‘COMPLAINT OF POSSIBLE PROHIBITED POLITICAL ACTIVITY (MOLATION OF THE HATCH ACT) |NEORMATION AGOUT FING A COMPLAINT WITH 03 ‘This complaint form canbe used 10 fle complaints alleging violations ofthe Hatch Act by federal, Dietret of Columbia state and focal and nonprofit erganaaion employees. Wale lls nat eqused {hat this complaint orm be used, use of tus form wil be feipfl to OSC In expecting the prosestng {and Inesigating of complains. Please complete te formation requested below ae fal and ‘eeurataly ae possble, ‘SEND.COMPLETED COMPLAINT FORMS To: ua: Hate Aet Unit Office of SpacatCounsat {TAO Steet NW (Sue 216) Washington, 6 200364505. 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Covrrg steno omc, commanding o advising a State eras fice or alee a py leo ene ayn lv py. conmil, guraaton. gency, eso plac pps Bong senate parson pala texOwRLAMT OF POESBLE PROWIGTED POLTIEAL AETUATY ATEN AET LATION US oFFcE oF SPECIAL couNsaL (aos. 2807 80m ese2e ‘COMPLAINT OF POSSIBLE PROHIBITED POLITICAL ACTMITY (MOLATION OF THE HATEMACT) (Pa pte on ad compat priate. Ena 0A ope Union ha tec mbm ses nese ee Contos Shan pape) PART 1: COMPLAINANT'S INFORMATION 1. Name ofperson rg comelant: mw. (@) Ms Brian Rogers eS 2. Ageney name (tretering complain)» America Fsing Squared 8. Agency ssiress if retaring complain), +690 Wilson Boulevard, Sth Foor, Arington, VA 22209 4. Home or malin adress iting compan) We (O) ates 5. Contactinematon: —Tephone numbers (S74 ) 280-5489 (ome) c (ofc) Ex. Fax user c Ermal stress: brogers@arsquared ora {5 How di you fst become aware tha you could aa compli with OSC? F)OSCWWbste —(-) O8CSpaster — (} OSC Brochure) OSC Poster ( News Soy (_ } Agen Personal one () Union) Colter (er ease aesebey ete oppoxnaty: January, 2017 7. Name ofpersanho vated he Helen Act usec: Mr. Richard Cordray 8 Agency: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 8, PostenTie: Director 10, Federal, isi of Columbia (00), Saeco Nonpo npoye [check one: 1 Face emoiyee i (5 } Ste Lea employee (Ce } Nene epanzaton erpioyee 11, Contactivomaton; _Telophonerubers) (Home) (Orme) e_OMPLANT OF POSSIALE PROMISED FOLITCAL AETVITY HATCH ACT WOLATION) 12 Sutjocts Supers Name: N/A 18. Subjects Supervisors Conse intrmatn: Telephone numbers (_) (ome) a en Faxrumber oOo femal sceees Dees sbjecthave knomadge ote Hon At (eheckare) ( @) Yes (0) No 0) Nets 15 you snoneed Yes o question 14 pease explain haw Sujet brows abou the Hatch At (eg ager) tang agen stovon of rocnures, yes ema, ef) {federal erioye and Tomer dled lfc, i. Cordray was ied and auare ol) Hach Act's provisions ‘SHGAMZATION EMPLOYEE. NOT SKIP TO PARTS, 16. Doce Sujets employing ageny rece eee nde (cheng): ((@) Yes ) No CO) Metsu 17. ttyou answered Yast question 16, please prove he alow: 2) ate ang sours of ede nds edeal Reserve funds the CFP Name of aval) a apey resonate or baal nds — Richard Cordray, CFPB Director Corto nfomaton fr inl) reponse nds “Telephone Numbers) (@59 411-2572 FexNumber se mal adres extomalffars @consumerinance.qov 18. Does te Subj param dies conncton ih federal ant? (check one) ( (0) Ne (0) Ne sce 19. Hyouaneured yest queston 18, plese rove te ype of ce Subject parmsinconnectan with Federal nds {is the Director ofthe CFPB, Mr. Cordray has nal authorization on how the bureaus allocatas tho money it receives from the Federal Resewve.120 What re the ctor that youre epoing fo OSC? ese tach a upraing documentation the ‘he aero fe Consumer ancl reson bureau (CFP), Richard Coy, or [Bppoars tobe taking steps to become a canaidatefor the govern of Ono, te election for which wil be held on November 6, 2018 arly as Novemer 18, 2016, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Waliam O'Neil - tho sole 3tewide-elected Democrat in Ohio ~ expressed inerest in becoming @ candidate in o's 2018 gubernatorial race. (See Exhibit (Ex) 1). Justice O'Bol reteratad his Interest on January 3, 2017 but noted tat he woul! step aside if Cordray, a fellow jemocral, decided to run. (See Ex. 2 [If Richard Corday Is runing, Fm not running se he's the kind of quality candidate | want to see inthe race.” [On or about July 18, 2017, Justice O'Neil old the media that he was “contacted by a mutual rind with Richard Cordray last weok and fey wanted t be very clear on ether my ofginal committment was sl valid. And tat was that If Richard Cordray isin Ihe race for goverar, Iam out ofthe race for governor” (Ex 3), It Corday, a federal employee, auhotized the above-rterenced contact or even was re that t would tako place, he may have violated tho Hatch Act. (S00, 0.9, US. fice Of Special Counsel, Advisory Opinion, OSC Fle No. AD-09-ce) (June 17, 2000) (explaining