Campaign Board to Fields: You're Fined!
Below are excerpts from the NYC Campaign Finance Board press release:
CFB ASSESSES PENALTIES AGAINST EIGHT CANDIDATES
For immediate release
July 20, 2007 -- During a regularly scheduled meeting today, the Campaign Finance Board assessed separate penalties against eight campaigns.
Penalties were assessed against six City Council candidates from the 2005 election: Alicka Ampry-Samuel, William Boyland, James Gennaro, Eric Gioia, Joyce Johnson and James Sanders. Penalties were also assessed against one 2005 candidate for Bronx borough president, Adolfo Carrion, and C. Virginia Fields, a 2005 candidate for mayor. For a complete list, see below.
| Candidate | Office | Violation | Assessed Penalty | Total Assessed Penalties |
| Fields, C. Virginia (2005) |
Mayor | Failure to respond to Draft Audit in a timely fashion (112 days late) | $43,800 | $70,567 |
| $15,050 over-the-limit contribution | $10,000 | |||
| $2,550 over-the-limit contribution | $2,800 | |||
| $1,050 over-the-limit contribution | $1,300 | |||
| $50 over-the-limit contribution | $300 | |||
| Failing to report in-kind contributions | $550 | |||
| Failing to adequately document in-kind contributions | $200 | |||
| Filing Statement 3 (1) day late | $400 | |||
| Filing Statement 5 (1) day late | $400 | |||
| Failing to report, or demonstrate the absence of, subcontractors | $750 | |||
| $57,272 in non-campaign related and impermissible post-election expenditures | $5,727 | |||
| 5.90% monetary disbursements variance | $1,000 | |||
| Failing to report a transfer | $50 | |||
| Maintaining a petty cash fund balance in excess of $500 | $250 | |||
| Failing to file contemporaneous pre-election disclosure statements | $250 | |||
| Failing to document expenditures | $250 | |||
| Failing to submit a family member information form | $50 | |||
| Corporate contributions | $1,040 | |||
| "Single-source" over-the-limit contributions | $1,250 | |||
| Failing to provide a signed intermediary statement | $200 |
