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FEC Fines Soar

By Matthew Murray
Roll Call Staff
Dec. 7, 2006, Midnight

A multimillion-dollar settlement with mortgage giant Freddie Mac bolstered a record year for fines by the Federal Election Commission in fiscal 2006, with the agency levying nearly $6 million in penalties — more than tripling its enforcement haul from the year prior.

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