| WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission is releasing 18
more Administrative Fines cases with $43,162 in civil money
penalties, bringing to 501 the number of cases made public with $717,871
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 0492 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Norm Dicks for Congress Committee, Herb Simon,
treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
Mid Year 2001 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
Take no further action |
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AF 0568 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Nortel Networks Political Action Committee, Mary
Jo Dorr, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
Year End 2001 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$1,375 civil money penalty |
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AF 0569 |
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Operating Engineers Local 12 Voluntary
Legislative Fund, Steve Billy, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
Year End 2001 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$850 civil money penalty (Reduced from $3,975
based on a recalculation of the number of days late.) |
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AF 0571 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Titan Corporation Political Action Committee,
John Dressendorfer, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
Year End 2001 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$2,850 civil money penalty |
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AF 0574 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
California Voter Registration 2002, Rita
Copeland, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
Year End 2001 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$8,000 civil money penalty |
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| 6. |
AF 0583 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Voters for Choice/Friends of Family Planning,
Mary J. Collins, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
Year End 2001 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$2,700 civil money penalty |
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AF 0587 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Voters for Choice/Friends of Family Planning,
Mary J. Collins, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
February Monthly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$1,800 civil money penalty |
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| 8. |
AF 0593 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Committee to Elect Trent Franks to Congress,
Marsha Brooks, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
April Quarterly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$700 civil money penalty (not collected) |
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| 9. |
AF 0594 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Collins for Congress, Michael Salvin, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
April Quarterly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$625 civil money penalty (not collected) |
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AF 0595 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Kalogianis for Congress, Inc, Patricia Jones,
treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
April Quarterly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$1,200 civil money penalty (not collected) |
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AF 0597 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Eva Clayton Committee for Congress, Reuben M.
Clayton, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
April Quarterly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$2,012.50 civil money penalty (not collected) |
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| 12. |
AF 0599 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Keyes 2000 Inc, William L. Constantine,
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 (not collected) |
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| 13. |
AF 0609 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Asworth Corporation Political Action Committee,
Edwin S. Roberson, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
April Quarterly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
Take no further action |
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| 14. |
AF 0628 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
National Italian American Political Action
Committee, Vincent M. Lasorsa, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
April 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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| 15. |
AF 0631 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Conservative Leadership Political Action
Committee, David Fenner, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
April Quarterly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$11,250 civil money penalty (not collected) |
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| 16. |
AF 0633 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
IUOE Local 542 Operating Engineers Political
Action Fund, Robert T. Heenan, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
April 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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| 17. |
AF 0635 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
R I Republican Party, Jonathan Wheeler,
treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
April 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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| 18. |
AF 0647 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
MBNA Corporation Federal Political Committee,
John W. Scheflen, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
June Monthly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
Take no further action |
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