At a regularly scheduled meeting today, the New York City Campaign Finance Board determined that four campaigns from the 2013 election cycle committed violations and must pay penalties.
The Board determined that two campaigns must repay public funds received based on a balance remaining in their campaign bank account. These two campaigns completed the CFB’s audit process without any findings of violations or penalties. To date, the CFB has finalized full audit reviews for 19 campaigns in the 2013 election cycle and 10 of those campaigns completed the process without having any violations or penalties imposed by the Board.
For details on the Board’s actions today, please refer to the chart below. Archived video of today’s meeting will be available at www.nyccfb.info/live
Violations and Penalties
(for details, follow the link in Total Penalties column)
| Candidate | Violation | Penalty | Total Penalties |
|
Kirsten Foy Candidate, 2013 Council District 36 Program Participant: |
Failing to report a merchant account used for campaign purposes | $250 | $1,725 |
| Filing late disclosure statements | $300 | ||
| Accepting an over-the-limit contribution | $250 | ||
| Failing to demonstrate compliance with intermediary reporting and documentation requirements | No penalty | ||
| Failing to demonstrate that spending was in furtherance of the campaign | $875 | ||
| Late response to the initial documentation request | $50 |
| Candidate | Violation | Penalty | Total Penalties |
|
Annabel Palma Candidate, 2013 Council District 18 Program Participant: |
Failing to provide bank/merchant account statements | $500 | $3,844 |
| Accepting contributions from corporations, limited liability companies, or partnerships | $375 | ||
| Converting campaign funds to personal use | $2,969 |
| Candidate | Violation | Penalty | Total Penalties |
|
Sondra Peeden Candidate, 2013 Council District 27 Non-participant
|
Failing to report a merchant account used for campaign purposes | $129 | $2,245 |
| Failing to provide bank/merchant account statements | $259 | ||
| Failing to demonstrate compliance with cash receipts reporting and documentation requirements | $81 | ||
| Failing to demonstrate compliance with reporting requirements for receipts | $259 | ||
| Failing to demonstrate compliance with reporting requirements for disbursements | $129 | ||
| Failing to file a disclosure statement | $388 | ||
| Failing to respond to audit documentation and information requests | $1,000 |
| Candidate | Violation | Penalty | Total Penalties |
|
Godwin Williams Candidate, 2013 Council District 45 Program Participant: |
Failing to demonstrate compliance with cash receipts reporting and documentation requirements | $1,087 | $1,446 |
| Failing to file disclosure statements | $359 | ||
| Late response to audit documentation and information requests | No penalty |
Public Funds Repayments
| Candidate |
Public Funds Received (does not reflect repayment obligation) |
Public Funds Repayment |
|
Chaim Deutsch Candidate, 2013 Council District 48 |
$184,800 |
$2,553 (final bank balance) |
|
Chrissy Voskerichian Candidate, 2013 Council District 19 |
$92,400 |
$1,562 (final bank balance) |
Voskerichian has satisfied the repayment obligation.