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CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Meeks Settles FEC Complaint For $63,000, Plus Refunds
Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., has agreed to pay a $63,000 fine and refund $9,812 to his campaign committee for vehicles that he leased for personal use, the FEC announced Tuesday. Meeks earlier refunded his committee $6,230 he had spent for personal trainer expenses and $916 for miscellaneous credit card expenses, the FEC said.
By entering the conciliation agreement, Meeks admitted violating federal laws by using campaign funds for personal expenses, by misstating financial activity, by receiving donations above legal limits and from prohibited sources, and by failing to keep proper records of expenditures and contributions to other political committees, the FEC said in a statement.
The FEC enforcement action began in August 2006 and involved activities by Meeks and his committee during the 2004 election cycle.
The lawmaker's committee, Meeks for Congress, misstated its cash on hand, receipts and disbursements in amounts totaling $278,636 on FEC reports filed in 2003 and 2004, the commission said. It also received contributions from individuals totaling $22,900 above their limits, but has since refunded the excess donations, and it accepted $7,070 from corporations and limited liability companies, which are prohibited from giving to candidates, the FEC said.
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