Gentile hit with $10,855 fine by campaign finance board
City found council member exceeded spending limit
Councilmember Vincent Gentile’s successful re-election campaign in 2013 committed a series of campaign finance violations that were serious enough for the city to level fines against the Bay Ridge lawmaker, according to a report in the New York Observer.
The New York City Campaign Finance Board enacted fines totaling $10,855 against Gentile stemming from violations found in the campaign that took in 2013. In that race, Gentile (D-Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Bensonhurst) easily defeated Republican John Quaglione.
The largest fine, $7,754, was leveled against Gentile for exceeding the spending limit for candidates taking part in public funding for campaigns, according to the Observer.