| WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission is releasing 12
more Administrative Fines cases with $51,675 in civil money
penalties, bringing to 483 the number of cases made public with $700,296
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 0517 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Natural Law Party of the United States of
America, Blanche Woodward, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
Mid Year 2001 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$7,500 civil money penalty (partial payment) |
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AF 0535 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Lazio 2000 Inc, Andrew B. Siben, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
48-Hour Reports 2000 General Election |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$8,350 civil money penalty |
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AF 0540 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Hudson Valley Political Action Committee, Martin
L. Goldstein, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
December Monthly 2001 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$900 civil money penalty |
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AF 0541 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
Political Action Committee (AKA NATCA PAC), John Carr, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
December Monthly 2001 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$3,500 civil money penalty |
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AF 0572 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Uniformed Firefighters Association Political
Action Committee (FIRE PAC), Thomas LaMacchia, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
Year End 2001 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$2,100 civil money penalty |
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AF 0577 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Florida Sugar Cane League PAC, James E. Terrill,
treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
Year End 2001 |
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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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AF 0584 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Operating Engineers Local 12 Voluntary
Legislative Fund, Steve Billy, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
February Monthly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$275 civil money penalty |
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AF 0585 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Hudson Valley Political Action Committee,
Marilyn Enison, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
February Monthly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$900 civil money penalty |
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AF 0586 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Local 500 Political Action Fund, Edward F.
Keyser, Jr., treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
February Monthly 2001 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$900 civil money penalty |
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AF 0588 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Dreier for Congress Committee, David Wm. Couch,
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: |
$650 civil money penalty |
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AF 0591 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Hudson Valley Political Action Committee,
Marilyn Enison, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
March Monthly 2002 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$900 civil money penalty |
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| 12. |
AF 0592 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Wareing for Congress, Cathy Mc Conn, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
48-Hour Reports 2002 Runoff Election Texas |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$21,200 civil money penalty |
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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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