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  Schumer is fined for violating campaign-finance laws
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Last EditedTony82  May 05, 2003 01:46pm
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News DateMonday, May 5, 2003 07:46:17 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionNew York Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer, an outspoken advocate of campaign-finance reform, has been hit with one of the biggest fines ever imposed on a member of Congress by the Federal Election Commission — for violating campaign-finance laws.

The FEC ruling, handed down in March, ordered Schumer's 1998 senatorial campaign to pay a civil penalty of $130,000. The campaign was also ordered to return $120,455 in illegal contributions, bringing the total of fines and restitution to slightly more than a quarter-million dollars. The campaign paid the sum in April.
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