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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission is
releasing 13 more Administrative Fines cases with $22,200 in
civil money penalties, bringing to 887 the number of cases
made public with $1,184,038 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.
PARTY COMMITTEES
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AF 749 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Bexar County Democratic Party, Art A. Hall, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
October Quarterly 2002 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$5,000 civil money penalty (Reduced from $7,500 due to
level of activity on report.) |
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AF 1069 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee,
Brent Anderson, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
June Monthly 2003 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
$2,450 civil money penalty |
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CANDIDATE COMMITTEES
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AF 886 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Committee to Elect Clinton B. LeSueur, Lee R. Bush,
treasurer |
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REPORT: |
30 Day Post-General 2002 |
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* LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
Close the file |
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| 4. |
AF 792 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
C. Patrick Meece for Congress, Tresa Meece, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
October Quarterly 2002 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$900 (not collected) |
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| 5. |
AF 554 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Greenwood for Congress, Robert O. Baldi, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
Year End 2001 |
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* LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
See Greenwood for Congress v. FEC, U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 03-0307 |
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| 6. |
AF 758 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Jeff Ballenger for Congress, M. Eastman Chance,
treasurer |
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REPORT: |
October Quarterly 2002 |
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* LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
$400 civil money penalty (not collected) (Reduced from
$425 due to the Commission''''s intermittent server problems on the due
date.) |
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEES
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AF 736 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
ACA International Political Action Committee (ACPAC),
Thomas Cieslukowski, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
October Quarterly 2002 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$3,000 civil money penalty |
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AF 841 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
ACA International Political Action Committee (ACPAC),
Thomas Cieslukowski, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-General 2002 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$1,000 civil money penalty |
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AF 905 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
ACA International Political Action Committee (ACPAC),
Thomas Cieslukowski, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
30 Day Post-General 2002 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
$3,200 civil money penalty |
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| 10. |
AF 813 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Day & Zimmerman, Inc., Federal PAC (aka DAYPAC-Federal),
Joseph W. Ritzel, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-General 2002 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$1,000 civil money penalty |
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| 11. |
AF 818 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Friends of Israel Political Action Committee ("FRIPAC"),
Fred Levinson, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-General 2002 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$1,250 civil money penalty |
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| 12. |
AF 723 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Swing States for a Conservative White House PAC, Inc.,
Marsha McCoy-Pfister, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
October Quarterly 2002 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
$1,500 civil money penalty (not collected) (Reduced from
$1,900 due to the Commission''''s intermittent server problems and the
failure of the Commission''''s software manual and website to include the
"one report per disk" policy.) |
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| 13. |
AF 1057 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Women''''s Political Committee ? Federal Fund, Stephen J.
Kaufman, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
Mid Year 2003 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
$2,500 civil money penalty |
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