▁pro sec utors ▁dropped ▁the ▁more ▁serious ▁mis de mean or ▁charge ▁of ▁un law ful ▁entry ▁that ▁carried ▁a ▁penalty ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁one ▁year ▁in ▁j ail . ▁The ▁court ▁sent enced ▁the ▁protest ers ▁to ▁three ▁days ▁in ▁j ail , ▁susp ended , ▁and ▁six ▁months ▁prob ation . ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Pet rel is ▁def ended ▁an ▁A CT ▁UP / DC ▁poster ▁campaign ▁featuring ▁an ▁image ▁of ▁Hel ms ▁sod om izing ▁George ▁H . ▁W . ▁Bush . ▁A CT ▁UP ▁members ▁whe at - p asted ▁the ▁poster ▁in ▁neighborhood s ▁throughout ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia . ▁ ▁In ▁August , ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Camp aign ▁Fund ▁of ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁file d ▁a ▁compla int ▁with ▁the ▁Federal ▁E lections ▁Commission ▁( F EC ) ▁naming ▁Pet rel is , ▁A CT ▁UP / DC , ▁and ▁other ▁boy c ott ▁organiz ers . ▁The ▁compla int ▁charged ▁the ▁boy c ott ▁organiz ers ▁with ▁inter fer ing ▁with ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Senate ▁race ▁in ▁viol ation ▁of ▁federal ▁election ▁rules . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁F EC ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁purs ue ▁the ▁case , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁F EC ▁press ured ▁A CT ▁UP ▁to ▁enter ▁into ▁a ▁conc ili ation ▁process ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁the ▁civil ▁fine ▁the ▁organization ▁would ▁pay . ▁A CT ▁UP ▁determined ▁to ▁keep