New Jersey pain clinic admits to health care fraud, agrees to fines and restitution
CAMDEN, N.J. — A New Jersey pain management clinic with locations in Atlantic, Cape May, and Cumberland counties has admitted to committing health care fraud and has agreed to pay both criminal…
New York fines Geico for not reporting vehicle data to DMV
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York regulator on Tuesday fined Geico $910,000 for violating state insurance laws by failing to timely report new business and other vehicle registration…
SEC looks down on UpToken, imposes crypto fines
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has fined Seattle-based Coinme and related defendants nearly $4 million for conducting an unregistered and misleading offering of a crypto asset…
US fines British Airways $135,000 over tarmac delay in 2017
By David Shepardson NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) Wednesday imposed a $135,000 penalty on British Airways over a 2017 tarmac delay in which it failed to ensure the…
If this New Jersey law passes, telemarketers who don’t identify themselves will face stiff fines
TRENTON, NJ – It happens to nearly everyone every day. Your phone rings with an unknown number, and you answer it, just in case. The pre-recorded voices say they’re from the ‘warranty…
China fines Deloitte $31 million for auditing negligence
BEIJING (Reuters) -China has fined auditing firm Deloitte 211.9 million yuan ($30.8 million) for failing to perform its duty in assessing the asset quality of China Huarong Asset Management Co Ltd, the…
Australian court fines ANZ Group $6.6 million for breaching consumer protection laws
(Reuters) – An Australian court has fined ANZ Group Holdings A$10 million ($6.6 million) in penalties for non-compliance with consumer credit protection laws in a case that stems from the country’s Royal…
S.Korea regulator fines two firms for naked shorts under stricter law
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s financial regulator fined two firms for naked short selling in the local stock market, for the first time under the new law of heavier penalties. The Financial…
Teachers Union Asks Community To Help Pay For Strike Fines After Cancelling Classes
Teachers Union Asks Community To Help Pay For Strike Fines After Cancelling Classes Reagan Reese on February 9, 2023 A Massachusetts teachers union is asking the community to help them cover fines…
New Jersey law will protect EZ Pass customers from bogus and harassing violations and fines
It has happened to all of us. You’re an EZ Pass customer, but you get a citation in the mail saying you didn’t pay for an EZ pass toll. That ends up…
S.Korea fines Citadel Securities for stock algorithm trading breaches
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s financial regulator has imposed a fine of 11.88 billion won ($9.66 million) on U.S.-based Citadel Securities, saying it disturbed the local stock market with high-frequency algorithm trading.…
Dutch central bank fines cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase 3.3 million euros
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch central bank (DNB) has fined U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase 3.3 million euros ($3.6 million) for failing to obtain the correct registration in the Netherlands before offering services.…
Clinton-Appointed Judge Fines Trump Almost $1 Million Over Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton
Clinton-Appointed Judge Fines Trump Almost $1 Million Over Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton Bronson Winslow on January 20, 2023 A federal judge who was appointed by former President Bill Clinton fined former President…
U.S. fines J&J $9.75 million over kickbacks to surgeon for overseas surgeries
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Synthes unit will pay $9.75 million to settle U.S. Department of Justice accusations that DePuy illegally provided free products to a…
Regulator Fines Tech Giant Millions For Showing Targeted Ads Based On User Activity
Regulator Fines Tech Giant Millions For Showing Targeted Ads Based On User Activity John Hugh DeMastri on January 4, 2023 An Irish data privacy regulator has issued fines totaling €390 million —…
French privacy watchdog fines Apple over personalised ads
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s privacy watchdog CNIL on Wednesday said it had imposed an 8 million euro ($8.49 million) fine linked to ad personalisation in the iPhone maker’s App Store, citing shortcomings…
Irish Central Bank fines subsidiary of France’s AXA over breaches
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The Irish Central Bank has fined a subsidiary of French insurer AXA 3.6 million euros ($3.8 million) for failures in corporate governance and risk management and the handling of…
Queensland fines Star Entertainment $67.9 million, casino licence under lens
(Reuters) – The Queensland government on Friday slapped penalties totalling A$100 million ($67.92 million) on Australia’ Star Entertainment Group and deferred suspension of its casino licences for a year to monitor operations…
UK financial watchdog fines brokers over market abuse controls
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority said on Thursday it has fined inter-dealer brokers BGC Brokers LP, GFI Brokers Limited, and GFI Securities Limited 4.77 million pounds ($5.80 million)for failing to…
Analysis-Twitter executives could face big FTC fines -former officials
By Diane Bartz and Paresh Dave WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s lawyer late last week sought to reassure Twitter Inc employees that they would not be held personally liable if the company…
New Jersey farmers face ridiculous fines for selling firewood, that could change
If you’re a farmer in New Jersey, it’s illegal to sell firewood at your farm’s retail business unless you grew the tree on your property. Now, this antiquated law, still on the…
Whistleblowers dodged $10 billion in EU cartel fines in past 16 years
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Companies that alerted European authorities to cartels in the last 16 years dodged 10 billion euros ($9.97 billion) in potential fines, EU antitrust regulators said…
UK watchdog fines Barclays $55 million for fees paid in 2008 fundraising
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it would fine Barclays 50 million pounds ($55 million) for its failure to disclose fees paid to Qatari entities during its financial crisis-era fundraising.…
Brazil court fines Apple, orders to sell iPhone with charger
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A Brazilian court on Thursday fined Apple Inc 100 million reais ($19 million) and ruled that battery chargers must come with new iPhones sold in the country. The…
Russian court fines Amazon’s Twitch $68,000 over refusal to delete content
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court on Tuesday fined streaming service Twitch 4 million roubles ($68,000) for failing to remove an interview with a Ukrainian political figure, the Interfax news agency reported.…
Country Fines Instagram $400,000,000
Country Fines Instagram $400,000,000 John Hugh DeMastri on September 6, 2022 The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Instagram €405 million ($403 million USD) Monday over child privacy violations, according to Business…
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