At a regularly scheduled meeting today, the New York City Campaign Finance Board determined a number of enforcement matters for campaigns from the 2013 citywide elections. Specifically, the Board determined that four campaigns committed violations and must pay penalties, while four campaigns must repay public funds received. For details on the Board’s enforcement actions today, please refer to the chart below.
Separately, the Board ratified public funds payments issued on September 4th to candidates in today’s Democratic primary election for Council District 23. To date, the Board has paid $500,500 to five candidates in that race.
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 |
|
F. Richard Hurley Candidate, 2013 City Council District 35 Program Participant: |
Failing to document an in-kind contribution | $100 | $1,100* |
| Converting campaign funds to a personal use | $1,000 |
| Candidate | Violation | Penalty | Total Penalties |
|
Daryl Johnson Candidate, 2013 City Council District 16 Program Participant: |
Failing to provide merchant account statements | $400 | $681 |
| Failing to demonstrate compliance with cash receipts reporting and documentation requirements | $181 | ||
| Failing to document transactions | $100 |
| Candidate | Violation | Penalty | Total Penalties |
|
Jelani Mashariki Candidate, 2013 City Council District 35 Program Participant:
|
Failing to demonstrate compliance with cash reporting and documentation requirements | $182 | $1,619 |
| Failing to demonstrate that spending was in furtherance of the campaign | $1,287 | ||
| Making impermissible post-election expenditures | $100 | ||
| Late response to Draft Audit Report | $50 |
| Candidate | Violation | Penalty | Total |
|
Luis Tejada Candidate, 2013 City Council District 7 Program Participant: |
Failing to demonstrate compliance with cash receipts reporting and documentation requirements | $256 | $256 |
| Accepting contributions from corporations, limited liability companies, or partnerships | No penalty |
Public Funds Repayments
| Candidate |
Public Funds Received (does not reflect repayment obligation) |
Public Funds Repayment |
|
F. Richard Hurley Candidate, 2013 City Council District 35 |
$34,456 | $650* |
|
Daryl Johnson Candidate, 2013 City Council District 16 |
$35,112 | $21,254 |
|
Jelani Mashariki Candidate, 2013 City Council District 35 |
$87,780 | $9,326.23* |
|
Gregory Mays Candidate, 2013 City Council District 27 |
$55,800 | $9,835.40* |
* Final bank balance
Hurley and Mays have satisfied their repayment obligations