MUR #7858
Facebook, Inc.Summary
RESPONDENT: Facebook, Inc.
COMPLAINANTS: American Principles Project PAC; Schilling, Terry
SUBJECT: Committees-Presidential; Committees-Candidate; Contributions-Corporations
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-2 to:
a. Find no reason to believe that Facebook, Inc., violated 52 U.S.C. § 30118(a) by making prohibited in-kind corporate contributions.
b. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated September 15, 2021, subject to the edits last circulated by Chairman Dickerson’s Office on March 18, 2022 at 2:07 p.m., and subject to the further edit as described at the table.
c. Approve the appropriate letters.
d. Close the file.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:
Reconsider motion #1.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to:
a. Find no reason to believe that Facebook, Inc., violated 52 U.S.C. § 30118(a) by making prohibited in-kind corporate contributions.
b. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated September 15, 2021, subject to the edits last circulated by Chairman Dickerson’s Office on March 18, 2022 at 2:07 p.m., and subject to the further edit as described at the table.
c. Approve the appropriate letters.
d. Close the file.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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No RTB | Facebook, Inc. | 52 U.S.C. §30118(a) |
Documents
Type | Date | Document |
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Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time | 01/07/2021 | Response from Facebook, Inc. 906 KB |
11/30/2020 | Grant of Extension of Time to Facebook, Inc. 628 KB | |
11/25/2020 | Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Facebook, Inc. 861 KB | |
11/20/2020 | Notification of Complaint to Facebook, Inc. 653 KB | |
11/17/2020 | Complaint 2 MB | |
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses | 03/29/2022 | Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Facebook, Inc. 853 KB |
03/29/2022 | Notification to American Principles Project PAC 851 KB | |
09/15/2021 | First General Counsel's Report 859 KB | |
Certifications | 03/22/2022 | Facebook, Inc. 707 KB |
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Facebook, Inc. |
Complainant | American Principles Project PAC |
Schilling, Terry |