MUR #7893
William B. WachtelSummary
RESPONDENTS: Wachtel, William; Durbal, Lauren; Friends of Andrew Yang; Gioia, Eric; Goodman, Peter; Graumann, Zach; Gushee, Gregory; Lowey, Keith D.; Moskowitz, Roy; Petulla, Helen; Siegel, Zoe; Wachtel, Jesse; Wachtel, Madeline; Wachtel, Nicholas; Whitehouse for Senate; Whitehouse, Sheldon
COMPLAINANT: Mukamal, Theodore
SUBJECT: Committees-Candidate; Contributions-In the name of another
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 5-0 to take the following actions in MUR 7893: 1. Find no reason to believe that William Wachtel, Peter Goodman, Roy Moskowitz, and Madeline Wachtel violated 52 U.S.C. § 30122 in connection with the contributions to the Yang and Whitehouse Committees. 2. Find no reason to believe that Friends of Andrew Yang and Zach Graumann in his official capacity as treasurer, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, and Whitehouse for Senate and Keith D. Lowey in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30122 by knowingly accepting a contribution in the name of another. 3. Find no reason to believe that William Wachtel, Lauren Durbal, Helen Petulla, Madeline Wachtel, Jesse Wachtel, and Nicholas Wachtel violated 52 U.S.C. § 30122 in connection with contributions beyond the five-year statute of limitations. 4. Find no reason to believe that Eric Gioia, Gregory Gushee, and Zoe Siegel violated the Act or Commission regulations in this matter. 5. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated November 17, 2021, subject to the edits last circulated by Commissioner Weintraub’s Office on February 14, 2022 at 2:41 p.m., and further direct the Office of General Counsel to make the appropriate conforming changes to the Factual and Legal Analysis. 6. Approve the appropriate letters. 7. Close the file.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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No RTB | Petulla, Helen | 52 U.S.C. §30122 | |
Wachtel, Nicholas | 52 U.S.C. §30122 | ||
Wachtel, Jesse | 52 U.S.C. §30122 | ||
Wachtel, Madeline | 52 U.S.C. §30122 | ||
Whitehouse for Senate | 52 U.S.C. §30122 | ||
Siegel, Zoe | 52 U.S.C. §30122 | ||
Friends of Andrew Yang | 52 U.S.C. §30122 | ||
Wachtel, William | 52 U.S.C. §30122 | ||
Goodman, Peter | 52 U.S.C. §30122 | ||
Moskowitz, Roy | 52 U.S.C. §30122 | ||
Gushee, Gregory | 52 U.S.C. §30122 | ||
Gioia, Eric | 52 U.S.C. §30122 | ||
Graumann, Zach | 52 U.S.C. §30122 | ||
Whitehouse, Sheldon | 52 U.S.C. §30122 | ||
Durbal, Lauren | 52 U.S.C. §30122 | ||
Lowey, Keith D. | 52 U.S.C. §30122 |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Wachtel, William |
Previous respondent | Durbal, Lauren |
Friends of Andrew Yang | |
Gioia, Eric | |
Goodman, Peter | |
Graumann, Zach | |
Gushee, Gregory | |
Lowey, Keith D. | |
Moskowitz, Roy | |
Petulla, Helen | |
Siegel, Zoe | |
Wachtel, Jesse | |
Wachtel, Madeline | |
Wachtel, Nicholas | |
Whitehouse for Senate | |
Whitehouse, Sheldon | |
Complainant | Mukamal, Theodore |
Respondent's counsel | Bertini Law, P.C. |
Deutsch, Brad | |
Elias Law Group LLP | |
Holland & Knight, LLP (DC) | |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |