Campaign Finance Board Votes on Penalties and Repayment Obligations; Announces Post-Election Payments

Candidate

Total Public Funds Received

Violation

Penalty

Total Penalties

Public Funds Repayment

Victor A. Bernace
CD #7 (2009)

$88,550

N/A

N/A

N/A

$4,925*

Gerald A. Esposito
CD #34 (2009)

$85,195

Three corporate contributions

$275

$23,725

N/A

Contribution from an unregistered political committee

$125

Exceeding the expenditure limit

$22,325

Failure to substantially address questions during the audit

$1,000

Robert Friedrich
CD #23 (2009)

$161,725

Corporate contribution

$383

$433

N/A

Corporate contribution

$50

Melquiades R. Gagarin
CD #29 (2009)

$43,185

N/A

N/A

N/A

$63

Debra Markell
CD #19 (2009)

$96,999

Over-the-limit “Doing Business” contribution

(VNP) Violation No Penalty

N/A

$1,046**

Improper post-election expenditures

VNP

Marty Markowitz
Brooklyn Borough President (2009)

$0

Thirty-five over-the-limit contributions

$3,850

$4,600

N/A

Over-the-limit “Doing Business” contributions

$500

Failure to report subcontractors

$250

Kenneth C. Mitchell
CD #49 (2009)

$88,550

N/A

N/A

N/A

$16,102*

James P. Molinaro
Staten Island Borough President (2009)

$667,500

Failure to adequately answer questions about a loan

$3,503

$5,623

N/A

Corporate contribution

$2,120

James S. Oddo
CD #50 (2009)

$88,550

N/A

N/A

N/A

$1,295*

Helen Sears
CD #25 (2009)

$107,333

Two corporate contributions

$250

$2,500

$75**

Seven over-the-limit contributions

$1,750

Over-the-limit “Doing Business” contributions

$500

Lew M. Simon
CD #32 (2009A)

$62,038

Filing a disclosure statement five days late

$250

$650

$4,926**

Failure to accurately report cash receipts

$400

James Vacca
CD #13 (2009)

$0

Contributions from three unregistered political committees

$750

$2,000***

N/A

Corporate contribution

$250

Over-the-limit contribution

$1,000

Mark S. Weprin
CD #23 (2009)

$177,100

N/A

N/A

N/A

$16,346**