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Campaign Finance Board Votes on Penalties

July 25, 2013

During a regularly scheduled meeting today, the Campaign Finance Board determined that one campaign from the 2009 elections committed violations.

The Board also voted to deny a 5-02(a) petition from the Bill de Blasio 2013 mayoral campaign because it was premature.

For details on the Board's actions, please refer to the charts below. Please note that the number in the "Total Penalties" column is linked to documents that provide detail on the violations committed.

Violations and Penalties


Candidate

Total Public Funds Received

Violation

Penalty

Total Penalties

Eric Gioia
Public Advocate (2009)

$1,705,890
 

Accepting an over-the-limit contribution

$12,875

$72,402

Accepting corporate contributions

$2,125

Accepting contributions from unregistered political committees

$750

Accepting over-the-limit Doing Business contributions

$10,850

Filing a disclosure statement eight days late

No Penalty

Failing to file required daily pre-election disclosure statements

$200

Failing to provide bank statements

$1,500

Failing to report transactions

$1,974

Failing to accurately report credit card contributions, resulting in an 11.78% variance

$1,500

Failing to provide signed intermediary affirmation statements and failing to respond to questions regarding intermediaries

$2,600

Exceeding the expenditure limit

$29,732

Making improper post-election expenditures

$3,208

Failing to demonstrate that spending was in furtherance of the campaign

$1,188

Failing to document transactions

$1,400

Failing to adequately document transactions

$2,500

Archived video of today’s meeting will be available at www.nyccfb.info/live.