NEW YORK — The Federal Election Commission has imposed a $53,100 nice on three committees related to former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s failed bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
The fee mentioned the De Blasio 2020 marketing campaign committee accepted improper contributions from two political motion committees de Blasio and others had arrange, Fairness PAC and NY Fairness PAC, and didn’t disclose the donations in marketing campaign filings.
The FEC motion is available in response to a criticism filed in 2019 by the nonprofit Campaign Legal Center alleging that the marketing campaign had “concocted a shell game” to let donors contribute to de Blasio’s presidential run above authorized limits by routing cash by way of the 2 PACs.
The FEC mentioned in an April 19 report closing out the case that the de Blasio marketing campaign committee admitted it accepted $52,851.89 from the NY Fairness PAC for journey and digital companies and $123,000 from the Fairness PAC for polling.
The fee mentioned the de Blasio marketing campaign has agreed to pay the nice and amend its FEC filings.
Longtime de Blasio adviser Peter Ragone mentioned in a press release Friday, “There were some accounting errors here and we immediately worked to get it right. We are happy to have it settled.”
De Blasio, whose second time period as New York City mayor ended final yr, introduced in May 2019 that he was becoming a member of the crowded race for the Democratic presidential nomination, however his marketing campaign by no means received broad help and he suspended it months later.
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