CFB Votes on Enforcement Matters for One Campaign from 2013

09/17/2018

At a regular public meeting held on September 13, the New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) determined that one campaign from the 2013 election cycle committed violations and assessed penalties of $10,500 for those violations. The campaign was also required to repay public funds. Refer to the tables below for details on the determinations. Archived video footage of the meeting is available at www.nyccfb.info/live.

Violations and Penalties
(for details, follow the link in the Total Penalties column)
 
Candidate (Election Cycle) Office Violation Penalty Total Penalties
Carlos Sierra (2013)

Public Funds Received:
$92,397		 City Council (District #16) 1. Accepting contributions from a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership $500 $10,500
2. Failing to demonstrate that spending was in furtherance of the campaign $10,000

Public Funds Repayment
Candidate
(Election Cycle)		 Public Funds
Received		 Repayment of
Public Funds

Carlos Sierra
(2013)

City Council
(District #16)
 		 $92,397 $32,492

The Board recognizes campaigns that have completed the post-election audit process without any violations or penalties assessed by the Board. The CFB initiated this recognition process for the 2017 election cycle. The Board applauds the following candidates and their campaign staff for their diligence in running campaigns that maintained compliance with New York City's campaign finance law. 
 
Completed Audit Process Without Violations or Penalties Assessed by Board
(2017 Elections)
Candidate Office / District Program
Participant		 Public Funds
Received 
Eric Adams Borough President
(Brooklyn)		 No -

 

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