Starting a public brawl in New Jersey could lead to stiffer penalties under new law
TRENTON, NJ — The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee has approved legislation that would establish a new criminal offense of inciting a public brawl and increase penalties for disorderly conduct under certain…
House Passes Bipartisan Bill To Strengthen Fentanyl Penalties Despite Left-Wing Groups’ Opposition
House Passes Bipartisan Bill To Strengthen Fentanyl Penalties Despite Left-Wing Groups’ Opposition Arjun Singh on May 25, 2023 The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would designate derivatives of fentanyl…
New Jersey lawmakers seek stiffer penalties for juvenile car thieves
TRENTON, N.J. – The number of car thefts and car thefts by juveniles is on the rise across New Jersey and lawmakers who blame bail reform and relaxed policing directives by the…
States Push For Harsher Fentanyl Penalties Amid Uptick In Overdose Deaths
States Push For Harsher Fentanyl Penalties Amid Uptick In Overdose Deaths Jennie Taer on March 20, 2023 Several states are advocating for harsher fentanyl penalties as overdose deaths surge in the U.S.…
Factbox-US government to impose inflation penalties on 27 drugs
(Reuters) – The U.S. government said on Wednesday it will subject 27 drugs to inflation penalties, a move that will require the pharmaceutical companies to pay Medicare rebates if they raise prices…
Bank of America racked up $1.2 billion in penalties, settlements in 2022
By Lananh Nguyen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bank of America Corp (BofA) amassed $1.2 billion in expenses for litigation and regulatory investigations last year including fines and settlements, according to a company…
Traveler Assessed Over $22,000 in Penalties for Failure to Declare Medication
SAN YSIDRO, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the San Ysidro Port of Entry intercepted 9,000 Tramadol pills and 640 B12 syringes being smuggled into the U.S. The…
Who’s to blame? Jet delivery delays spark penalties battle
By Tim Hepher and Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – A battle for compensation is brewing over delays in the delivery of commercial jets, with a Dublin aviation summit descending into a blame…
CBP Agriculture Specialists Seize Prohibited Plant, Animal Materials, Issue $18K in Penalties at Laredo Port of Entry During Paisano Return Weekend
LAREDO, Texas—As the international bridges at Laredo Port of Entry teemed with returning paisano traffic this weekend, and in order to prevent the inadvertent proliferation of pests and diseases, U.S. Customs and…
French watchdog orders Amazon to pay $3.5 million in penalties
PARIS (Reuters) – A French watchdog has ordered U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon.com to pay 3.3 million euros ($3.5 million) in penalties for failing to modify contractual provisions related to third-party sellers by…
CBP Agriculture Specialists Issue $2,000 in Penalties for Prohibited Food Products at Hidalgo International Bridge
HIDALGO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at the Hidalgo International Bridge issued $2,050 in penalties over the month of September at the international bridges of Hidalgo, Pharr, and…
Failure to Declare Medication Gave Two Travelers a Headache After CBP Officers Assessed Close to $17,000 in Penalties
CALEXICO, Calif., – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico West Port of Entry seized 471 assorted pharmaceutical items concealed in vehicles. Combined penalties assessed by CBP officers add up…
Australia gov’t to double foreign investment fees, penalties
SYDNEY – Australia will double the fees for foreign investors looking to buy assets in the country, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Friday, as he grapples with protracted budget deficits and seeks…
Louisiana governor signs law to stiffen penalties for abortion providers
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, a Democrat who opposes abortion, has signed legislation that would impose harsher criminal penalties on abortion providers if the U.S. Supreme Court…
As Summer Nears, Atlantic City Reminds of Teen Curfew and Penalties for Violating It
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – The teen curfew is in effect in Atlantic City and today the city government issued a reminder that police will be enforcing the curfew. Violations come with a…
Russian parliament votes to scrap parallel import penalties
LONDON – Russia’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday approved a bill in the first reading that removes legal liability for parallel imports of a range of goods and intellectual property after…
Colombia court orders penalties for president, cites national park
BOGOTA – A court in Colombia has ordered President Ivan Duque to be fined and placed under house arrest for five days, it said on Saturday, citing the Andean country’s leader failure…
Houstonian faces federal penalties in HPD officer shooting
HOUSTON ‐ A 23-year-old Pasadena man has been charged with firearm and drug trafficking offenses for his role in the shooting of a Houston Police Department (HPD) officer, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer…
Two Naturopaths Agree to Pay $32,000 in Civil Penalties For Improper Prescription of Opioids and Controlled Substances
Spokane, Washington – Dr. Jacqueline Thomas, N.D., an East Wenatchee-based naturopathic doctor, and Dr. Rebecka Hoppins, an, Edmonds-based naturopathic doctor, have each agreed to pay $16,500 to resolve allegations under the Controlled…
Chicago CBP Collects $1.39M in Duties & Penalties Since October
CHICAGO– As more and more travelers start visiting overseas destinations or passengers from foreign countries visit Chicago, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers are watchful for travelers arriving with gifts or…
Simandou iron ore mine developers risk penalties if timeline missed, Guinea says
By Helen Reid JOHANNESBURG – Rio Tinto and a Chinese-backed consortium risk losing their mining licences if they fail to meet a tight construction timeline for the Simandou iron ore mine in…
HPM Corporation and Owners Accept Responsibility, Agree to Pay Nearly $3 Million in Restitution and Penalties for Fraudulent Covid-19 Relief Loan
Richland, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that HPM Corporation (HPMC) and its owners have agreed to pay $2,939,400 in restitution…
Clearbrook Treatment Centers And Andrew Brown’s Drug Store Agree To Pay The United States Civil Penalties For Violations Of The Controlled Substances Act
HARRISBURG, PA —The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Clearbrook Treatment Centers, located in Laurel Run, Pennsylvania, and Andrew Brown’s Drug Store, Inc., located in Scranton,…
PPEI and President Kory Willis Plead Guilty and Agree to Pay $3.1 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties for the Manufacture and Sale of Illegal Delete Devices and Tunes for Diesel Trucks
Louisiana-based company Power Performance Enterprises Inc. (PPEI) and its President and owner, Kory B. Willis, pleaded guilty to criminal charges today in federal court in Sacramento, California. Both defendants pleaded guilty to…
Child Molester Boasted About Light Penalties Before Being Sentenced To Girls’ Juvenile Detention Facility: REPORT
A child molester reportedly bragged about the light sentence he would receive in California in a phone call from jail, Fox News reported Monday. William Tubbs, who molested a ten-year-old girl two…
New Jersey law increase penalties for stolen valor
TRENTON, NJ – Legislation sponsored by Senator Joe Pennacchio that would upgrade certain crimes of misrepresenting oneself as a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces was signed into law today by Governor…
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