| WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission is releasing 10
more Administrative Fines cases with $35,750 in civil money
penalties, bringing to 436 the number of cases made public with $579,470
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 0427 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
John Fee for Congress, John Fee, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
Year End 2000 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$1,125 civil money penalty (not collected) (Penalty reduced
from $4,375 due to level of activity on report.) |
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AF 0467 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
The Greens/Green Party USA, Jennifer Kenney, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
Year End 2000 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$900 civil money penalty (Penalty reduced from $1,800 due
to level of activity on report.) |
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AF 0498 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Eleanor Jordan for Congress, Christal Williams, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
Mid Year 2001 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$900 civil money penalty (not collected) (Penalty reduced
from $9,000 due to level of activity on report.) |
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AF 0526 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
VenturePAC, Mark G. Heesen, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
August Monthly 2001 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$750 civil money penalty |
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AF 0527 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
AT&T Political Action Committee (AT&T PAC), Patrick
Moletteri, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
September Monthly 2001 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$1,200 civil money penalty |
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AF 0528 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Committee on Letter Carriers Political Education (Letter
Carriers Political Action Fund), Florence Johnson, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
September Monthly 2001 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filers |
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| PENALTY: |
$4,500 civil money penalty |
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AF 0529 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Harry Browne for President Inc, Perry Willis, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
October Quarterly 2001 |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$1,125 civil money penalty (collected) (Penalty
reduced from $5,625 due to level of activity on report.) |
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| 8. |
AF 0532 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Bill McCollum for US Senate, Richard L. Pilhorn, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
48-Hour Report 2000 General Election |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$4,150 civil money penalty |
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AF 0533 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Chris Chocola for Congress Inc, James R. Evans, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
48-Hour Report 2000 General Election |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$13,000 civil money penalty |
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| 10. |
AF 0534 |
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| RESPONDENTS: |
Friends of Phill, Jay F. Ketterling, treasurer |
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| REPORT: |
48-Hour Report 2000 General Election |
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| * LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$8,100 civil money penalty |
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