WASHINGTON
-- The Federal Election Commission is releasing 10 more Administrative Fines cases with $31,675 in civil money penalties, bringing
to 519 the number of cases made public
with $722,221 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
0246 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Robert
W. Rock for Congress, Jeremiah T. Cunningham, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
30
Day Post General 2000 |
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* LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non
Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$4,500
civil money penalty (not collected)
United
States District Court, Southern District of Indiana
Jeremiah
T. Cunningham, et al. vs. FEC, IP 01-0897-C B/S |
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2. |
AF
0563 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
McNary
for Congress Committee, Andrew N. Baur, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
Year
End 2001 |
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* LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non
Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$1,575
civil money penalty (not collected)
(Reduced
from $11,375 due to level of activity on report.) |
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3. |
AF
0643 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Ross
for Congress, Veronica McLeod, 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: |
$6,000
civil money penalty (not collected) |
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4. |
AF
0657 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Republicans
for Phil Bradley, R. R. Shealy, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
July
Quarterly 2002 |
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* LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
$1,850
civil money penalty (not collected) |
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5. |
AF
0670 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Ross
for Congress, Veronica McLeod, 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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6. |
AF
0672 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Dub
Maines for Congress, Joe M. Maines, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
July
Quarterly 2002 |
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* LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non
Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$2,700
civil money penalty (not collected) |
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7. |
AF
0675 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Louisiana
Sheriffs’ Association – Louisiana Sheriffs’ & Deputies’ Political
Action Committee, Mike Cazes, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
July
Quarterly 2002 |
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* LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
$850
civil money penalty |
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8. |
AF
0691 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
National
Italian American Political Action Committee, Vincent M. Lasorsa, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
July
Quarterly 2002 |
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* LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non
Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$2,700
civil money penalty (not collected) |
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9. |
AF
0700 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Raczkowski
for Senate, Robert A. Bovitz, 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: |
$6,000
civil money penalty (not collected) |
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10. |
AF
0763 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Helms
for Senate Committee (2002), Judy R. Edwards, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
October
Quarterly 2002 |
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* LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
Take
no further action |
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