For Immediate Release Contact: Bob Biersack
March 5, 2007 George Smaragdis
Michelle Ryan
FEC FINES NINE COMMITTEES FOR FILING REPORTS AFTER DEADLINES
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission has fined nine political committees for a total of $10,805 in civil penalties through its Administrative Fines Program, bringing to 1,342 and $1,838,171 the total number of cases and fines collected by the FEC since the program began in 2000.
The Administrative Fine Program has a two-fold 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 are 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) receive higher penalties. Closed Administrative Fines case files are available in the FEC’s Press and Public Records offices.
CANDIDATE COMMITTEES
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AF 549 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Committee to Elect Bill Sinnott (MA/09), William A. Lovely, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
Year End 2001 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
$ 1,800 civil money penalty (paid) |
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AF 1524 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Kim Clark for Congress (MI/06), William Kast, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-Primary 2006 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
$220 civil money penalty (paid) |
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AF 1525 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Wegner for Congress (NV/01), Jeanne Schneider, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-Primary 2006 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
$160 civil money penalty (paid) |
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AF 1526 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Hastings for Congress (FL/23), Tomas Eduardo McIntosh, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-Primary 2006 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
$975 civil money penalty (paid) |
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AF 1527 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Ned Lamont for Senate (CT), John Hartwell, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-Convention 2006 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
$4,400 civil money penalty (paid) |
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AF 1532 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Louise Slaughter Re-Election Committee (NY/28), Bonnie Callaghan, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-Primary 2006 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
$450 civil money penalty (paid) |
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AF 1534 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Serrano for Congress (NY/16), Michael Winicki, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-Primary 2006 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
$900 civil money penalty (paid) |
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AF 1535 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Zanzi For Congress (NY/01), Ryan Adrian Morfin, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
12 Day Pre-Primary 2006 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
$1,400 civil money penalty (paid) |
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES
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AF 1536 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Allegheny Energy, Inc. Federal Action Committee (Allegheny PowerPAC – Federal), Michael T. Kriner, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
September Monthly 2006 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-filer |
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PENALTY: |
$500 civil money penalty (paid) |
*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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