During a regularly scheduled meeting today, the Campaign Finance Board determined that five campaigns in the 2009 elections committed violations. Separately, the Board determined that four campaigns in the 2009 elections must repay public funds.
The Board also ratified a public funds payment of $49,333 to Andrew L. King for the special election in Council District 12.
The Board also voted to approve a final Board determination on the 2009 mayoral campaign of Michael R. Bloomberg regarding pre-election payments to the Independence Party. Further details available on this separate release.
For details on the Board's actions, please refer to the charts below. Please note that the hyperlinked documents (pdf) attached to the 'Total Penalties' figure for each campaign provide detail on the violations committed.
Violations and Penalties
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Candidate |
Total Public Funds Received |
Violation |
Penalty |
Total Penalties |
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Maria Baez |
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$70,170 |
Accepting a contribution from a partnership |
$100 |
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Accepting an over-the-limit "Doing Business" contribution |
$500 |
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Failing to demonstrate that another committee's expenditures were not used in furtherance of the campaign |
$935 |
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Filing a disclosure statement 13 days late |
$650 |
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Failing to provide bank statements |
$250 |
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Failing to comply with subcontractor reporting requirements |
$200 |
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Accepting an unreported in-kind contribution from an LLC |
$15,254 |
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Accepting an over-the-limit contribution |
$1,089 |
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Accepting a contribution from an unregistered political committee |
$280 |
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Failing to report three in-kind contributions |
$150 |
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Failing to report in-kind contributions from other campaigns |
No penalty |
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Exceeding the expenditure limit |
$17,975 |
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Failing to document fifteen transactions |
$750 |
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Failing to document and correctly allocate a joint expenditure |
$50 |
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Failing to respond to the Draft Audit Report |
$7,017 |
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Rock H. Hackshaw |
$77,136 |
Filing a disclosure statement three days late |
$150 |
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Failing to respond timely to the post-election documentation request |
$1,000 |
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Failing to provide bank statements |
$250 |
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Failing to provide deposit slips, resulting in a 34.05% cash variance |
$1,000 |
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Failing to document a petty cash fund |
$50 |
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Accepting and failing to report a corporate contribution |
$1,050 |
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Failing to document loans |
$150 |
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Failing to demonstrate that spending was in furtherance of the campaign |
$1,060 |
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Making improper post-election expenditures |
$230 |
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Failing to respond to the Draft Audit Report |
$7,714 |
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Diana Reyna |
$172,880 |
Accepting two over-the-limit "Doing Business" contributions |
$625 |
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Accepting a corporate contribution |
$20 |
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Accepting a contribution from an unregistered political committee |
$250 |
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Failing to report a separate committee that may have been used for campaign purposes and failing to provide its bank statements |
$250 |
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Failing to file daily disclosure statements |
$100 |
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Failing to provide bank statements |
$250 |
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Failing to report and document 19 specific transactions |
$250 |
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Failing to report an in-kind contribution (website) |
$50 |
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Failing to document an in-kind contribution |
$50 |
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Failing to contemporaneously document a transaction |
$500 |
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Making cash payments greater than $100 |
$100 |
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Billy Talen |
$0 |
Filing disclosure statements late |
$1,831 |
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Failing to provide merchant account and bank account statements |
$763 |
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Failing to provide employment information |
$381 |
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Accepting and over-the-limit contribution |
$229 |
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Accepting a corporate contribution |
$954 |
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Failing to respond to post-election requests for documentation and information |
$528 |
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Failing to accurately report receipts |
$3,052 |
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Maintaining a cash variance of 78.2% |
$6,104 |
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Yudelka Tapia |
$78,828 |
Accepting a corporate contribution |
$46 |
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Filing a disclosure statement late |
$750 |
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Failing to file two disclosure statements |
$1,500 |
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Failing to provide bank and merchant account statements |
$2,250 |
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Failing to report expenditures |
$4,203 |
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Failing to document expenditures |
No penalty |
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Failing to accurately report cash receipts |
$500 |
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Failing to provide deposit records |
$250 |
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Failing to accurately report receipts and disbursements |
$500 |
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Accepting five over-the-limit contributions |
$20,250 |
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Failing to document three in-kind contributions |
$150 |
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Failing to document receipts |
$700 |
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Making cash payments greater than $100 |
$550 |
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Maintaining a petty cash fund greater than $500 |
$150 |
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Failing to demonstrate that spending was in furtherance of the campaign |
$211 |
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Failing to respond to the initial request for documentation |
$7,882 |
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Failing to respond to the Draft Audit Report |
$7,882 |
*The Board reduced certain penalty amounts so as to avoid penalties disproportionate to the size of the campaign.
The Board also voted to amend its September 13, 2012 Board meeting penalty determination concerning the 2009 Council District 38 Sara M. Gonzalez campaign. The Board originally penalized the campaign $100 for failing to report two transactions. At today's meeting, the Board withdrew this violation and penalty, and penalized the campaign $100 for an improper post-election expenditure. The total penalties assessed against the Gonzalez campaign remains unchanged.
Please review the 2009 Penalty Guidelines for more information on how penalties are assessed.
Public Funds Repayments
|
Candidate |
Total Public Funds Received |
Public Funds Repayment |
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Maria Baez |
$70,170 |
$27,762 |
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Rock H. Hackshaw |
$77,136 |
$54,582 |
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Diana Reyna |
$172,880 |
$141,727 |
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Yudelka Tapia |
$78,828 |
$59,930 |
Ratification of Payment of Public Funds
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Candidate |
Date of Payment |
Public Funds Received |
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Andrew L. King |
October 12, 2012 |
$49,333 |
Archived video of today’s meeting, and past Board meetings, can be found at www.nyccfb.info/live.