FEC issues $21,000 fine to Rand Paul's 2016 presidential campaign committee: Report

The committee behind Republican Sen. Rand Paul’s 2016 presidential campaign was fined $21,000 by the Federal Election Commission for mishandling financial contributions, according to a new report.

Freedom for All Americans, formerly known as Rand Paul for President, Inc., was hit with the penalty after the FEC found it did not refund $165,749 worth of campaign contributions or put them toward a different election, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal, which cited FEC documents that have not been made public. A campaign must take one of those two actions within 60 days of a party’s nomination.