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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEE
 
 
CFB ASSESSES PENALTIES AGAINST THREE CAMPAIGNS
 
 
November 29,
2007 - During a regularly scheduled meeting today, the Campaign Finance
Board assessed separate penalties against three campaigns.
 
Penalties were
assessed against three 2005 City Council campaigns: Bill de Blasio, Pamela
Junior, and Domenic Recchia.  For a complete list, see below.
 
The Board reduced
a penalty assessed against 2005 mayoral candidate C. Virginia Fields in July
2007 for a late response to the draft audit from $43,800 to $10,000. 
The law limits the penalty for such a violation to $10,000.  
 
Penalties Assessed
 

Candidate

Office

Public Funds
Received

Violation

Penalty

Total Penalties

de
Blasio, Bill (2005)

CD #29

$0

Exceeding
the expenditure limit by $687

$687

$937

$250
unregistered political committee contribution

$125

$250
over-the-limit contribution

$125

Junior,
Pamela (2005)

CD #41

$0

21
cash expenditures in excess of $100

$1,060

$3,960

Petty
cash fund in excess of $500

VNP

36.24%
monetary disbursements variance

$1,000

8.26%
monetary receipts variance

$250

Failing
to provide bank deposit slips

$50

Failing
to report non-independent expenditures

$1,500

$100
unregistered political committee contribution

$100

Recchia,
Domenic (2005)

CD #47

$82,500

Over-the-limit
contributions

$375

$375

 
 
 
 
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