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For Immediate Release
March 2, 2004
Contact: Kelly Huff
Bob Biersack
Ian Stirton
George Smaragdis
COMMITTEES FINED FOR FILING REPORTS LATE

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission is releasing seven more Administrative Fines cases with $32,950 in civil money penalties, bringing to 918 the number of cases made public with $1,211,163 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.

 

CANDIDATE COMMITTEES
1. AF 1073  
     
  RESPONDENTS: Fitzgerald for Senate Inc., Richard A. Roggeveen, treasurer
  REPORT: October Quarterly 2003
  *LATE/NON-FILER: Late
  PENALTY: $1,350 civil money penalty
     
2. AF 1067  
     
  RESPONDENTS: Friends of Margaret Workman, Albert V. Mays, Jr., treasurer
  REPORT: July Quarterly 2003
  *LATE/NON-FILER: Non-Filer
  PENALTY: $1,350 civil money penalty (not collected)

(Reduced from $13,500 due to level of activity on report.)

     
3. AF 1060  
     
  RESPONDENTS: Philip Lowe for Congress, Pat Jones, treasurer
  REPORT: July Quarterly 2003
  *LATE/NON-FILER: Non-Filer
  PENALTY: $16,625 civil money penalty (not collected)
     
4. AF 1053  
     
  RESPONDENTS: Ross for Congress, Veronica McLeod, treasurer
  REPORT: April Quarterly 2003
  * LATE/NON-FILER: Non-Filer
  PENALTY: $9,625 civil money penalty (not collected)

 

POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES
5. AF 812  
     
  RESPONDENTS: Continental Airlines Inc. Employee Fund for a Better America (FKA Continental Holdings PAC), Rebecca Cox, treasurer
  REPORT: 12 Day Pre-General 2002
  *LATE/NON-FILER: Non-Filer
  PENALTY: $2,000 civil money penalty
     
6. AF 821  
     
  RESPONDENTS: Kansas City Southern Employee PAC, Barbara L. Blevins, treasurer
  REPORT: 12 Day Pre-General 2002
  *LATE/NON-FILER: Non-Filer
  PENALTY: $1,000 civil money penalty
     
7. AF 824  
     
  RESPONDENTS: McLane Company Inc. Federal Political Action Committee, Kevin Koch, treasurer
  REPORT: 12 Day Pre-General 2002
  *LATE/NON-FILER: Non-Filer
  PENALTY: $1,000 civil money penalty

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