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For Immediate Release
August 5, 2004
Contact: Kelly Huff
Bob Biersack
Ian Stirton
George Smaragdis
COMMITTEES FINDED FOR FILING REPORTS LATE
 

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.

CANDIDATE COMMITTEES 

1.

AF 890

 

 

 

 

 

RESPONDENT:

Buckley02, Gregory J. Layton, treasurer

 

REPORT:

30 Day Post-General 2002

 

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Late

 

PENALTY:

$275 civil money penalty

 

 

 

2.

AF 1089

 

 

 

 

 

RESPONDENT:

Cohen for New Hampshire , John Buchalski, treasurer

 

REPORT:

Year End 2003

 

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

 

PENALTY:

$850 civil money penalty(Reduced from $5,500 due to level of activity on report.)

 

 

 

3.

AF 1092

 

 

 

 

 

RESPONDENT:

David Langston for Congress, Gregory O. Taylor, treasurer

 

REPORT:

Year End 2003

 

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

 

PENALTY:

$0 civil money penalty(Reduced from $8,000 due to level of activity on report.)

 

 

 

4.

AF 1001

 

 

 

 

 

RESPONDENT:

Ed Tinsley for Congress, Don Kidd, treasurer

 

REPORT:

Year End 2002

 

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

 

PENALTY:

$0 civil money penalty(Reduced from $6,500 due to level of activity on report.)

 

 

 

5.

AF 1087

 

 

 

 

 

RESPONDENT:

Friends of Roger Kahn Inc., Barbara Lesseur, treasurer

 

REPORT:

Year End 2003

 

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

 

PENALTY:

$0 civil money penalty(Reduced from $8,000 due to level of activity on report.)

 

 

 

6.

AF 969

 

 

 

 

 

RESPONDENT:

Mark A. Augusti for Congress, Jennifer Leppa, treasurer

 

REPORT:

Year End 2002

 

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Late

 

PENALTY:

$750 civil money penalty (not collected)

 

7.

AF 1040

 

 

 

 

 

RESPONDENT:

Meeks for Congress, Joan E. Flowers, Esq., treasurer

 

REPORT:

48 Hour Notices 2002 General

 

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

 

PENALTY:

$11,275 civil money penalty

 

 

 

8.

AF 1091

 

 

 

 

 

RESPONDENT:

Mike Greene for Congress Committee, Joe T. Kelley, treasurer

 

REPORT:

Year End 2003

 

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

 

PENALTY:

$10,125 civil money penalty (not collected)

 

 

 

9.

AF 1086

 

 

 

 

 

RESPONDENT:

Philip Lowe for Congress, Pat Jones, treasurer

 

REPORT:

Year End 2003

 

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

 

PENALTY:

$23,750 civil money penalty (not collected)

 

POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES 

10.

AF 1097

 

 

 

 

 

RESPONDENT:

America 's Political Action Committee, Michael Boos, treasurer

 

REPORT:

Year End 2003

 

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

 

PENALTY:

$2,700 civil money penalty

 

 

 

11.

AF 1094

 

 

 

 

 

RESPONDENT:

Americans United in Support of Democracy, David Semmel, treasurer

 

REPORT:

Year End 2003

 

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Late

 

PENALTY:

$1,593 civil money penalty

 

12.

AF 898

 

 

 

 

 

RESPONDENT:

Americans for Common Sense Government, John A. Marsalisi, treasurer

 

REPORT:

30 Day Post-General 2002

 

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Late

 

PENALTY:

$2,400 civil money penalty

 

 

 

13.

AF 929

 

 

 

 

 

RESPONDENT:

Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local No. 3 New York, Niagra Falls/Buffalo Chapter PAC, Daniel Rose, treasurer

 

REPORT:

30 Day Post-General 2002

 

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Late

 

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.)

 

 

 

14.

AF 948

 

 

 

 

 

RESPONDENT:

Keyspan Energy Political Action Committee (KEYPAC), Edward A. T. Carr, treasurer

 

REPORT:

30 Day Post-General 2002

 

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

 

PENALTY:

Take no further action

 

 

 

15.

AF 916

 

 

 

 

 

RESPONDENT:

Plumbers Union Local 690 of the United Association of Journeyman and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada Local Election Political Action Fund, Edward C. Keenan, treasurer

 

REPORT:

30 Day Post-General 2002

 

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Late

 

PENALTY:

Take no further action

 

16.

AF 919

 

 

 

 

 

RESPONDENT:

Saltchuk Resources Inc. Political Action Committee (AKA SALTCHUK PAC)

 

REPORT:

30 Day Post-General 2002

 

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Late

 

PENALTY:

$825 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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