| WASHINGTON
--The Federal Election Commission is releasing 12 more Administrative
Fines cases with $5,785 in civil money penalties,
bringing to 1,105 the number of cases made public with
$1,486,182 in fines collected by the FEC.
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.
CANDIDATE COMMITTEES
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AF 1210
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RESPONDENT: |
Campbell for Senate (CA), Charles P. Zahl, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
October Quarterly 2004 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$60 civil money penalty (Reduced from $375 due to a recalculation of penalty because of a change in the number of days late.)
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AF 1144 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Citizens of Cochran (MS), John M. Robinson, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
July Quarterly 2004 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
Take no further action(The committee provided documentation to show the report was timely filed.)
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AF
1217 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Mark McBride for the US Senate (SC), Roxsena T. Charise, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
October Quarterly 2004 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
Take no further action(The committee provided documentation to show the report was timely filed.)
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POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES
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AF 1272 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Blue Shield of California Political Action Committee, Steven Sturman, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-General 2004 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$600 civil money penalty |
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AF 1270 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Calumet PAC, Terrence Bronowski, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-General 2004 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$500 civil money penalty |
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AF 1274 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Experian PAC, Tony Reeves, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-General 2004 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$600 civil money penalty |
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AF 1275 |
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RESPONDENT: |
First Citizens Bancshares Inc Political Action Committee (First Citizens Bancshares PAC), Alexander G. MacFadyen, Jr., treasurer |
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REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-General 2004 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$500 civil money penalty |
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AF 1276 |
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RESPONDENT: |
IUOE Local 542 Operating Engineers Political Action Fund, Robert T. Heenan, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-General 2004 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$900 civil money penalty |
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AF 1277 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Livestock Marketing Association Political Action Committee (LMA-PAC), Nancy Robinson, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-General 2004 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$500 civil money penalty |
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AF 1278 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Newmont Mining Corporation Political Action Committee (NEWPAC), Mary E. Donnelly, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-General 2004 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$500 civil money penalty |
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AF 1279 |
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RESPONDENT: |
United Brotherhood of Carpenters/Joiners of Amer New England Reg Carpenters Legis Emp Cmte, Glenn Marshall, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-General 2004 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$1,125 civil money penalty |
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AF 1281 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Women Working for the Future AKA The Future PAC, Alice Huffman, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-General 2004 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$500 civil money penalty (Reduced from $600 due to level of activity on report.)
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*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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