COMMITTEES FINED FOR FILING
REPORTS LATE
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission is releasing 14 more
Administrative Fines cases with $19,738 in civil money penalties, bringing
to 64 the number of cases made public with $83,693 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 0008 |
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| RESPONDENT(S): |
Hamilton for Congress, Richard W.
Shymanski, treasurer (IN) |
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| REPORT (S): |
July Quarterly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$7,000 civil money penalty |
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| 2. |
AF 0025 |
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| RESPONDENT(S): |
Kilian for Congress Committee,
Janice L. Kilian, 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 (not
collected) |
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AF 0036 |
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| RESPONDENT(S): |
Friends of Mark Brewer, John Mark
Brewer, treasurer (TX) |
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| REPORT(S): |
July Quarterly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$8,000 civil money penalty (not
collected) |
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AF 0052 |
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| RESPONDENT(S): |
PECO Energy Company Political Action Committee
(PECOPAC) (FKA: Philadelphia Electric Company PAC), Theresa M. Ruch, 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: |
$1,800 civil money penalty |
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AF 0088 |
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| RESPONDENT(S): |
Conseco Inc. Concerned Citizens
Political Action Committee (PAC), Stephen W. Robertson, treasurer (IN) |
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| REPORT (S): |
September Monthly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$675 civil money penalty |
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| 6. |
AF 0091 |
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| RESPONDENT(S): |
Midnight Sun Political Action
Committee, Jack Ferguson, treasurer (DC) |
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| REPORT(S): |
September Monthly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$500 civil money penalty |
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| 7. |
AF 0094 |
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| RESPONDENT(S): |
US Chamber of Commerce PAC (NCAP),
William C. Miller, Jr., treasurer (DC) |
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| REPORT (S): |
September Monthly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$250 civil money penalty |
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| 8. |
AF 0095 |
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| RESPONDENT(S): |
Venturepac, Mark G. Heesen,
treasurer (VA) |
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| REPORT(S): |
September Monthly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$500 civil money penalty |
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| 9. |
AF 0098 |
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| RESPONDENT(S): |
Ray Haynes for US Senate, Betty Presley,
treasurer (CA) |
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| REPORT (S): |
October Quarterly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$388 civil money penalty |
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| 10. |
AF 0103 |
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| RESPONDENT(S): |
Danner for Congress, Earl Soetaert,
treasurer (MO) |
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| REPORT(S): |
October Quarterly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$825 civil money penalty |
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AF 0104 |
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| RESPONDENT(S): |
Moore for US Senate, Larry Kopsa, treasurer (NE) |
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| REPORT(S): |
October Quarterly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$700 civil money penalty |
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| 12. |
AF 0163 |
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| RESPONDENT(S): |
United Association of Steam/Pipefitters Local
Union 524 Political Action Fund, Anthony Galenas, treasurer (PA) |
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| REPORT (S): |
October Quarterly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$300 civil money penalty |
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| 13. |
AF 0179 |
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| RESPONDENT(S): |
Title Industry Political Action Committee, James
R. Haher, treasurer (DC) |
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| REPORT(S): |
October Monthly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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| PENALTY: |
$800 civil money penalty |
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| 14. |
AF 0181 |
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| RESPONDENT(S): |
IUE Committee on Political Education
International Union/ Electronic Electrical Tech Salaried Mach Workers AFL-CIO, Edward
Fire, treasurer (DC) |
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| REPORT (S): |
October Monthly 2000 |
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| *LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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| PENALTY: |
$6,000 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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