MUR #8011
Daniel Defense, LLCSummary
RESPONDENTS: Daniel Defense, LLC; Gun Owners Action Fund; Watkins, Nancy H.
COMPLAINANTS: Ghosh, Saurav; Campaign Legal Center
SUBJECT: Committees-PAC; Contributions-Prohibited; Other
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR 8011:
1. Accept the conciliation agreement with Daniel Defense, LLC, as recommended in the Memorandum to the Commission dated January 20, 2023.
2. Approve the appropriate letters.
3. Close the file as to all respondents.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
a. Find reason to believe that Daniel Defense, LLC violated 52 U.S.C. § 30119(a) and 11 C.F.R. § 115.2(a) by making a prohibited government contractor contribution.
b. Find reason to believe that Gun Owners Action Fund and Nancy H. Watkins, in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30119(a) and 11 C.F.R. § 115.2(c) by knowingly soliciting prohibited contributions from government contractors.
c. Authorize pre-probable cause conciliation with Daniel Defense, LLC.
d. Authorize the use of compulsory process.
e. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the Second General Counsel’s Report dated November 28, 2022.
f. Approve the proposed Conciliation Agreement, as recommended in the Second General Counsel’s Report dated November 28, 2022.
g. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:
a. Find reason to believe that Daniel Defense, LLC violated 52 U.S.C. § 30119(a) and 11 C.F.R. § 115.2(a) by making a prohibited government contractor contribution.
b. Authorize pre-probable cause conciliation with Daniel Defense, LLC.
c. Approve the proposed Conciliation Agreement as to Daniel Defense LLC.
d. Approve relevant portions of the Factual and Legal Analysis with respect to Daniel Defense LLC.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
a. Find no reason to believe that Gun Owners Action Fund and Nancy H. Watkins, in her official capacity as treasurer, violated 52 U.S.C. § 30119(a) and 11 C.F.R. § 115.2(c) by knowingly soliciting prohibited contributions from government contractors.
b. Close the file.
c. Issue appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:
Issue appropriate letters.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
---|---|---|---|
Conciliation-PPC | Daniel Defense, LLC |
52
U.S.C.
§30119(a)
11 CFR 115.2(a) |
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Dismissed-Other | Watkins, Nancy H. |
52
U.S.C.
§30119(a)
11 CFR 115.2(a) |
|
Gun Owners Action Fund |
52
U.S.C.
§30119(a)
11 CFR 115.2(a) |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Daniel Defense, LLC |
Previous respondent | Gun Owners Action Fund |
Watkins, Nancy H. | |
Complainant | Campaign Legal Center |
Ghosh, Saurav | |
Respondent's counsel | Canfield, William B., III, Esq. |