CFB Votes on Enforcement Matters for Three Campaigns

October 20, 2016

At a regularly scheduled meeting today, the New York City Campaign Finance Board determined that three campaigns involved in the 2013 citywide election cycle committed violations and assessed penalties. The Board determined that one campaign is required to repay public funds. Details of the Board’s determinations are outlined in the charts below.

Board Chair Rose Gill Hearn announced that she will be resigning from the Board, effective December 31, 2016. Please refer to the CFB's release for a statement from the Chair on this announcement.

Violations and Penalties
(for details, follow the link in Total Penalties column)

Candidate
(Election Cycle)

Office

Violation

Penalty

Total
Penalties

Adolfo Carrion Jr.

Non-Participant

 

Mayor

(2013)

 

Failing to provide merchant account statements

$500

$5,899

Accepting over-the-limit contributions

$3,049

Accepting over-the-limit doing business contributions

$1,950

Failing to demonstrate compliance with intermediary reporting and documentation requirements

$400

 

Candidate
(Election Cycle)

Office

Violation

Penalty

Total
Penalties

John Catsimatidis

Non-Participant

Mayor

(2013)

Failing to provide bank/merchant account statements

No Penalty

$10,818

Failing to report transactions

$1,982

Failing to file/late filing of daily pre-election disclosure statements

$425

Failing to demonstrate compliance with subcontractor reporting and documentation requirements

$50

Accepting contributions from corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships

$7,282

Failing to document transactions

$1,079

 

Candidate
(Election Cycle)

Office

Violation

Penalty

Total
Penalties

Conrad Tillard

Program Participant:
$45,429 public funds received

City Council

District 36

(2013)

Failing to provide bank/merchant account statements

$500

$10,077

Failing to demonstrate compliance with subcontractor reporting and documentation requirements

$100

Failing to document and report a transaction

$100

Failing to demonstrate that spending was in furtherance of the campaign

 $141

Making impermissible post-election expenditures

$3,795

Late response to the Initial Documentation Request

$150

Failing to respond the Inadequate Response Notice

$749

Failing to respond to the Draft Audit Report

$4,542

 


Public Funds Repayments

Candidate

Public Funds Received
(does not reflect repayment obligation)

Public Funds Repayment

Conrad Tillard

City Council
District #36
(2013)

$45,429

$18,276

 

Archived video of today’s meeting and hearing is available at www.nyccfb.info/live.
 
 
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