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December 12, 2006 		Contact: Kelly Huff
Bob Biersack
Ian Stirton
George Smaragdis

FEC FINES 21 POLITICAL COMMITTEES FOR FILING REPORTS LATE
 

WASHINGTON --The Federal Election Commission has fined 21 political committees a total of $65,965 in civil penalties through its Administrative Fines program, bringing to 1,333 and $1,827,366 the total number of cases and fines collected by the FEC since the program began in 2000.   

The Administrative Fine Program 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.  Closed Administrative Fines case files are available in the FEC’s Press and Public Records offices.

CANDIDATE COMMITTEES

1.

AF 1187

RESPONDENTS:

Ada M. Fisher for Congress (NC/12), Langston Welch, treasurer

REPORT:

October Quarterly 2004

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$3,000 civil money penalty (not paid)

2.

AF 1247

RESPONDENTS:

Ada M. Fisher for Congress (NC/12), Langston Welch, treasurer

REPORT:

12 Day Pre-General 2004

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$900 civil penalty (not paid)

3.

AF 1460

RESPONDENTS:

Citizens for Arlen Specter (PA), Stephen J. Harmelin, treasurer

REPORT:

April Quarterly 2006

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Late

PENALTY:

$5,200 civil penalty

4.

AF 1469

RESPONDENTS:

Gillespie for Congress (SC/05), Wayne B. Wilinson, treasurer

REPORT:

April Quarterly 2006

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Late

PENALTY:

$320 civil penalty (not paid)

     

5.

AF 1474

RESPONDENTS:

Maatta for Congress Campaign Committee (SC/01), Debra C. Maatta, treasurer

REPORT:

April Quarterly 2006

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Late

PENALTY:

$1,725 civil money (not paid)

6.

AF 1293

RESPONDENTS:

Murray for Congress (FL/08), Stephen Murray, treasurer

REPORT:

30 Day Post-General 2004

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$900 civil money penalty

7.

AF 1490

RESPONDENTS:

Pennachio for Pennsylvania, Gaurang Bhatt, treasurer

REPORT:

12 Day Pre-Primary 2006

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$1,400 civil money penalty

PARTY COMMITTEES

8.

AF 1450

RESPONDENTS:

Monroe County Democratic Committee, Kay sisung, treasurer

REPORT:

Year End 2005

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$6,875 civil money penalty (not paid)

9.

AF 1478

RESPONDENTS:

Monroe County Democratic Committee, Kay sisung, treasurer

REPORT:

April Quarterly 2006

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$6,875 civil money penalty
     

10.

AF 1489

RESPONDENTS:

Oregon Republican Party, Charles. S. Oakes, treasurer

REPORT:

April Monthly 2006

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$900 civil money penalty

11.

AF 1265

RESPONDENTS:

Washington State Democratic Central Committee, Habib M. Habib, treasurer

REPORT:

12 Day Pre-General 2004

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$15,000 civil money penalty

(Reduced from $16,000 due to the level of activity on report.)

 

POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES

12.

AF 1457

RESPONDENTS:

Bi-County Political Action Committee (F.K.A. Suffolk PAC), Ira Lamel, treasurer

REPORT:

April Quarterly 2006

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Late

PENALTY:

$385 civil money penalty

13.

AF 1458

RESPONDENTS:

The Big Tent PAC, Sylvia L. Nolde, treausrer

REPORT:

April Quarterly 2006

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$1,125 civil money penalty

     

14.

AF 1464

RESPONDENTS:

Consolidated Edison Inc. Employees' Political Action Committee (CEIPAC), Edward J. Rasmussen, treasurer

REPORT:

April Quarterly 2006

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$900 civil money penalty

15.

AF 1465

RESPONDENTS:

Constellation Brands Inc. Political Action Committee, Perry Humphrey, treasurer

REPORT:

April Quarterly 2006

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$300 civil money penalty

(Reduced from $3,500 due to level of activity on report.)

     

16.

AF 1308

RESPONDENTS:

Direct Selling Association Political Action Committee, Joesph N. Mariano, treasurer

REPORT:

30 Day Post-General 2004

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Late

PENALTY:

$135 civil money penalty

17.

AF 1476

RESPONDENTS:

Michigan Doctors Poltical Action Committee - Michigan State Medical Society, James Grant, treasurer

REPORT:

April Quarterly 2006

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$900 civil money penalty

     

18.

AF 1261

RESPONDENTS:

Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball Political Action Committee, William Schweitzer, treasurer

REPORT:

12 Day Pre-General 2004

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$1,125 civil money penalty

19.

AF 1451

RESPONDENTS:

Regions Financial Corporation Committee on Government Affairs, David C. Weaver, treasurer

REPORT:

 Year End 2005

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$5,500 civil money penalty (not paid)

     

20.

AF 1483

RESPONDENTS:

Republicans for Choice PAC, Ann E. W. Stone, treasurer

REPORT:

April Quarterly 2006

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$6,875 civil penalty (not paid)

(Reduced from $10,000 due to level of activity on report.)

21.

AF 1484

RESPONDENTS:

San Antonio Police Officers Association Political Action Committee, Clifford Morgan, treasurer

REPORT:

April Quarterly 2006

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$5,625 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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