that Haich Act prohibits “ery action whch can reasonably be constiued @s idence ial (a federal employee] is seeking support for or undertaking an ‘elt ‘campaig |Acational activtes by Cordray further suggest that he has inated a prohibited ‘campaign. For example, on oF about July 23, 2017, @ senior union official old the mea [mathe had recenty had a dscussion wih Corday about atending a Labor Day [weekend picnic in Cincinnati, Ohio thal “draws thousands of union members andthe amiles, aling with dozens of (ost) Democratic aoliical candidates." (Ex. 4). Moreover, ‘Coreray entertained a conversation about the governor's race with a Democratic Party ical rom Hamiton County, Ohio, See i ‘Against this backdrop, it should be noted that Corray has traveled to Columbus, Ohio twenty-four times between November 8, 2016, when Republicans retained contcl of [Congress and won the White House, and May 31,207, the last calondar foc Cordray that {he FPO hes made availabe ons webste, (Gee Ex. 5 Indietng fight to “Cl Mi" the [lrpent abbreviation for John Glenn Columbus Intonation Arpat, on Nov. 10, 19,21, 16; Deo. 8, 15, 27, 2016; Jan. 5, 12, 20, 27, 2017; Feb 2,10, 17,23, 2017; Mar. 2,23, 531, 2017; Apr. 6, 13,20, 28, 2017; May 5,10, 18, 2017)PART 4 CONSENT To CERTAIN DISCLOSURES OF INFORMATION (OSC asks evaryne wo ls a compiling a rosie rhe pls aebly (lation le sch aig icc ove Comer gate enn eee F YOUOG NOT SELECT ONE Ge THE Tes ‘SEATEMEDE | Prose’ Gy stat and so ow Sd By heaps covy one ‘Sendo OSC) your ow oct, you rtay sale» Consent Sere hates OSC ue tn you may tr lc a ‘relic Conant Sane yoursslecton of Canent Stem ors prevers Coe fm aeng ble 0 ‘induct an mestgson sn O9¢ raprerrins wi cont you ean Scumelances and prove YOU ‘ethan opporunty io select sss reaietve Conte Semon, You shot be ae tithe Pia A los oman OS cn es ob ued con fo eta purposes, rogers uf whic Concent Siement you sig Soe 5 U.S.C §ssza0). leematon shot ‘eran camels onder whan OSC can use of dace fea unr te Piven Ae spears on Ne entpope aa rset Sateen you Soa (aswel Consent Statement # {consent to OSC commuricalon wit the pertinent india vehed in my comps | agreato alow OSC dices army sn ceo eran fom shot pe OS dese tt nah jecosue Trees tw sbegaton() my corgar. | understand Dat reardeas Gensen!‘Sliomert| choose, OSC may decane lemston tomy. camplont fa whan permite Oy the Prvesy At nau crcumaaraessummsieed fh Pan, Dow! ran Ropes neo? ‘erplanants Signals for Consent Stiament + Dae Seng Consent Statement 2 \consant to OS's communictn wih ne pernen indus ihe ny compat, ut dont agree to ‘ton O8C to ascose my let a he canna. | ayes o ww OSC to discese ony nisrmation fom S ‘bout me: wihaut dosing my rame or ob! terayeg fora, OSC dees tat such eure eeded io imeugate ne alegobo(} ny compan. | undeeana han soma srouances OSC cau hot ‘aan rary we emma wh pun hd sass tran at ot ‘euoa for Cnmcaralty might prevent OSE fom ising tue ston on my compa ave understand Pal ‘egaless of he Congo Salem @tooae” OSC hay dclss riematon fom my conplant Ne wen ‘Berita by De Privacy At (cluangcreumetaneos summoned i Fa, Bow) TanparensSpaueeCawei Samer? 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PRowarre POUTEAL ACTMTY WATER ACT MOLATON) ‘eatty that a f the statements made in dis complaint (clung any continuation pages) ae tue, complete, and corect to thebestof my knowledge and ball. | understand that 2 flee statement of concealment of amaterlal fact ea criminal offense punishable by 2 fie of up to $250,000, imprisonment focuptofive years, or both 1BU.SC.§ 10 a Sinatwe PART & PRIVACY ACT PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENTS: une Uses Utes deco of information fom OSC fies ix ranted 0 full OSC investigate, rovecuel on veutedrepensbies OSC hes descibed 18 routne uses fr ifomaton is fies ne Federal Regster (FR) at 65 FR. 36611 (uy 12 2001), and SEF. 81005 (Ober, 2007. Acopy ofthe ‘ovine use aval tom OSC upn request. 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Te inlomaton ths am i caected pursue ‘o 050% ga responstltytmastgae (3) atagatens of rotibing pocal actu (SUS.C. § 1216) The Ireraton wl reine by OSC to determine wheter the fats etbtsh its ison over the sujet of he compar, and wheher Nahe ivestgaton and ascplnary acsn is waranted. The epring Buon fe thie caleton of iflornason Is estate to be an average of 30 mines pe response inducing etme for revewig iazuctons, serchng exising dala sources, gating tbe dla nesses. snd camgleing and revewing the eo. Please send sy conmers about is Burden estate, and svgeson for reduc the burden, tothe Oc of Speci Cel Legal Counsel and Poicy Dison, 1730 M Steet, NW (Sut 28), Westngen, 0¢ 20036-4805.