MUR #7949
Crown Products & Services, Inc.Summary
RESPONDENTS: Crown Products & Services, Inc.; Schane, Douglas; Simmons, Steven Douglas
COMPLAINANT:
SUBJECT: Contributions-Prohibited; Contributions-In the name of another; Contributions-Corporations
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR
7949:
1. Accept the conciliation agreement, as recommended in the Memorandum to the
Commission dated January 19, 2022.
2. Close the file.
3. Approve the appropriate letter.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
a. Open a Matter Under Review.
b. Find reason to believe that Crown Products & Services, Inc. violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30118(a) and 30122, and 11 C.F.R. §§ 114.2(b) and 110.4(b)(1)(i).
c. Find reason to believe that Steven Douglas Simmons violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30118(a) and 30122, and 11 C.F.R. §§ 114.2(e) and 110.4(b)(1)(ii).
d. Issue a letter of admonishment and close the file as to Douglas Schane.
e. Authorize pre-probable cause conciliation with Crown Products & Services, Inc. and Steven Douglas Simmons.
f. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated September 22, 2021, . . . REDACTED . . .
g. Approve the Conciliation Agreement, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated September 22, 2021.
h. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:
a. Open a Matter Under Review.
b. Find reason to believe that Crown Products & Services, Inc. violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30118(a) and 30122, and 11 C.F.R. §§ 114.2(b) and 110.4(b)(1)(i).
c. Find reason to believe that Steven Douglas Simmons violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30118(a) and 30122, and 11 C.F.R. §§ 114.2(e) and 110.4(b)(1)(ii).
d. Issue a letter of admonishment and close the file as to Douglas Schane.
e. Authorize pre-probable cause conciliation with Crown Products & Services, Inc. and Steven Douglas Simmons.
f. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated September 22, 2021, subject to the edits circulated by Commissioner Cooksey’s Office on December 15, 2021 at 12:21 p.m., . . . REDACTED . . .
g. Approve the Conciliation Agreement, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated September 22, 2021, subject to the edits circulated by Commissioner’s Cooksey’s Office on December 15, 2021 at 12:21 p.m.
h. Approve the appropriate letters.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Conciliation-PPC | Crown Products & Services, Inc. |
52
U.S.C.
§30118(a)
52 U.S.C. §30122 11 CFR 110.4(b)(1)(i) 11 CFR 114.2(b) |
|
Simmons, Steven Douglas | |||
Dismissed-Other | Schane, Douglas |
Documents
Type | Date | Document |
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Conciliation and Settlement Agreements | 02/07/2022 | Crown Products Products & Services, Inc. and Steven Douglas 881 KB |
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses | 01/19/2022 | Pre-Probabla Cause Conciliation Agreement 767 KB |
12/27/2021 | Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Crown Products and Services, Inc., Steven Douglas Simmons, and Douglas Schane 941 KB | |
09/22/2021 | First General Counsel's Report 1 MB | |
Certifications | 01/26/2022 | Crown Products and Services, Inc. et al. (Pre-Probable Cause Conciliation Agreement) 701 KB |
12/16/2021 | Crown Products & Services, Inc.; Steven Douglas Simmons; Douglas Schane 735 KB | |
Civil Penalties, Disgorgements, Other Payments and Letters of Compliance | 02/11/2022 | Crown Products & Services, Inc. 901 KB |
Participants
Relationship | Name |
---|---|
Primary respondent | Crown Products & Services, Inc. |
Previous respondent | Schane, Douglas |
Simmons, Steven Douglas |