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Swedish Retailer H&M Named as Foreign Principal of Registrant Randi Marshall, FARA Filing Shows
Randi Marshall registered under FARA on 2022-03-19 with one foreign principal, Sweden's H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB, a publicly traded apparel retailer.
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The short answer
Randi Marshall registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act on 2022-03-19 as registrant No. 7100. Her one foreign principal is H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB of Sweden. Her filing describes H&M as a corporation, not a foreign government. The registration statement reports no money received from H&M during the reporting window. DOJ's index says the registration was terminated 2022-03-19. The sources given do not describe the specific work done for H&M.
- Randi Marshall is FARA registrant No. 7100, registered 2022-03-19, according to DOJ's index.
- Her only listed foreign principal is H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB of Stockholm, Sweden.
- Her Exhibit A describes H&M's business as "Apparel & Accessories Retail" and its ownership as "Publicly Traded".
- Her registration statement answers No when asked if she received money from H&M in the 60 days before her obligation to register.
- DOJ's index lists 3 filings, the latest stamped 2024-06-26, and says the registration was terminated 2022-03-19.
Who is behind this registration
The foreign principal here is a company, not a government. Randi Marshall registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act on 2022-03-19. Her filings list one foreign principal: H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB, of Stockholm, Sweden.[1][2]
Her Exhibit A describes H&M's business as "Apparel & Accessories Retail." It marks H&M as a corporation, not a government of a foreign country or a foreign political party. Asked who owns and controls H&M, the filing answers "Publicly Traded."[3]
The Exhibit A answers No to each question on whether H&M is supervised, owned, directed, controlled, financed or subsidized by a foreign government, foreign political party or other foreign principal.[3]
Who is registered
The registrant is an individual, listed as "Ms. Randi Marshall." The registration statement gives her occupation as "Government Relations & Public Affairs Manager." It lists a Washington, DC business address.[2]
What the filings say about the work and money
The registration statement answers No when asked if Marshall will act on her own behalf in ways that benefit H&M, beyond any work described in an Exhibit B. No Exhibit B is among the sources given.[2]
The statement also answers No to whether she received money or things of value from H&M in the 60 days before her obligation to register. It answers No to whether she spent money or gave things of value on H&M's behalf in that window.[2]
What is not known
DOJ's index says it holds 3 filings from Marshall, the latest stamped 2024-06-26. The index text given lists only two, both dated 2022-03-19. The content of the third filing is not in the sources. The index also gives 2022-03-19 as both the registration date and the termination date. The sources do not explain this. Inconclusive.[1]
The paperwork
- 2022-03-19: Registration Statement, Form NSD-1, received by the NSD/FARA Registration Unit 03/19/2022 11:07:56 PM.
- 2022-03-19: Exhibit A, Form NSD-3, received 03/19/2022 11:07:51 PM, listing H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB (SWEDEN).
- DOJ index: 3 filings listed, latest stamped 2024-06-26; registration terminated 2022-03-19.[2][3][1]
Sources
- [1]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for Marshall, Randi (No. 7100), June 26, 2024. Primary record“Its registration was terminated 2022-03-19.”
- [2]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, Marshall, Randi: Registration Statement, stamped 2022-03-19, March 19, 2022. Primary record“Government Relations & Public Affairs Manager”
- [3]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, Marshall, Randi: Exhibit AB, stamped 2022-03-19, March 19, 2022. Primary record“Apparel & Accessories Retail”