MUR #7923
FRIENDS OF DAVID SCHWEIKERTSummary
RESPONDENTS: Friends of David Schweikert; Chartwell Associates, LLC; Giramberk, Valerie L.; Schwab, Richard Oliver
COMPLAINANT:
SUBJECT: Committees-Candidate; Knowing and Willful; Personal use; Reporting
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR 7923:
1. Accept the signed conciliation agreement with Friends of David Schweikert and Valerie Giramberk in her official capacity as treasurer, as recommended in the Memorandum to the Commission dated December 2, 2021.
2. Accept the signed conciliation agreement with Richard Oliver Schwab, as recommended in the Memorandum to the Commission dated December 2, 2021.
3. Approve the appropriate letters.
4. Close the file.
The Commission failed by a vote of 2-4 to:
Direct the Office of General Counsel to name and notify David Schweikert as a respondent for a potential violation of 52 U.S.C. § 30114(b) by converting campaign funds to personal use.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to:
a. Open a Matter Under Review with respect to Pre-MUR 612R.
b. Find reason to believe that Friends of David Schweikert and Valerie Giramberk in her official capacity as treasurer knowingly and willfully violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(5) and (b)(6) and 11 C.F.R. § 104.3(b)(3) and (b)(4) by misreporting the purpose of disbursements.
c. Find reason to believe that Friends of David Schweikert and Valerie Giramberk in her official capacity as treasurer knowingly and willfully violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(5) and (b)(6) by misreporting payees.
d. Find reason to believe that Richard Oliver Schwab violated 52 U.S.C. § 30102(c)(5) by failing to maintain records.
e. Find reason to believe that Friends of David Schweikert and Valerie Giramberk in her official capacity knowingly and willfully violated 52 U.S.C. § 30114(b) and 11 C.F.R. § 113.1(g) by converting campaign funds to personal use.
f. Decline to open a MUR as to Chartwell Associates LLC.
g. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated July 13, 2021.
h. Authorize pre-probable conciliation with Friends of David Schweikert and Valerie Giramberk in her official capacity as treasurer and Richard Oliver Schwab.
i. Approve the Conciliation Agreements, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated July 13, 2021 ... REDACTED ...
J. Approve the appropriate letters.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Conciliation-PPC | Friends of David Schweikert |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)(5), (b)(6)
52 U.S.C. §30114(b) 11 CFR 104.3(b)(3),(b)(4) 11 CFR 113.1(g) |
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Schwab, Richard Oliver | 52 U.S.C. §30102(c)(5) | ||
Giramberk, Valerie L. |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)(5), (b)(6)
52 U.S.C. §30114(b) 11 CFR 104.3(b)(3), (b)(4) 11 CFR 113.1(g) |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Friends of David Schweikert |
Previous respondent | Chartwell Associates, LLC |
Giramberk, Valerie L. | |
Schwab, Richard Oliver | |
Respondent's counsel | Berke, Elliot S. |
Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky& Josefiak, PLLC |