MUR #8150

RESPONDENTS: Passionforest, LLC; Maggiolo, Gloria; SOS Save America PAC

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

SUBJECT: Contributions; Contributions-Prohibited

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to take the following actions in MUR 8150:1. Accept the signed Conciliation Agreement with Passionforest, LLC, as recommended in the Memorandum to the Commission dated March 12, 2025.2. Approve the appropriate letters.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:a. Dismiss the allegation that Passionforest, LLC, violated 52 U.S.C. § 30122 and 11 C.F.R. § 110.4(b) by knowingly permitting its name to effect a contribution in the name of another. b. Dismiss the allegation that SOS America PAC and Gloria Maggiolo in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30122 and 11 C.F.R. § 110.4(b) by knowingly accepting a contribution in the name of another. c. Dismiss the allegation that Passionforest, LLC, violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121 and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(b) by making a foreign national contribution. d. Dismiss the allegation that SOS America PAC and Gloria Maggiolo in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121 and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(g) by knowingly accepting a foreign national contribution. e. Find reason to believe that Passionforest, LLC, violated 11 C.F.R. § 110.1(g)(5) by failing to provide required attribution information. f. Dismiss the allegation that SOS America PAC and Gloria Maggiolo 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. g. Close the file as to SOS America PAC and Gloria Maggiolo in her official capacity as treasurer. h. Authorize conciliation prior to a finding of probable cause to believe with Passionforest, LLC. i. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated August 20, 2024, subject to edits as circulated by Commissioner Dickerson’s Office on December 19, 2024, at 11:44 a.m.j. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-1 to:Approve the proposed conciliation agreement, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated August 20, 2024, subject to the edits as circulated by Commissioner Dickerson’s Office on December 19, 2024 at 11:44 a.m.