During a regularly scheduled meeting today, the Campaign Finance Board determined that three campaigns from the 2009 election committed violations. The Board also determined that two campaigns in the 2009 elections must repay public funds.
For details on the Board’s actions, please refer to the charts below.
Violations and Penalties
| Candidate | Total Public Funds Received | Violation | Penalty | Total Penalties |
|
Daniel R. Garodnick CD #04 (2009) |
$0 | Accepting four over-the-limit Doing Business contributions | $2,300 | $18,571 |
| Failing to report 36 expenditures | $1,800 | |||
| Failing to provide merchant account statements, resulting in a 29.67% variance | $1,000 | |||
| Accepting an over-the-limit contribution | $250 | |||
| Failing to respond to the Inadequate Documentation Response Request | $6,035 | |||
| Responding late to the Draft Audit Report | $6,035 | |||
| Accepting three corporate contributions | $1,151 | |||
|
Kendall B. Stewart CD #45 (2009) |
$136,940 | Accepting four prohibited contributions | $1,200 | $60,888 |
| Failing to file and late filing of disclosure statements | $1,050 | |||
| Failing to file daily pre-election disclosure statements | $100 | |||
| Failing to report a transaction | $50 | |||
| Failing to comply with subcontractor reporting | No penalty | |||
| Failing to report an intermediary | $100 | |||
| Failing to report and document in-kind contributions | $3,000 | |||
| Failing to document a transaction | No penalty | |||
| Cooperating in independent expenditures | $10,000 | |||
| Exceeding the expenditure limit | $21,694 | |||
| Failing to respond to the post-election documentation request | $10,000 | |||
| Failing to respond to the Draft Audit Report | $13,694 | |||
|
David Yassky Comptroller (2009) |
$2,242,515 | Accepting two corporate contributions | $375 | $4,025 |
| Accepting a contribution from an unregistered political committee | $250 | |||
| Accepting three over-the-limit contributions | $500 | |||
| Accepting two over-the-limit Doing Business contributions | $500 | |||
| Failing to file required daily pre-election disclosure statements | $200 | |||
| Making cash disbursements exceeding $100 and maintaining a petty cash fund in excess of $500 | $1,950 | |||
| Failing to adequately document transactions | $250 |
Please review the 2009 Penalty Guidelines for more information on how penalties are assessed.
Public Funds Repayment
| Candidate | Total Public Funds Received | Public Funds Repayment |
|
Kendall B. Stewart CD #45 (2009) |
$136,940 | $136,940* |
* The Campaign Finance Board determined that the campaign of Kendall B. Stewart CD #45 (2009) is required to repay all public funds. The campaign breached the obligations affirmed and accepted by the campaign in joining the Program, by cooperating in purportedly independent expenditures, by using an outside entity to conceal expenditures from the Board, and by not participating in the post-election audit process. Additionally, the campaign failed to document any expenditures that would qualify for the use of public funds.
The candidate David Yassky Comptroller (2009) is required to repay the remaining balance in the campaign's bank account.
Archived video of today’s meeting will be available at www.nyccfb.info/live.