At a regularly scheduled meeting today, the New York City Campaign Finance Board determined that four campaigns involved in the 2013 citywide election cycle committed violations and assessed penalties. In addition, the Board determined that one campaign will receive a public funds payment and one campaign is required to repay public funds.
Details of the Board’s determinations are outlined in the charts below. Archived video of today’s meeting is available at www.nyccfb.info/live.
Violations and Penalties
(for details, follow the link in Total Penalties column)
Candidate | Violation | Penalty | Total Penalties |
Olanike Alabi Program Participant: |
Failing to to file daily pre-election disclosure statements | $100 | $1,020 |
Failing to report and document a transaction | $220 | ||
Failing to report and document basic campaign functions/activities | $500 | ||
Failing to demonstrate that spending was in furtherance of the campaign | $100 | ||
Making improper post-election expenditures | $100 |
Candidate | Violation | Penalty | Total Penalties |
Richard Del Rio Candidate, 2013 City Council District 2 Program Participant: |
Accepting over-the-limit contributions | $889 | $1,109 |
Converting campaign funds to a personal use | $131 | ||
Making impermissible post-election expenditures | $89 |
Candidate | Violation | Penalty | Total Penalties |
Inez Dickens Did not participate in public funds program |
Filing a late disclosure statement | $100 | $3,500 |
Failing to demonstrate compliance with subcontractor reporting and documentation requirements | $50 | ||
Accepting over-the-limit contributions | $2,500 | ||
Accepting contributions from corporations, limited liability companeis, or partnerships | $300 | ||
Failing to document transactions | $200 | ||
Failing to demonstrate compliance with intermediary reporting and documentation requirements | No penalty | ||
Late response to audit documentation and information requests | $350 |
Candidate | Violation | Penalty | Total Penalties |
Austin Shafran Candidate, 2013 City Council District 19 Program Participant: |
Failing to file/late filing of daily pre-election disclosure statements | $100 | $12,284 |
Failing to demonstrate that spending was in furtherance of the campaign | $100 | ||
Making impermissible post-election expenditures | $100 | ||
Exceeding the expenditure limit | $11,984 |
Public Funds Payments
Candidate |
Public Funds Received (Prior to 1/14/2016) |
Public Funds Payment |
Richard Del Rio Candidate, 2013 City Council District 2 |
$67,108 | $12,884 * |
* Penalties assessed by the Board will be deducted from the payment amount
Public Funds Repayments
Candidate |
Public Funds Received (does not reflect repayment obligation) |
Public Funds Repayment |
Austin Shafran Candidate, 2013 City Council District 19 |
$92,400 | $6,285.04 * |
* Amount reflects the campaign's final bank balance
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