| WASHINGTON -- The Federal
Election Commission is releasing 13 more Administrative Fines cases with $ 28,981 in civil
money penalties, bringing to 653 the number of cases made public with $ 884,354 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.
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AF 545 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Friends of Joe Scarborough, Charles J.
Scarborough, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
Year End 2001 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$1,031.25 civil money penalty (not collected) |
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| 2. |
AF 654 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Committee to Elect Cathy Rinehart, Kate Tice,
treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
July Quarterly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
Take no further action |
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| 3. |
AF 664 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Mark Baisley for Congress, Mark Baisley,
treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
July Quarterly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$5,500 civil money penalty (not collected) |
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| 4. |
AF 699 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Committee to Elect Cathy Rinehart, Kate Tice,
treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-Primary 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
Take no further action |
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| 5. |
AF 703 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
American Forest & Paper Association
Political Action Committee, Donna Harman, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
August Monthly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
The Commission waived the $900 civil money
penalty because the respondents have demonstrated the existence of extraordinary
circumstances that were beyond their control and that were for a duration of at least 48
hours. |
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| 6. |
AF 707 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
E*Trade Group Inc. PAC, Shawn P. Yadon,
treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
September Monthly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$750 civil money penalty |
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AF 709 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
American Forest & Paper Association
Political Action Committee, Donna Harman, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
September Monthly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
The Commission waived the $900 civil money
penalty because the respondents have demonstrated the existence of extraordinary
circumstances that were beyond their control and that were for a duration of at least 48
hours. |
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| 8. |
AF 745 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
National Propane Gas Association Political
Action Committee – PROPANEPAC, Richard Roldan, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
October Quarterly 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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| 9. |
AF 775 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Mark Baisley for Congress, Mark Baisley,
treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
October Quarterly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$900 civil money penalty (not collected) (Reduced
from $5,500 due to level of activity on report.) |
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| 10. |
AF 783 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Akram for Congress Inc., Nancy Scheuermann,
treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
October 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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| 11. |
AF 785 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Skorski for Congress, Alan Skorski, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
October Quarterly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$1,800 civil money penalty (not collected) |
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| 12. |
AF 789 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Mike Greene for Congress Committee, Joe T.
Kelley, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
October Quarterly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$4,500 civil money penalty (not collected) |
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| 13. |
AF 795 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Friends of Margaret Workman, Albert V. Mays,
Jr., treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
October Quarterly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$9,000 civil money penalty (not collected) |
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