WASHINGTON
--The Federal Election Commission is releasing 16 more Administrative
Fines cases with $55,368 in civil money penalties,
bringing to 973 the number of cases made public with
$1,322,312 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.
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AF 890 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Buckley02, Gregory J. Layton, treasurer
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REPORT: |
30 Day Post-General 2002 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
$275 civil money penalty |
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AF 1089 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Cohen for New Hampshire , John Buchalski,
treasurer |
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REPORT: |
Year End 2003 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$850 civil money penalty(Reduced from
$5,500 due to level of activity on report.)
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AF 1092 |
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RESPONDENT: |
David Langston for Congress, Gregory
O. Taylor, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
Year End 2003 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$0 civil money penalty(Reduced from
$8,000 due to level of activity on report.)
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4. |
AF 1001 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Ed Tinsley for Congress, Don Kidd, treasurer
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REPORT: |
Year End 2002 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$0 civil money penalty(Reduced from
$6,500 due to level of activity on report.)
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AF 1087 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Friends of Roger Kahn Inc., Barbara
Lesseur, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
Year End 2003 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$0 civil money penalty(Reduced from
$8,000 due to level of activity on report.)
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6. |
AF 969 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Mark A. Augusti for Congress, Jennifer
Leppa, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
Year End 2002 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
$750 civil money penalty (not collected)
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AF 1040 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Meeks for Congress, Joan E. Flowers,
Esq., treasurer |
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REPORT: |
48 Hour Notices 2002 General |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$11,275 civil money penalty |
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8. |
AF 1091 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Mike Greene for Congress Committee,
Joe T. Kelley, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
Year End 2003 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$10,125 civil money penalty (not collected)
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9. |
AF 1086 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Philip Lowe for Congress, Pat Jones,
treasurer |
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REPORT: |
Year End 2003 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$23,750 civil money penalty (not collected)
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10. |
AF 1097 |
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RESPONDENT: |
America 's Political Action Committee,
Michael Boos, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
Year End 2003 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
$2,700 civil money penalty |
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AF 1094 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Americans United in Support of Democracy,
David Semmel, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
Year End 2003 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
$1,593 civil money penalty
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AF 898 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Americans for Common Sense Government,
John A. Marsalisi, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
30 Day Post-General 2002 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
$2,400 civil money penalty |
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AF 929 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
Local No. 3 New York, Niagra Falls/Buffalo Chapter PAC, Daniel Rose,
treasurer |
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REPORT: |
30 Day Post-General 2002 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Late |
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PENALTY: |
$825 civil money penalty (not collected)
(Reduced from $900 due to recalculating the penalty based on the
report being filed late rather than being considered a non-filer.)
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AF 948 |
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RESPONDENT: |
Keyspan Energy Political Action Committee
(KEYPAC), Edward A. T. Carr, treasurer |
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REPORT: |
30 Day Post-General 2002 |
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*LATE/NON-FILER: |
Non-Filer |
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PENALTY: |
Take no further action |
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