At a regularly scheduled meeting today, the New York City Campaign Finance Board voted to issue a public funds payment to one candidate for Queens City Council District 23. The Board approved a payment of $997 to Barry Grodenchik.
The Board also voted on enforcement matters for four campaigns involved in the 2013 citywide election cycle. Details of the Board’s determinations are outlined in the charts below.
Separately, the Board determined that The Advance Group, inc. committed violations in the 2013 elections and assessed penalties totaling $15,000 for those violations.
Archived video of today’s meeting will be available at www.nyccfb.info/live.
Violations and Penalties
(for details, follow the link in Total Penalties column)
Late filing of daily pre-election disclosure statements
| Candidate | Violation | Penalty | Total Penalties |
|
John Duane Candidate, 2013 City Council District 19 Program Participant: |
Filing two disclosure statements late | $900 | $1,375 |
| $100 | |||
| Accepting two corporate contributions | $375 |
| Candidate | Violation | Penalty | Total Penalties |
|
Ede Fox Candidate, 2013 City Council District 35 Program Participant: |
Failing to report transactions | $74 | $1,080 |
| Filing a late disclosure statement | $200 | ||
| Accepting an over-the-limit contribution | $250 | ||
| Failing to document in-kind contributions | $300 | ||
| Failing to document a loan | No Penalty | ||
| Failing to demonstrate that spending was in furtherance of the campaign | $100 | ||
| Making impermissible post-election expenditures | $156 | ||
| Late response to audit documentation and information requests (initial document request) | No Penalty |
| Candidate | Violation | Penalty | Total Penalties |
|
Melissa Mark-Viverito Candidate, 2013 City Council District 8 Program Participant: |
Accepting contributions from unregistered political committees | $100 | $850 |
| Making impermissible post-election expenditures | $750 |
| Candidate | Violation | Penalty | Total Penalties |
|
Robert Waterman Candidate, 2013 City Council District 36 Program Participant: |
Failing to report accounts used for campaign purposes | $500 | $3,870 |
| Failing to provide account statements | $150 | ||
| Failing to file daily pre-election disclosure statements | $200 | ||
| Accepting contributions from corporations, limited liability companies, or partnerships | $275 | ||
| Failing to document in-kind contributions | $400 | ||
| Failing to document joint expenditures | $200 | ||
| Failing to report and document basic campaign functions | $500 | ||
| Making cash expenditures greater than $100 | $50 | ||
| Failing to demonstrate that spending was in furtherance of the campaign | $1,595 |
Public Funds Repayments
| Candidate |
Public Funds Received (does not reflect repayment obligation) |
Public Funds Repayment |
|
Melissa Mark-Viverito Candidate, 2013 City Council District 8 |
$158,502 | $20,361.69* |
* Final bank balance