FTC can reopen Meta privacy case despite $5 billion fine, court rules
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – Meta cannot stop the U.S. Federal Trade Commission from reopening a probe into its Facebook unit’s privacy practices for now, a U.S. appeals court ruled, despite Meta’s…
Biden faces criticism over ‘everything’s fine’ attitude in wake of train wreck
Harold Hutchison on February 13, 2023 EAST PALESTINE, OH – President Joe Biden faced sharp criticism over his lackadaisical response to fumes being released by the February 3rd train crash in East…
Maker Fortnite To Pay Gigantic Fine For Allegedly Violating Children’s Privacy, Duping Players
Maker Of Super Popular Video Game To Pay Gigantic Fine For Allegedly Violating Children’s Privacy, Duping Players John Hugh DeMastri on December 19, 2022 Epic Games, developer of the popular video game…
Italy court rejects Google’s appeal against watchdog fine, accepts Apple’s one
MILAN (Reuters) – An Italian administrative court on Friday rejected an appeal by Alphabet’s Google against a decision by Italy’s antitrust authority to fine the group, but accepted iPhone maker Apple’s appeal…
Anchorage Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Pay $4,000 Fine for Violating Marine Mammal Protection Act
ANCHORAGE – An Anchorage man pleaded guilty to two counts of illegally trafficking in walrus ivory in U.S. District Court and ordered to pay a $4,000 fine and sentenced to two years…
Despite Didi’s $1.2 billion fine, China tech’s regulatory woes may not be over
By Josh Ye, Eduardo Baptista and Yingzhi Yang HONG KONG/BEIJING – China’s $1.2 billion fine on Didi Global draws a line under the ride hailing company’s regulatory woes, but the retroactive application…
Reaction to China imposing $1.2 billion fine on Didi Global
(Reuters) – China’s cybersecurity regulator fined Didi Global Inc 8.026 billion yuan ($1.2 billion) after a year-long probe found the ride hailing giant had violated laws including ones pertaining to data security.…
Citi, Goldman, BofA in talks with regulators over texting fine – Bloomberg
(Reuters) – Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America are in discussions with regulators to pay around $200 million each in fines over failing to monitor employees’ use of unauthorized messaging apps,…
Texas company forfeits proceeds and pays fine after supplying potentially tainted rocket fuel to NASA
HOUSTON – Anahuac Transport Inc. must pay a substantial fine after admitting to fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Corporate representatives Gary Monteau and Brant Charpiot admitted their guilt Feb. 23…
Judge OKs $16 million fine against Kraft, Mondelez to settle CFTC complaint, agency says
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday ordered food consumer companies Kraft Heinz and Mondelez International pay a $16 million fine as part of a settlement with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading…
KPMG faces $18 million misconduct fine for misleading regulator
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON – KPMG faces a 14.4 million pound ($17.6 million) fine after admitting it misled regulators during spot checks on audits of construction group Carillion and software firm Regenersis.…
Court orders BitMEX co-founders to pay fine in connection with CFTC charges
(Reuters) – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ordered the co-founders of cryptocurrency platform BitMEX to pay a combined $30 million fine in connection with a 2020…
Google urges court to scrap $1.6 billion EU antitrust fine
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Alphabet unit Google on Monday urged Europe’s second-highest court to dismiss a 1.49-billion-euro ($1.6 billion) fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators three years ago for hindering…
Analysis-Cyber insurers face hefty Ukraine war-related claims, despite fine print
By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain LONDON – Insurers face potential multi-billion dollar claims for cyber attacks related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, despite policy wording designed to get them off…
EU court to rule Sept. 14 on Google’s fight against record $4.8 billion EU fine
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Europe’s second-highest court will rule on Sept. 14 on Alphabet unit Google’s challenge against a record 4.34 billion euros ($4.8 billion) EU antitrust fine levied for…
China’s Tencent faces possible record fine for anti-money-laundering violations – WSJ
– Tencent Holdings Ltd is facing a potential fine, which could be at least hundreds of millions of yuan, for violating some central bank regulations on its WeChat Pay mobile network, the…
Russian court rejects Google appeal against 7.2 billion rouble fine – Ifax
MOSCOW – A Russian court on Monday rejected an appeal by Alphabet Inc’s Google and upheld a 7.2 billion rouble ($73.39 million) fine over its failure to delete content Russia deems illegal,…
Dutch regulator issues sixth $5.7 million fine against Apple in App Store dispute
AMSTERDAM – The Dutch antitrust regulator on Monday issued a sixth weekly fine of 5 million euro ($5.7 million) against Apple for failure to comply with an order to open its App…
Big Lake Gas Ordered to Pay $3 Million Fine
A west Texas gas plant has been ordered to pay a $3 million criminal fine, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. Big Lake Gas Plant L.P.,…
Facebook-owner Meta says it will pay new $2 million UK fine
LONDON -Britain’s competition regulator said on Friday it had fined Facebook-owner Meta 1.5 million pounds ($2 million) over fresh issues regarding its purchase of Giphy, a sanction that the U.S. firm said…
Lacey resident issued fine for open burning wooden pallets without permit
LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Friday, January 28, 2022, Officer Emmett responded to Biagio’s Restaurant, 509 Route 9 N, Lanoka Harbor, for a report of heavy smoke emanating from the rear of…
West Australia Threatens $50,000 Fine And Jail Time For People Who Are ‘Offensive’ To Workers Checking Vax Cards
Western Australia is threatening jail time and massive fines for those who argue with workers checking vaccination cards at restaurants and other public spaces, according to The West Australian. Any person who…
New $1,000 gift card business fine a ‘gross abuse of power’ Assemblyman says
New Jersey Democrats are once again putting undue pressure on the backs of small business owners and New Jersey Assemblyman Brian Bergan (R) says it has to stop. The bill, sponsored by…
New Jersey progressive Democrat wants to ban gas-powered leaf blowers, fine you $1,000 per offense
TRENTON, NJ – Liberal progressive Democrats in Trenton want to ban your gas-powered leaf blower for more environmentally friendly and less effective electric blowers. The move would force New Jerseyans to place…
Amazon Slapped With Massive $1.3 Billion Fine For Anti-Competitive Practices
An Italian regulator hit Amazon with a massive fine Thursday over alleged anti-competitive business practices. The Italian Competition Authority issued the $1.3 billion penalty after the results of its investigation into Amazon…
‘She’s Fine’ Dick Pound Says Of Tennis Player Who Accused Chinese Official Of Sexual Assault
A senior official of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) claimed that tennis player Peng Shuai is “fine” despite her otherwise vanishing after accusing a senior Chinese government official of sexual assault. Dick…
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