MUR #7945
Kim Klacik for CongressSummary
RESPONDENTS: Kim Klacik for Congress; Crate, Bradley T.; Fox & Lion Communications; Klacik, Kimberly; Pearl Events, LLC
COMPLAINANT: Jones, Suzanne
SUBJECT: Committees-Candidate; Contributions-Excessive; Personal use; Reporting
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MURs 7944 and 7945: 1. Find no reason to believe that Kimberly Klacik, Klacik for Congress and Bradley T. Crate in his official capacity as treasurer, Red Renaissance, Inc. and Bradley T. Crate in his official capacity as treasurer, Pearl Events, LLC, and Fox & Lion Communications LLC, violated 52 U.S.C. § 30114(b)(1) by converting campaign funds to personal use. 2. Find no reason to believe that Klacik for Congress and Bradley T. Crate in his official capacity as treasurer and Red Renaissance, Inc. and Bradley T. Crate in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b) regarding Klacik’s daughter’s travel expenses. 3. Find no reason to believe that Kimberly Klacik, Klacik for Congress and Bradley T. Crate in his official capacity as treasurer, and Red Renaissance, Inc. and Bradley T. Crate in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30116(f) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.1(b)(3) by accepting excessive contributions after the 2020 general election. 4. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated February 2, 2023, and subject to the edits as last circulated by Vice Chairman Cooksey’s Office on Friday, February 24, 2023, at 3:31 p.m. 5. Close the file. 6. Approve the appropriate letters.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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No RTB | Fox & Lion Communications | 52 U.S.C. §30114(b)(1) | |
Crate, Bradley T. |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30114(b)(1) 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 11 CFR 110.1(b)(3) |
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Kim Klacik for Congress |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30114(b)(1) 52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 11 CFR 110.1(b)(3) |
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Pearl Events, LLC | 52 U.S.C. §30114(b)(1) | ||
Klacik, Kimberly |
52
U.S.C.
§30114(b)(1)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Kim Klacik for Congress |
Previous respondent | Crate, Bradley T. |
Fox & Lion Communications | |
Klacik, Kimberly | |
Pearl Events, LLC | |
Complainant | Jones, Suzanne |
Respondent's counsel | Dickinson Wright, PLLC |