MUR #7859
Citizens for a Working America, Inc.Summary
RESPONDENTS: Citizens for a Working America, Inc. (IE); Cummings, Norman; Riter, Joel
COMPLAINANTS: McPhail, Stuart C.; Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
SUBJECT: Committees-Political; Reporting
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-2 to:
a. Dismiss this matter pursuant to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
b. Send the appropriate letters.
c. Close the file.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to:
Reconsider motion #1.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
a. Dismiss this matter pursuant to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
b. Send the appropriate letters.
c. Close the file.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-2 to:
a. Dismiss, as a matter of prosecutorial discretion, the allegations that Citizens for a Working America violated 52 U.S.C §§ 30102, 30103, 30104 by failing to register and report as a political committee.
b. Find no reason to believe that Joel Riter and Norman Cummings violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102, 30103, 30104.
c. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated August 24, 2021, subject to the edits circulated by Chair Broussard’s Office on October 25, 2021.
d. Approve the appropriate letters.
e. Close the file.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:
a. Close the file.
b. Send the appropriate letters.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Dismissed-Other | Riter, Joel |
52
U.S.C.
§30102
52 U.S.C. §30103 52 U.S.C. §30104 |
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Citizens for a Working America, Inc. (IE) |
52
U.S.C.
§30102
52 U.S.C. §30103 52 U.S.C. §30104 |
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Cummings, Norman |
52
U.S.C.
§30102
52 U.S.C. §30103 52 U.S.C. §30104 |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Citizens for a Working America, Inc. (IE) |
Previous respondent | Cummings, Norman |
Riter, Joel | |
Complainant | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington |
McPhail, Stuart C. | |
Respondent's counsel | Langdon Law LLC |
Langdon, David R. |