In 2013, the FEC fined Barack Obama's 2008 campaign $375,000 for failure to report campaign donations. According to a Politico article dated Jan. 4, 2013, "The major sticking point for the FEC appeared to be a series of missing 48-hour notices for nearly 1,300 contributions totaling more than $1.8 million -- an issue that lawyers familiar with the commission's work say the FEC takes seriously. The notices must be filed on contributions of $1,000 or more that are received within the 20-day window of Election Day." In the same article, former FEC commissioner Michael Toner said "the infractions were relatively minor, given the scope of the campaign."
