MUR #8008

RESPONDENTS: Alabama Conservatives Fund; Fitzpatrick, C.T.; Fitzpatrick, Kelly; Free Market, LLC; Melton, Kaylen

COMPLAINANTS: Campaign Legal Center (1); Ghosh (1), Saurav; Wieand, Roger G.

SUBJECT: Contributions-Prohibited; Contributions-In the name of another; Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to take the following actions in MUR 8008:1. Accept the signed Conciliation Agreement, as recommended in the Memorandum to the Commission dated February 3, 2025.2. Approve the appropriate letter.3. Close the file effective 30 days from the date the certification of this vote is signed (or on the next business day after the 30th day, if the 30th day falls on a weekend or holiday).
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to:Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis for Alabama Conservatives Fund and Kaylen Melton in her official capacity as treasurer, as recommended in the Memorandum to the Commission dated March 13, 2024, as circulated by Vice Chairman Trainor’s Office on October 7, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-1 to:Approve the Conciliation Agreement for Alabama Conservatives Fund and Kaylen Melton in her official capacity as treasurer, as recommended in the Memorandum to the Commission dated March 13, 2024, as circulated by Vice Chairman Trainor’s Office on October 7, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to:a. Find reason to believe that Alabama Conservative Fund and Kaylen Melton in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.1(g)(4) by failing to report attribution information.b. Direct the Office of General Counsel to draft appropriate Factual & Legal Analyses reflecting the foregoing and circulate for Commission approval within fourteen (14) days.
The Commission failed by a vote of 2-3 to:a. Find reason to believe that C.T. Fitzpatrick and Free Market, LLC, violated 52 U.S.C. § 30122 by making and knowingly permitting one’s name to be used effect a contribution in the name of another.b. Find no reason to believe that Kelley Fitzpatrick violated 52 U.S.C. §30122 by making a contribution in the name of another.c. Take no action at this time with respect to the allegation that Alabama Conservatives Fund and Kaylen Melton in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30122 by knowingly accepting a contribution in the name of another.d. Enter into conciliation with C.T. Fitzpatrick and Free Market, LLC, prior to a finding of probable cause to believe.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-1 to:a. Authorize conciliation with Alabama Conservatives Fund and Kaylen Melton in her official capacity as treasurer prior to a finding of probable cause to believe.b. Direct the Office of General Counsel to draft, and circulate for Commission approval within fourteen (14) days, appropriate Conciliation Agreements ...REDACTED...c. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to:Dismiss the allegation that Free Market, LLC violated 11 C.F.R. § 110.1(g)(5) by failing to provide attribution information.
The Commission failed by a vote of 1-4 to:Approve the Conciliation Agreement, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated December 6, 2023, subject to the edits circulated by Vice Chair Weintraub’s Office on February 2, 2024 at 3:23 p.m. ...REDACTED...
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:Find reason to believe that Free Market, LLC, violated 11 C.F.R. § 110.1(g)(5) by failing to provide attribution information.