2016, Pecker signed an assignment agreement, which contemplated the transfer of the limited life rights portion of AMI's agreement to an entity that had been set up by Cohen for $125,000. The consultant delivered the signed assignment agreement to Cohen, along with an invoice from a shell corporation incorporated by the consultant for the payment of $125,000, which falsely stated the payment was for an "agreed upon 'flat fee' for advisory services." However, in or about early October 2016, after the assignment agreement was signed but before Cohen had paid the $125,000, Pecker contacted Cohen and told him that the deal was off and that Cohen should tear up the assignment agreement.
7. Following the 2016 presidential election, AMI published articles written by the model in OK! Magazine and Star Magazine, featured her on the cover of Muscle & Fitness Her's, and published articles in Radar Online featuring the model. The publication of these articles was intended, at least in part, to keep the model from commenting publicly about her story and her agreement with AMI.
8. At all relevant times, AMI knew that corporations such as AMI are subject to federal campaign finance laws, and that expenditures by corporations, made for purposes of influencing an election and in coordination with or at the request of a candidate or campaign, are unlawful. At no time did AMI report to the Federal Election Commission that it had made the $150,000 payment to the model.
9. AMI has cooperated with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the Federal Bureau of Investigation during its investigation and provided substantial and important assistance to the investigating agents and prosecutors during the course of the grand jury investigation in the Southern District of New York. Among other things, AMI has made various personnel from AMI available for numerous interviews; engaged outside counsel to ensure the integrity of its compliance with and responses to subpoenas; and responded to numerous requests from prosecutors for various specific items of information. AMI has also agreed in connection with the Non-Prosecution Agreement to implement specific improvements to its internal compliance to prevent future violations of the federal campaign finance laws.
