MUR #7904
Hansjorg Wyss, et al.Summary
RESPONDENTS: Wyss, Hansjorg; Berger Action Fund, Inc 501(c)(4); New Venture Fund 501(c)(3) [Hub Education and Engagement Fund]; Sixteen Thirty Fund 501(c)(3) [The Hub Project]; Wyss Foundation 501(c)(3)
COMPLAINANTS: Sutherland, Caitlin; Americans for Public Trust
SUBJECT: Committees-Political; Contributions-Prohibited; Contributions-In the name of another; Foreign Nationals; Reporting
DISPOSITION: The Commission failed by a vote of 0-3 to:
a. Find reason to believe that the Sixteen Thirty Fund and The Hub Project violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102, 30103, and 30104 by not registering as a political committee and meeting the Act’s organizational, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements.
b. Find reason to believe that the New Venture Fund and the Hub Education and Engagement Fund violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102, 30103, and 30104 by not registering as a political committee and meeting the Act’s organizational, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements.
c. Find reason to believe that the Wyss Foundation and the Berger Action Fund violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102, 30103, and 30104 by not registering as a political committee and meeting the Act’s organizational, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:
a. Dismiss the allegations that the Sixteen Thirty Fund and The Hub Project violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102, 30103, and 30104.
b. Dismiss the allegations that the New Venture Fund and the Hub Education and Engagement Fund violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102, 30103, and 30104.
c. Dismiss the allegations that the Wyss Foundation and the Berger Action Fund violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102, 30103, and 30104.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
Find no reason to believe that Hansjörg Wyss, the Wyss Foundation, the Berger Action Fund, Inc., the New Venture Fund, and the Sixteen Thirty Fund made foreign national contributions and contributions in the name of another.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:
a. Close the file.
b. Issue the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 2-4 to dismiss as a matter of prosecutorial discretion the allegations that Hansjörg Wyss, the Wyss Foundation, the Berger Action Fund, Inc., the New Venture Fund, and the Sixteen Thirty Fund made foreign national contributions and contributions in the name of another.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Dismissed-Other | Wyss Foundation 501(c)(3) |
52
U.S.C.
§30102
52 U.S.C. §30103 52 U.S.C. §30104 |
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New Venture Fund 501(c)(3) [Hub Education and Engagement Fund] |
52
U.S.C.
§30102
52 U.S.C. §30103 52 U.S.C. §30104 |
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Berger Action Fund, Inc 501(c)(4) |
52
U.S.C.
§30102
52 U.S.C. §30103 52 U.S.C. §30104 |
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Sixteen Thirty Fund 501(c)(3) [The Hub Project] |
52
U.S.C.
§30102
52 U.S.C. §30103 52 U.S.C. §30104 |
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Wyss, Hansjorg |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Wyss, Hansjorg |
Previous respondent | Berger Action Fund, Inc 501(c)(4) |
New Venture Fund 501(c)(3) [Hub Education and Engagement Fund] | |
Sixteen Thirty Fund 501(c)(3) [The Hub Project] | |
Wyss Foundation 501(c)(3) | |
Complainant | Americans for Public Trust |
Sutherland, Caitlin | |
Respondent's counsel | Elias Law Group LLP |
Venable LLP |