The FEC has slapped committees associated with former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's failed 2020 presidential bid with a $53,100 fine.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.The Federal Election Commission slapped three committees associated with former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's failed 2020 presidential bid with a $53,100 fine on Thursday, closing out a complaint filed in 2019., they found de Blasio’s official campaign committee admitted it accepted $52,851.
The FEC ordered the committees to pay a $53,100 fine and file amended reports to the FEC within 30 days.The nonprofit Campaign Legal Center filed the complaint in 2019 with federal officials in connection with donations made to de Blasio’s 2020 presidential campaign committee and the two political action committees supporting his bid for the Democratic nomination.
The complaint focused on the former mayor’s official presidential campaign, De Blasio 2020, and the two PACs. The FEC found that both worked in coordination to raise money and pay for expenses that benefited de Blasio’s presidential bid and the testing the waters phase. The CLC alleged the committees accepted thousands of dollars in contributions over and above the limits set by campaign finance laws and then failed to identify the contributors in the reporting. The group described the scenario as a “
” that allowed a few wealthy donors to exceed contribution limits in support of de Blasio's campaign.
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