| WASHINGTON -- The Federal
Election Commission is releasing 12 more Administrative Fines
cases with $16,200 in civil money penalties, bringing to 602
the number of cases made public with $838,020 in fines collected.
In addition, there are numerous cases in various stages of the Administrative Fines
process. Closed Administrative Fines case files are available in the FEC’s Press and
Public Records offices. The Administrative Fine Program, authorized by Congress in 1999
in response to a legislative recommendation made by the FEC (see News Release May 31,
2000), has a twofold purpose: to free critical Commission resources for more important and
complex enforcement efforts, and to reduce the number of financial reports filed late or
not at all. The Administrative Fines Program encompasses a range of civil money penalties
set high enough to discourage committees from considering them an acceptable ‘cost of
doing business’, but not so high as to be exorbitant.
Civil money penalties will be determined by the number of days late, the amount of
financial activity involved, and any prior penalties for reporting violations. Election
sensitive reports (reports and notices filed prior to an election) will receive higher
penalties.
| 1. |
AF 596 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Raczkowski for Senate, Robert A. Bovitz, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
April Quarterly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$4,200 civil penalty |
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| 2. |
AF 603 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Maximus Inc., Political Action Committee (MAXPAC), Glenn
Yanis, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
April Quarterly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$650 civil money penalty |
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| 3. |
AF 630 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
City Political Action Committee (CityPAC), Matt Mitzen,
treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
April Quarterly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$900 civil money penalty |
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| 4. |
AF 639 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Hudson Valley Political Action Committee, Marilyn Enison,
treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
April Monthly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$1,350 civil money penalty |
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| 5. |
AF 642 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Montana for Johnson, Chris Bakwin, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-Primary 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$2,000 civil money penalty (not collected) |
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| 6. |
AF 659 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Keyes 2000, Inc., William L. Constantine, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
July Quarterly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$900 civil money penalty (not collected) |
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| 7. |
AF 661 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Briggs for Congress, Bret H. Rush, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
July Quarterly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$900 civil money penalty (not collected) (The committee
filed a paper copy of report and it was required to file electronically.) |
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| 8. |
AF 669 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Montana for Johnson, Chris Bakwin, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
July Quarterly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$900 civil money penalty (not collected) (Penalty reduced
from $1,800 due to level of activity on report.) |
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| 9. |
AF 678 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
City Political Action Committee (CityPAC), Matt Mitzen,
treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
July Quarterly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$550 civil money penalty |
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| 10. |
AF 679 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Cohen & Grigsby Political Action Committee, James F.
Cinque, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
July Quarterly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$350 civil money penalty |
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AF 692 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Salt PAC, L. Stuart Dungan, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
July Quarterly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$3,500 civil money penalty (not collected) |
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| 12. |
AF 704 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Skorski for Congress, Seth E. Shulman, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-Primary 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
Take no further action |
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