MUR #7887
Hamilton CompanySummary
RESPONDENTS: Hamilton Company; Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc.(AFP Action); Jentgens, Robert
COMPLAINANTS: Campaign Legal Center; Fischer (CLC), Brendan M.
SUBJECT: Committees-PAC; Contributions-Prohibited; Other
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR
7887:
1. Accept the signed conciliation agreement Hamilton Company, as recommended in
the Memorandum to the Commission dated March 1, 2022.
2. Dismiss the allegation that Americans for Prosperity Action and Robert Jentgens
in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30119(a)(2) by knowingly soliciting federal contractor contributions.
3. Approve the appropriate letters.
4. Close the file.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
a. Find reason to believe that Hamilton Company violated 52 U.S.C. § 30119(a)(1) by making a prohibited federal contractor contribution.
b. Take no action at this time with respect to Americans for Prosperity Action and Robert Jentgens in his official capacity as treasurer.
c. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated November 8, 2021, subject to the edits circulated by the Democratic Commissioners’ Offices on January 6, 2022 at 11:46 a.m.
d. Authorize pre-probable cause conciliation with Hamilton Company.
e. Approve the Conciliation Agreement, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated November 8, 2021.
f. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:
a. Find reason to believe that Hamilton Company violated 52 U.S.C. § 30119(a)(1) by making a prohibited federal contractor contribution.
b. Take no action at this time with respect to Americans for Prosperity Action and Robert Jentgens in his official capacity as treasurer.
c. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel's Report dated November 8, 2021, subject to the edits last circulated by Commissioner Cooksey’s Office on January 9, 2022 at 8:42 p.m.
d. Authorize pre-probable cause conciliation with Hamilton Company.
e. Approve the Conciliation Agreement, as recommended in the First General Counsel's Report dated November 8, 2021.
f. Approve the appropriate letters.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
---|---|---|---|
Dismissed-Other | Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc.(AFP Action) | 52 U.S.C. §30119(a)(2) | |
Jentgens, Robert | 52 U.S.C. §30119(a)(2) |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
---|---|
Primary respondent | Hamilton Company |
Previous respondent | Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc.(AFP Action) |
Jentgens, Robert | |
Complainant | Campaign Legal Center |
Fischer (CLC), Brendan M. | |
Respondent's counsel | Dickinson Wright, PLLC |
Reynolds, Katherine |