Columbia University announced a historic deal with the Trump administration on Wednesday, agreeing to pay a $200 million fine, as well as $21 million to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to settle antisemitism allegations in exchange for the return of massive amounts of federal funding.
The federal government will allow private debt collectors to extract payments from migrants who have racked up massive fines for illegally staying in the United States, says a New York immigration lawyer.
The congressional campaign of Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) was fined $68,000 for violating campaign finance rules, according to several reports.
A Russian court on Wednesday slapped Google with a fine of $20 decillion dollars for refusing to run propaganda from Russian state media.
A 102-year-old wheelchair-bound resident of Oakland, California, has been threatened with fines for being unable to remove graffiti that was painted on his fence by vandals.
“Blade Runners” are sabotaging London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s dystopian ULEZ traffic cameras that target the poor with massive fines.
The board reprimanded and fined a doctor who publicly spoke about performing an abortion on a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim last year.
Nearly 4,000 people in London were handed £200 ($250) fines for not wearing masks on London’s public transport system during the UK’s lockdown.
Italy’s strict rules say all over-50s must get vaccinated or be fined, but one family was surprised to get a penalty for a long-dead relative.
A woman is facing a fine of nearly $82,000 for her ‘alleged unruly behavior’ aboard a flight last Summer, the FAA announced.
Of the 300,000 Greeks fined for being illegally unvaccinated, just 14 per cent have actually paid the toll by the deadline.
The Greek government is set to halt its mandatory vaccination policy for those over the age of 60 on April 15th but may bring back fines for the still-unvaccinated in September of this year.
Around 600,000 Italians over the age of 50 are set to receive a fine for being unvaccinated despite the Italian government reviewing a loosening of various Wuhan virus restrictions.
A Conservative MP has proposed a ‘Freedom Bill’ which calls for refunds for people who received fines for minor coronavirus lockdown breaches.
The European Commission has demanded that Poland cough up €70 million in fines the nation has so far refused to pay.
The Greek government will fine all unvaccinated people aged 60 and older €100 (£85/$113) every month before mandatory vaccination is enforced next month.
Vice President of the Lower Austrian Medical Association Gerrit Loibl has suggested that the government should levy a monthly fine of up to €100 to anyone unvaccinated.
The Court of Justice of the European Union has condemned the Polish government to pay a daily fine of €1 million unless it scraps a disciplinary chamber for Polish judges.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is doubling down after it issued a “no tolerance” rule in January targeting “unruly” airline passengers, a phenomenon associated with the strict coronavirus regulations for fliers, including continually wearing a mask while at airports and on planes.
New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has decided to make maskless riders pay $50 if they refuse to comply with its rules, CBS New York reported Thursday.
The Biden administration is increasing fines for violating mask mandates on public transportation through next January 18, 2022.
Beginning on September 16 the state of Florida will start issuing a $5,000 fine to entities requiring proof of coronavirus vaccine.
Italians who refuse to present the coronavirus vaccine passport known as the “Green Pass” when required could face fines of as much as €1,000.
A video of passengers duct taping a man to his seat on a plane after he allegedly groped female flight attendants is said to have led Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials to ask U.S. airports to monitor travelers for alcohol consumption.
An veto-proof majority of Michigan representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would require the state to refund coronavirus-related fines after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) was caught violating her own order.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed an executive order on Wednesday, canceling coronavirus-related fines imposed by local governments in the Sunshine State throughout the pandemic.
The home secretary and a senior police officer have revealed that forces across the UK have handed out 45,000 fines for alleged breaches of coronavirus lockdown laws.
An English police force fined six people for taking part in a memorial to the 21 Britons killed in the 1974 IRA terror attack in Birmingham.
South Korea recorded its largest daily increase in new coronavirus cases in 70 days on Friday, the same day that the national government announced it would begin fining people $90 for failing to wear sanitary masks in public. “Korea Disease
Athens police conducted an operation to find businesses in violation of Greece’s coronavirus guidelines, and handed out a total of €100,000 worth of fines.
A Connecticut selectwoman alleged on Facebook that she and her husband are facing a fine of $1,000 for violating the state’s coronavirus travel restrictions.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has hardened the government’s tone over those breaking the coronavirus laws, saying police will “come down hard on people who do the wrong thing”.
CT Gov. Lamont released an executive order that allows non-police officials to issue a $100 fine to those who refuse to wear masks.
The British authorities are going to crack down even further on Britons who oppose wearing masks, with those refusing to do so facing a fine of more than £3,000.
A Boston City Councilor is proposing a parking fine system based on how much money each driver makes per year.
The District of Columbia’s ban on plastic straws took effect on Monday, putting in place fines that range from $100 to $800 if plastic straws are discovered in unannounced D.C. Department of Energy and Environment inspections at restaurants and coffee shops.
Retiree Jim Ficken of Dunedin, Florida, may lose his home because his front lawn grass grew too high while he was out of town.
Two brothers in Michigan are facing a $450,000 fine for cutting down more than 1,400 trees on their property without getting permission from their township.
A newly signed law signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown last week states that health care workers who choose not to address transgender patients by their preferred pronouns could face fines or jail time.
LONDON (AP) — Taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland says it has set aside an additional $3.8 billion to cover fines and litigation costs related to its sale of bonds backed by U.S. subprime mortgages before the global financial crisis.
