MUR #7922
BRYAN WILLIAMSSummary
RESPONDENTS: Williams, Bryan; Kern County Republican Central Committee (Fed); Sheffield, Laurel
COMPLAINANT:
SUBJECT: Committees-Party; Knowing and Willful; Reporting
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR
7922:
1. Accept the conciliation agreement, as recommended in the Memorandum to the
Commission dated November 5, 2021.
2. Approve the appropriate letter.
3. Close the file.
1. The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
a. Open a MUR for . . . REDACTED . . . and RAD Referral 20L-13.
b. Find reason to believe that Bryan Williams knowingly and willfully violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102(b)(3), 30102(c), 30104(b) and 11 C.F.R. §§ 102.9, 102.15, and 104.3 by failing to keep complete records and file accurate reports with the Commission and by commingling Committee funds and personal funds.
c. . . . REDACTED . . .
d. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis for Bryan Williams, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated June 16, 2021.
e. . . . REDACTED . . .
f. Authorize the Office of General Counsel to enter into pre-probable cause conciliation with Bryan Williams . . . REDACTED . . .
g. Approve the Conciliation Agreement for Bryan Williams, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated June 16, 2021.
h. . . . REDACTED . . .
i. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
a. . . . REDACTED . . .
b. Open a Matter Under Review in RR 20L-13 with regard to Bryan Williams.
c. Find reason to believe that Bryan Williams knowingly and willfully violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102(b)(3), 30102(c), 30104(b) and 11 C.F.R. §§ 102.9, 102.15, and 104.3 by failing to keep complete records and file accurate reports with the Commission and by commingling Committee funds and personal funds.
d. Enter into conciliation with Bryan Williams prior to a finding of probable cause to believe.
e. Approve the Conciliation Agreement for Bryan Williams, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated June 16, 2021.
f. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated June 16, 2021.
g. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:
a. . . . REDACTED . . .
b. Open a Matter Under Review in RR 20L-13 with regard to Bryan Williams. MUR 7922
c. Find reason to believe that Bryan Williams knowingly and willfully violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102(b)(3), 30102(c), 30104(b) and 11 C.F.R. §§ 102.9, 102.15, and 104.3 by failing to keep complete records and file accurate reports with the Commission and by commingling Committee funds and personal funds.
d. Enter into conciliation with Bryan Williams prior to a finding of probable cause to believe.
e. Approve the Conciliation Agreement for Bryan Williams, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated June 16, 2021 . . . REDACTED . . .
f. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated June 16, 2021.
g. Approve the appropriate letters.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Conciliation-PPC | Williams, Bryan |
52
U.S.C.
§30102(b)(3)
52 U.S.C. §30102(c) 52 U.S.C. §30104(b) 11 CFR 102.9 11 CFR 102.15 11 CFR 104.3 |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Williams, Bryan |
Previous respondent | Kern County Republican Central Committee (Fed) |
Sheffield, Laurel | |
Respondent's counsel | Bell, Charles H. |