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TOP 10 ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES

Approved by the Ethics Commission (1992-Present)

Penalty Respondents Violation Law* Case No. Date Approved
1 $447,500 Evergreen America Corporation Excess contributions; money laundering Charter § 312(c)(5) 1992-103/3 8/23/1993
2 $281,250 Michael LoGrande Revolving door LAMC § 49.5.13(C)(1) 2017-02 8/20/2019
3 $270,000 Mark Abrams Excess aggregate contributions; excess contributions; money laundering Charter §§ 470(c)(3), 470(c)(4), 470(c)(5), 470(c)(6), 470(k) 2003-57 3/8/2005
4 $183,750 Alexander Hugh, et al. Excess contributions; money laundering Charter §§ 470(c)(4), 470(c)(6), 470(k) 2010-12 10/11/2011
5 $170,000 Peter L. Barker Money laundering Charter § 470(k) 2013-04 2/14/2013
6 $165,000 Advanced Development and Investment, Inc.; Pacific Housing Diversified, Inc.; Ajit Mithaiwala; Salim Karimi; et al. Money laundering Charter § 470(k) 2012-06 12/13/2012
7 $147,000 Pierce O'Donnell Money laundering Charter § 470(k) 2003-56-A 3/14/2006
8 $110,000 Fermin Cuza Excess aggregate contributions; excess contributions; money laundering Charter §§ 470(c)(3), 470(c)(4), 470(c)(6), 470(k) 2001-18-B 12/17/2002
9 $108,000 Sean Anderson; Richard Manhire Money laundering Charter § 470(k) 2005-03 4/14/2009
10 $105,271 Martin G. Ludlow; Martin Ludlow for City Council Excess contributions; cash payment of campaign expenditure Charter §§ 470(c)(3), 470(g) 2004-20 3/14/2006

*Citations as of the date the penalty was approved.

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