letters. i. Close the file as to Salvemos a Puerto Rico, Joseph Fuentes-Fernandez, Alejandro Brito-Zubizarreta, Andrew Keys, AP Engineering, Inc., Augustos McCloskey, BAE FE, LLC, Beam, Longest and Neff, LLC, Essential Insurance Services, Inc., Jaap, LLC, LAS Enterprises, Little Pictures Corp., Michael McCloskey, National Strategies Group, LLC, NGX Military Store, Northshore Management Corp., and Richard Machado-Gonzalez.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-0 to:a. Open a Matter Under Review with respect to Pre-MUR 668 and merge it into MUR 7772.b. Close the file.c. Send the appropriate letters.
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Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Dismissed-Other | McCloskey, Augustus |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 104.3(a)(4) 11 CFR 110.4(b) |
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LAS Enterprises |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 104.3(a)(4) 11 CFR 110.4(b) |
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AP Engineering Inc. |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 104.3(a)(4) 11 CFR 110.4(b) |
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NGX Military Store |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 104.3(a)(4) 11 CFR 110.4(b) |
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Foundation for Progress, Inc. |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 104.3(a)(4) 11 CFR 110.4(b) |
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Machado-Gonzalez, Richard |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 104.3(a)(4) 11 CFR 110.4(b) |
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McCloskey, Michael J. |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 104.3(a)(4) 11 CFR 110.4(b) |
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BAE FE, LLC |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 104.3(a)(4) 11 CFR 110.4(b) |
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Little Pictures Corp. |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 104.3(a)(4) 11 CFR 110.4(b) |
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Salvemos A Puerto Rico |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 104.3(a)(4) 11 CFR 110.4(b) |
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Fundacion Pro Igualdad Inc. |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 104.3(a)(4) 11 CFR 110.4(b) |
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Keys, Andrew |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 104.3(a)(4) 11 CFR 110.4(b) |
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National Strategies Group, LLC |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 104.3(a)(4) 11 CFR 110.4(b) |
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Beam-Longest-Neff (BLN) |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 104.3(a)(4) 11 CFR 110.4(b) |
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Northshore Management |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 104.3(a)(4) 11 CFR 110.4(b) |
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Fuentes-Fernandez, Joseph |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 104.3(a)(4) 11 CFR 110.4(b) |
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Brito-Zubizarreta, Alejandro |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 104.3(a)(4) 11 CFR 110.4(b) |
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Essential Insurance Services, Inc. |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 104.3(a)(4) 11 CFR 110.4(b) |
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Jaap, LLC |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 104.3(a)(4) 11 CFR 110.4(b) |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Salvemos A Puerto Rico |
Previous respondent | AP Engineering Inc. |
BAE FE, LLC | |
Beam-Longest-Neff (BLN) | |
Brito-Zubizarreta, Alejandro | |
Essential Insurance Services, Inc. | |
Foundation for Progress, Inc. | |
Fuentes-Fernandez, Joseph | |
Fundacion Pro Igualdad Inc. | |
Jaap, LLC | |
Keys, Andrew | |
LAS Enterprises | |
Little Pictures Corp. | |
Machado-Gonzalez, Richard | |
McCloskey, Augustus | |
McCloskey, Michael J. | |
NGX Military Store | |
National Strategies Group, LLC | |
Northshore Management | |
Complainant | Comite Amigos Wanda Vazquez |
Davila, Jorge | |
Respondent's counsel | Andreu Collazo, Carlos J. |
Birkenstock, Joseph M., Esq. | |
Dickinson Wright, PLLC | |
Figueroa, Alejandro J. | |
Miramar Group, LLC | |
Olmo-Rodriguez, Jose R. | |
Pico, Guillermo R. | |
Pimentel-Soto, Kendys |