Committees Fined for Filing Reports Late
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Immediate Release: February 7, 2001 |
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Kelly Huff Ron Harris Sharon Snyder Ian Stirton |
COMMITTEES FINED FOR FILING REPORTS LATE
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission has recently made public its final action on 28 Administrative Fine cases. This release contains only summary information. Closed files should be read for details, including the FEC’s analysis of each case.
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 0002
RESPONDENT(S): Mike Ross for Congress Committee, W. Herman Brown, treasurer (AR)
REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Late
PENALTY: $ 3,200 civil money penalty
2. AF 0003
RESPONDENT(S): Richard Pombo for Congress, Randall Pombo, treasurer (CA)
REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Late
PENALTY: $ 2,800 civil money penalty
3. AF 0005
RESPONDENT(S): Mary Bono Committee, Dana W. Reed, treasurer (CA) REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Late
PENALTY: $ 2,725 civil money penalty
4. AF 0006
RESPONDENT(S): Committee to Re-Elect Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, Dana W. Reed, treasurer (CA)
REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Late
PENALTY: $ 500 civil money penalty
5. AF 0009
RESPONDENT(S): Mike Serabian for Congress, Michael J. Serabian, Sr., treasurer (MD)
REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Late
PENALTY: $ 350 civil money penalty
6. AF 0021
RESPONDENT(S): John Coffey for Congress, John Coffey, treasurer (PA) REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Late
PENALTY: $ 500 civil money penalty
7. AF 0022
RESPONDENT(S): Noble Willingham for Congress, Dawn M. Theure, treasurer (TX)
REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Late
PENALTY: $ 1,200 civil money penalty
8. AF 0023
RESPONDENT(S): Dick Armey Campaign Committee, Michael Keeling, treasurer (TX)
REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Late
PENALTY: $ 2,700 civil money penalty
9. AF 0027
RESPONDENT(S): Matthew Martinez Congressional Committee, Dr. Frank J. Alderete, treasurer (CA)
REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Non-Filer
PENALTY: $ 900 civil money penalty
10. AF 0031
RESPONDENT(S): Citizens for Dwight E. Bryan, Eric W. Anderson, treasurer (OH)
REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Non-Filer
PENALTY: $ 1,800 civil money penalty
11. AF 0033
RESPONDENT(S): Committee to Elect Jim Schmitt, Thomas W. Mack, Jr., (PA)
REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Non-Filer
PENALTY: $ 330 civil money penalty
12. AF 0035
RESPONDENT(S): Bob Rovner for US Senate - 2000, Alan Fellheimer, treasurer (PA)
REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Non-Filer
PENALTY: $ 900 civil money penalty
13. AF 0037
RESPONDENT(S): Ann Arbor National Political Action Committee, Joseph J. Cella, treasurer (MI)
REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Late
PENALTY: $ 975 civil money penalty
14. AF 0038
RESPONDENT(S): Association of American Railroads Political Action Committee (RAIL PAC), Cassandra Henry, treasurer (DC)
REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Late
PENALTY: $ 700 civil money penalty
15. AF 0039
RESPONDENT(S): Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc Employee Nonpartisan Committee for Good Government, Laura B. Asman, treasurer (GA)
REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Late
PENALTY: $ 2, 600 civil money penalty
16. AF 0040
RESPONDENT(S): Dorsey National Fund, Eugene S. Holderness, treasurer (MN)
REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Late
PENALTY: $ 1,350 civil money penalty
17. AF 0041
RESPONDENT(S): Fort James Corporation Political Action Committee FKA Fort James Good Gov’t PAC, Clifford Cutchins, IV, treasurer (IL)
REPORT(S) July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Late
PENALTY: $ 650 civil money penalty
18. AF 0042
RESPONDENT(S): International Council of Cruise Lines Political Action Committee (ICCL-PAC), J. Michael Crye, treasurer (VA)
REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Late
PENALTY: $ 1,200 civil money penalty
19. AF 0044
RESPONDENT(S): New Jersey State Laborers’ Political Action Committee/Laborers’ Political League (NJSLPAC), Robert S. Garrison, treasurer (NJ)
REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Late
PENALTY: $ 2,700 civil money penalty
20. AF 0045
RESPONDENT(S): Spear, Leeds & Kellogg Good Government Fund Committee, John J. Griffin, treasurer (NY)
REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Late
PENALTY: $ 400 civil money penalty
21. AF 0046
RESPONDENT(S): United Services Planning Association Inc PAC (USPA PAC), Martin R. Durbin, treasurer (TX)
REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Late
PENALTY: $ 775 civil money penalty
22. AF 0047
RESPONDENT(S): Wine Institute Political Action Committee, Steven J. Gross, treasurer (CA)
REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Late
PENALTY: $ 1,125 civil money penalty
23. AF 0049
RESPONDENT(S): BankBoston Corporation Political Action Committee, John A. Kahwaty, treasurer (MA)
REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Non-Filer
PENALTY: $ 1,800 civil money penalty
24. AF 0051
RESPONDENT(S): News America Holdings Inc - Fox Pol Action Committee (AKA News America-Fox Pol Action Cmte), Angela McGlowan, treasurer (DC)
REPORT(S): July Quarterly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Non-Filer
PENALTY: $ 900 civil money penalty
25. AF 0055
RESPONDENT(S): Federal Managers’ Association Political Action Committee, R. Mark Gable, treasurer (VA)
REPORT(S): July Monthly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Late
PENALTY: $ 300 civil money penalty
26. AF 0056
RESPONDENT(S): Sallie Mae Inc Political Action Committee (Sallie Mae PAC), Charles A. Colligan, treasurer (VA)
REPORT(S): July Monthly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Late
PENALTY: $ 600 civil money penalty
27. AF 0057
RESPONDENT(S): Aventis Pharmaceuticals Products Inc. Political Action Committee, Don Zowader, treasurer (DC)
REPORT(S): July Monthly 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Non-Filer
PENALTY: $ 900 civil money penalty
28. AF 0075
RESPONDENT(S): Steve Money for Congress, Elmer Hoffman, treasurer (OK)
REPORT(S): 12 Day Pre-Primary 2000
*LATE/NON-FILER: Late
PENALTY: $ 325 civil money penalty
*Late filers are those committees filing reports after the due date, but within 30 days of the due date and/or filing election sensitive reports after due date, but prior to four days before election. Non-filers are committees that have either not filed a report or filed a report after the parameters outlined above.
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