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  • Press Release

Committees Fined for Filing Reports Late

February 7, 2006

For Immediate Release
February 7, 2006
Contact: Kelly Huff
Bob Biersack
Ian Stirton
George Smaragdis
COMMITTEES FINED FOR FILING REPORTS LATE
 

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission is releasing three more Administrative Fines cases with $7,100 in civil money penalties, bringing to 1252 the number of cases made public with $1,676,698 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 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 

1.

AF 1408

 

 

 

 

 

RESPONDENT:

Stephanie Summers O’Neal for US Congress (MS/02), Deborah J. Thornton, treasurer

 

REPORT:

April Quarterly 2005

 

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

 

PENALTY:

$0 civil money penalty (Reduced from $7,875 due to level of activity on report.)

PARTY COMMITTEES

2.

AF 1426

 

 

 

 

 

RESPONDENT:

South Dakota Republican Party, Thomas G. Leckey, treasurer

 

REPORT:

August Monthly 2005

 

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

 

PENALTY:

$5,500 civil money penalty

     

3.

AF 1427

 

 

 

 

 

RESPONDENT:

Tennessee Democratic Party, DeLainia Davis, treasurer

 

REPORT:

September Monthly 2005

 

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Late

 

PENALTY:

$1,600 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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