During a regularly scheduled meeting today, the Campaign Finance Board determined that two campaigns in the 2009 elections committed violations.
Separately, the Board also determined that three campaigns in the 2009 elections must repay public funds.
One candidate in the 2009 election will receive a post-election payment of public funds.
For details, see below. Please note that hyperlinks attached to the numbers provide details on violations committed by each campaign (pdf).
The Board also voted to issue proposed rules to require disclosure of independent expenditures in City elections. The proposed rules and the Board’s statement on the rules are available here.
|
Candidate |
Violation |
Penalty |
Total Penalties |
|
Maria C. Arroyo |
Non-campaign related expenditures |
$125 |
|
|
Improper post-election expenditures |
$852 |
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|
Contribution from an unregistered political committee |
$125 |
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|
Failure to provide signed intermediary affirmation statements |
$100 |
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|
Julissa Ferreras |
Failure to report subcontractors |
Violation No Penalty |
|
Candidate |
Total Public Funds Received |
Public Funds Repayment |
|
Maria C. Arroyo |
$42,932 |
$42,932* |
|
Kenneth J. Baer |
$80,646 |
$7,314* |
|
Richard Realmuto |
$38,670 |
$1,559* |
* Candidate made repayment of all public funds due.
|
Candidate |
Total Public Funds Received |
Post-election Payment |
|
Julissa Ferreras |
$72,480 |
$1,846 |
Archived video of today’s meeting and public hearing can be found at www.nyccfb.info/live.