MUR #7583
KEMP FOR GOVERNOR, INC.Summary
RESPONDENTS: Kemp for Governor, Inc.; Akhmetshin, Rinat; Brannan, Joseph; Federal News Agency, LLC; Georgia Republican Party, Inc.; Internet Research Agency; Kemp, Brian; Majority Strategies, Inc.; Medium Buying, LLC; September Group, LLC; Something Else Strategies, LLC
COMPLAINANT: Weinzettle, Joseph
SUBJECT: Foreign Nationals
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to take the following actions in MUR 7583: 1. Dismiss the allegation that Kemp for Governor, Inc., Brian Kemp, and the Georgia Republican Party, Inc., and Joseph Brannan in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121(a)(2) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(g) by accepting or receiving a foreign national contribution or donation. 2. Dismiss the allegation that the Internet Research Agency and the Federal News Agency, LLC, violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121(a)(1) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(c) by making a foreign national contribution or donation. 3. Dismiss the allegation that Rinat Akhmetshin, Majority Strategies, Inc., Medium Buying, LLC, Something Else Strategies, LLC, and September Group, LLC, violated 52 U.S.C. § 30121(a)(2) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.20(h) by providing substantial assistance to the making or acceptance of foreign national contributions or donations. 4. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated March 4, 2021, subject to the edits circulated by Vice Chair Dickerson’s Office on behalf of the Vice Chair Dickerson and Commissioner Cooksey on May 19, 2021 at 10:52 a.m. and the additional edits from Commissioner Weintraub as described in her email of May 19, 2021 at 10:53 p.m. 5. Send the appropriate letters. 6. Close the file.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Dismissed-Other | Majority Strategies, Inc. |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
11 CFR 110.20(h) |
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Federal News Agency, LLC |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(1)
11 CFR 110.20(c) |
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Brannan, Joseph |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
11 CFR 110.20(g) |
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Internet Research Agency |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(1)
11 CFR 110.20(c) |
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Kemp, Brian |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
11 CFR 110.20(g) |
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Akhmetshin, Rinat |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
11 CFR 110.20(h) |
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Georgia Republican Party, Inc. |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
11 CFR 110.20(g) |
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Something Else Strategies, LLC |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
11 CFR 110.20(h) |
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Medium Buying, LLC |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
11 CFR 110.20(h) |
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Kemp for Governor, Inc. |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
11 CFR 110.20(g) |
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September Group, LLC |
52
U.S.C.
§30121(a)(2)
11 CFR 110.20(h) |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Kemp for Governor, Inc. |
Previous respondent | Akhmetshin, Rinat |
Brannan, Joseph | |
Federal News Agency, LLC | |
Georgia Republican Party, Inc. | |
Internet Research Agency | |
Kemp, Brian | |
Majority Strategies, Inc. | |
Medium Buying, LLC | |
September Group, LLC | |
Something Else Strategies, LLC | |
Complainant | Weinzettle, Joseph |
Respondent's counsel | Keane, Benjamin, Esq. |
Russo, Vincent R. |