At a regularly scheduled meeting today, the New York City Campaign Finance Board voted on enforcement matters for four campaigns involved in the 2013 citywide election cycle.
The Board determined that four campaigns committed violations and assessed penalties. In addition, the Board determined that four campaigns are required to repay public funds. Details of the Board’s determinations are outlined in the charts below.
Separately, the Board ratified public funds payments issued on October 29th to three candidates in the 2015 off-year election in Queens Council District 23. To date, the Board has paid five candidates in that race a total of $689,4976.
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)
| Candidate | Violation | Penalty | Total Penalties |
|
Sunny Hahn Candidate, 2013 City Council District 20 Program Participant: |
Failing to demonstrate compliance with cash receipts reporting and documentation requests | $623 | $1,550 |
| Failing to demonstrate compliance with subcontractor reporting documentation requirements | $100 | ||
| Failing to document transactions | $300 | ||
| Failing to demonstrate that spending was in furtherance of the campaign | $277 | ||
| Late response to initial documentation request | $250 |
| Candidate | Violation | Penalty | Total Penalties |
|
Andrew King Candidate, 2013 City Council District 12 Program Participant: |
Filing a late disclosure statement | $50 | $16,848 |
| Accepting a contribution from a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership | $1,169 | ||
| Failing to demonstrate compliance with intermediary reporting and documentation requirements | No penalty | ||
| Failing to properly document transactions | $200 | ||
| Converting campaign funds to a personal use | $10,000 | ||
| Failing to demonstrate that spending was in furtherance of the campaign | $1,367 | ||
| Making impermissible post-election expenditures | $1,811 | ||
| Commingling campaign funds with funds accepted for a different election | $1,500 | ||
| Failing to respond to an audit documentation and information request | $751 |
| Candidate | Violation | Penalty | Total Penalties |
|
Mark Levine Candidate, 2013 City Council District 7 Program Participant: |
Failing to provide merchant account statements | $50 | $2,593 |
| Accepting contributions from corporations, limited liability companies, or partnerships | $325 | ||
| Accepting over-the-limit contributions | $250 | ||
| Accepting contributions from unregistered political committees | $278 | ||
| Failing to document a transaction | $100 | ||
| Exceeding the expenditure limit | $1,590 | ||
| Commingling campaign funds with funds accepted for a different election | No penalty |
| Candidate | Violation | Penalty | Total Penalties |
|
Mendy Mirocznik Candidate, 2013 City Council District 50 Program Participant: |
Failing to provide merchant account statements | No penalty | $2,178 |
| Accepting contributions from unregistered political committees | $2,178 |
Public Funds Repayments
| Candidate |
Public Funds Received (does not reflect repayment obligation) |
Public Funds Repayment |
|
Sunny Hahn Candidate, 2013 City Council District 20 |
$23,100 | $5,989 |
|
Andrew King Candidate, 2013 City Council District 12 |
$37,939 | $26,971 |
|
Mendy Mirocznik Candidate, 2013 City Council District 50 |
$91,970 | $14,706.64* |
|
Saundra Thomas Candidate, 2013 City Council District 40 |
$92,400 | $157.48* |
* Amount reflects the campaign's final bank balance