COMMITTEES FINED FOR FILING
REPORTS LATE
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission is releasing 14 more
Administrative Fines cases with $ 30,325 in civil money penalties, bringing
to 42 the number of cases made public with $62,830 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 0012 |
RESPONDENT(S): |
Miles for Senate, Barbara
Steinberg LTD, treasurer (MN) |
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| REPORT(S): |
July Quarterly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$ 2,700 civil money
penalty (not collected) United States District Court, District of Minnesota Miles For
Senate Committee vs. FEC, CV 01-83 PAM/JGL |
| 2. AF 0018 |
RESPONDENT(S): |
Richard Cordray for US
Senate Committee, Edwin L. Kirby, Jr., treasurer (OH) |
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| REPORT(S): |
July Quarterly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$ 725 civil money penalty |
| 3. AF 0028 |
RESPONDENT(S): |
Lincoln Diaz-Balart for
Congress Committee, Jose A. Riesco, treasurer (FL) |
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| REPORT(S): |
July Quarterly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$ 3,500 civil money
penalty |
| 4. AF 0032 |
RESPONDENT(S): |
Ronald R. Dickson for US
Senator, Hildegard Dickson, treasurer (OH) |
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| REPORT(S): |
July Quarterly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$ 0 civil money penalty
Penalty reduced due to lack of activity on report. |
| 5. AF 0034 |
RESPONDENT(S): |
People for Charlie Gerow,
Marcia D. McClain, treasurer (PA) |
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| REPORT(S): |
July Quarterly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$ 900 civil money penalty |
| 6. AF 0048 |
RESPONDENT(S): |
Missouri Democratic State
Committee, Donna Knight, treasurer (MO) |
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| REPORT(S): |
July Quarterly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$ 6,800 civil money
penalty |
| 7. AF 0050 |
RESPONDENT(S): |
Congressional Black Caucus
Political Action Committee (CBC-PAC), Arthur R. Collins, treasurer (DC) |
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| REPORT(S): |
July Quarterly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$ 900 civil money penalty |
| 8. AF 0053 |
RESPONDENT(S): |
San Bernardino County
Republican Central Committee, Jo Olchawa, treasurer (CA) |
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| REPORT(S): |
July Quarterly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$ 1,800 civil money
penalty |
| 9. AF 0077 |
RESPONDENT(S): |
Tom Sullivan for Congress
Committee, Richard L. Davis, treasurer (FL) |
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| REPORT(S): |
12 Day Pre-Primary 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$ 650 civil money penalty |
| 10. AF 0079 |
RESPONDENT(S): |
Jennifer Carroll for
Congress, Charles Curry, treasurer (FL) |
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| REPORT(S): |
12 Day Pre-Primary 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$ 7,500 civil money
penalty |
| 11. AF 0080 |
RESPONDENT(S): |
Lincoln Diaz-Balart for
Congress Committee, Jose A. Riesco, treasurer (FL) |
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| REPORT(S): |
12 Day Pre-Primary 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$ 2,000 civil money
penalty |
| 12. AF 0082 |
RESPONDENT(S): |
Meeks for Congress 2000,
Charles H. Reeves, III, treasurer (NY) |
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| REPORT(S): |
12 Day Pre-Primary 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$ 2,000 civil money
penalty |
| 13. AF 0089 |
RESPONDENT(S): |
DRS Technologies Good
Government Fund, Cynthia L. Martin, treasurer (DC) |
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| REPORT(S): |
September Monthly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$ 425 civil money penalty |
| 14. AF 0093 |
RESPONDENT(S): |
Trea Senior Citizens
League Inc. Political Action Committee (TSCL-PAC), Dean H. Fuelling, treasurer (VA) |
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| REPORT(S): |
September Monthly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$ 425 civil monthly
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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