During a regularly scheduled meeting today, the Campaign Finance Board determined that eight campaigns in the 2009 elections and one campaign in the November 2010 special election in Council District 28 (Queens) committed violations.
Separately, the Board determined that two campaigns in the 2009 elections must repay public funds and that one 2009 campaign will receive a post-election public funds payment.
The Board also voted to delegate payment authority for the special election to be held on November 6, 2012 in Council District 12 to Board Chair Father Joseph Parkes.
For details on these Board actions, please refer to the charts below. Please note that the hyperlinked documents (pdf) attached to the 'Total Penalties' figure for each campaign provide detail on the violations committed.
Violations and Penalties
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Candidate |
Total Public Funds Received |
Violation |
Penalty |
Total Penalties |
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Carlton Berkley |
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$0 |
Filing two disclosure statements late |
$40 |
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Failing to provide bank statements |
$89 |
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Failing to accurately report cash receipts |
$715 |
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Failing to accurately report disbursements and receipts |
$715 |
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Maintaining a petty cash fund greater than $500 |
No penalty |
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Making cash payments greater than $100 |
$18 |
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Failing to demonstrate that spending was in furtherance of the campaign |
$36 |
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Failing to respond to the initial request for documentation |
$113 |
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Failing to respond to the Draft Audit Report |
$113 |
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Carlos A. Bristol |
$41,160 |
Accepting a corporate contribution |
$100 |
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Failing to provide bank statements |
$250 |
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Failing to demonstrate that spending was in furtherance of the campaign |
$100 |
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Failing to respond to a Draft Audit Report |
$4,116 |
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Ashok Chandra |
$84,732 |
Accepting a prohibited contribution |
No penalty |
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Failing to comply with subcontractor reporting requirements |
$300 |
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Failing to document an in-kind contribution |
$50 |
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Filing a late response to the Draft Audit Report |
$5,000 |
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Sara M. Gonzalez |
$110,688 |
Accepting two corporate contributions |
$250 |
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Accepting contributions from unregistered political committees |
$500 |
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Filing a disclosure statement seven days late |
$350 |
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Failing to report transactions |
$100 |
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Failing to provide signed intermediary affirmation statements |
$50 |
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Exceeding the expenditure limit |
No penalty |
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Making improper post-election expenditures |
$950 |
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Failing to adequately document transactions |
$2,500 |
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Anthony L. Herbert |
$0 |
Filing two disclosure statements late |
$834 |
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Failing to provide bank statements |
$139 |
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Failing to accurately report cash receipts |
$1,112 |
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Failing to accurately report receipts |
$139 |
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Accepting an over-the-limit contribution |
$756 |
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Accepting a corporate contribution |
$2,821 |
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Failing to respond to the Draft Audit Report |
$298 |
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Allan W. Jennings CD #28 (Nov. 2010) |
Non-participant |
Failing to provide bank statements |
$250 |
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Failing to accurately report disbursements and receipts |
$1,000 |
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Failing to report employment information for contributions in excess of $99 |
$400 |
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Failing to document three transactions |
$150 |
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Maintaining a petty cash fund greater than $500 |
$195 |
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Making cash payments greater than $100 |
$50 |
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Failing to respond to the notice of inadequate response to the initial request for documentation |
$224 |
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Failing to respond to the Draft Audit Report |
$224 |
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Melinda R. Katz Comptroller (2009) |
$772,983 |
Accepting corporate contributions |
$250 |
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Accepting contributions from unregistered political committees |
$1,250 |
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Using an entity other than the principal committee in furtherance of an election |
$3,846 |
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Failing to provide signed intermediary affirmation statements |
$1,450 |
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Failing to comply with subcontractor reporting requirements |
$100 |
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Accepting over-the-limit contributions |
$1,000 |
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Failing to demonstrate that spending was in furtherance of the campaign |
$69 |
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Failing to respond to questions regarding fundraising events |
$250 |
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Failing to respond to questions regarding intermediaries |
$100 |
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Failing to document joint expenditures |
$50 |
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Prince D. Lewis |
$0 |
Filing two disclosure statements late |
$867 |
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Failing to file a disclosure statement |
$651 |
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Failing to provide bank statements |
$434 |
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Failing to report expenditures and receipts |
$1,735 |
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Failing to report intermediaries |
$347 |
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Maintaining a petty cash fund greater than $500 |
$295 |
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Failing to adequately respond to the initial document request |
$237 |
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Failing to respond to the draft audit report |
$237 |
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Calvin C. Solomon |
$0 |
Filing a disclosure statement 1 day late |
$12 |
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Failing to file two disclosure statements |
$375 |
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Failing to provide bank statements |
$250 |
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Failing to respond to the initial request for documentation and records |
$160 |
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Failing to respond to the Draft Audit Report |
$160 |
*The Board reduced certain penalty amounts so as to avoid penalties disproportionate to the size of the campaign.
Please review the 2009 Penalty Guidelines for more information on how penalties are assessed.
Public Funds Repayments
|
Candidate |
Total Public Funds Received |
Public Funds Repayment |
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Carlos A. Bristol |
$41,160 |
$5,610 |
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Sara M. Gonzalez |
$110,688 |
$1,593 |
Post-Election Public Funds Payment
|
Candidate |
Total Public Funds Received |
Public Funds Payment |
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Melinda R. Katz |
$772,983 |
$14,573* |
*Penalties assessed by the Board were deducted from the candidate's public funds payment.
Archived video of today’s meeting, and past Board meetings, can be found at www.nyccfb.info/live.