The NBA announced on Sunday that it has fined Minnesota center Rudy Gobert $100,000 after he made a gesture during a Friday night game that implied a referee was improperly influenced by gambling and making calls accordingly. After Gobert was called for a technical foul in the last few seconds of regulation, during the Timberwolves’… […]
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NBA’s Rudy Gobert fined $100,000 for suggesting refs were influenced by gambling
Cummins Fined $1.6 Billion Over Allegations It Outfitted Dodge Rams With Software To Cheat Emissions
Cummins Fined $1.6 Billion Over Allegations It Outfitted Dodge Rams With Software To Cheat Emissions Engine manufacturer Cummins is facing $1.6 billion in fines after allegations that “it outfitted hundreds of thousands of trucks with software to defeat pollution controls,” according to The Cooldown. The DOJ took time off from prosecuting J6ers and President Trump […]
Whoopi Goldberg Demands Trump Be Fined $10 Million For Posting on Campaign Website
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump must face massive fines every time he posts on the internet, including his own campaign website, according to The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg. According to Goldberg, judges must clamp down […] The post Whoopi Goldberg Demands Trump Be Fined $10 Million For Posting on Campaign Website appeared first on The […]
NYS Regulator Fined Deutsche Bank $150 Million Over Ties to Jeffrey Epstein but Says It Doesn’t Have a Scrap of Paper on JPMorgan
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Washington State Fined $100 Million for Failing to Give Mentally Ill People in Jails Adequate Services
A judge is ordering Washington state to pay more than $100 million in fines after finding that state officials failed to provide adequate mental health services to mentally ill people in jail. The ruling stems from a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of people with mental health disabilities who were charged with crimes and ordered by […]
Facebook owner Meta fined a record €1.2 billion over European data transfers
Meta has been ordered to stop transferring European user data across the Atlantic by October to comply with strict EU privacy rules. Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has been fined a record €1.2 billion by the Irish data regulator for breaching EU data protection rules. Meta is being fined for “continuing to transfer personal data” of […]
Stalkerware Maker Fined $410k and Compelled to Notify Victims
Last week, the New York Attorney General secured a $410,000 fine from Patrick Hinchy and 16 companies that he runs which produce and sell spyware and stalkerware. In addition, he and his companies must modify their stalkerware to alert victims that their devices have been compromised. This sends a clear message to app developers who […]
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Busted, Fined For Not Wearing Seat Belt
Sunak removed the belt to film a social media video. He was also fined last year for breaching COVID lockdown rules, as was former PM Boris Johnson. Source Views: 0
“Drinkable sunscreen” maker fined for misleading claims
(Natural News) The makers of a so-called drinkable sunscreen have been ordered to pay a fine for misleading customers with exaggerated claims about the beverage’s ability to protect them from the sun’s rays. The drink in question is DRINK UVO, and prosecutors say that the company behind it, Dermatology Industry Inc., promoted it as a […]
“Drinkable sunscreen” maker fined for misleading claims
(Natural News) The makers of a so-called drinkable sunscreen have been ordered to pay a fine for misleading customers with exaggerated claims about the beverage’s ability to protect them from the sun’s rays. The drink in question is DRINK UVO, and prosecutors say that the company behind it, Dermatology Industry Inc., promoted it as a […]
MS Estonia: Filmmakers fined for exploring wreck of 1994 ferry disaster
Two Swedish filmmakers have been found guilty of illegally disturbing the MS Estonia ferry, which sank in 1994 killing 852 people. The men had recorded footage of the wreck for a 2020 documentary entitled “Estonia – the discovery that changes everything”. Director Henrik Evertsson and analyst Linus Andersson were arrested in September 2019 after using […]
Google fined A$60m for misleading location setting on Android
Google has been sanctioned A$60 million (around $40 million+) in Australia over Android settings it had applied, dating back around five years, which were found — in a 2021 court ruling — to have mislead consumers about its location data collection. Australia’s Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) instigated proceedings against Google and its Australia subsidiary […]
badcop: Florida beachgoer with skin cancer fined $116 for using an umbrella
No umbrellas allowed at the beach! That’s an actual rule in Belleair Shore. Now, some beachgoers are throwing shade on the ordinance after one man was ticketed $116 for his umbrella. Source Views: 0
Twitter fined abusing 2FA, what about Google Facebook?
2FA (Two Factor Authentication) is touted as ‘ants pants’, ‘duck’s guts’ in security, but that is far from the truth. While Twitter may have been fined for abusing this method of authentication, the two largest data hoovering multinationals that supply data to governments, Google and Meta (nee Facebook) are allowed to run rampant. See full […]
Clearview AI fined £7.5 million and told to delete all UK facial recognition data
It ordered the company to delete the data of UK residents from its system. Clearview AI has been fined £7.55 million ($9.5 million) by the UK’s privacy watchdog for illegally scraping the facial images of UK residents from social media and the web. It was also ordered to stop obtaining the data of UK residents […]
Florence bar fined €1,000 after police called over ‘expensive’ coffee
The customer had been annoyed at having to pay €2 for an espresso. Views: 0
Over a Million Italians Fined For Breaking Vaccine Mandate Rules
1.2 million Italians are set to receive a fine as Italy continues its policy of mandating coronavirus vaccinations over the age of 50. Views: 0
VIDEO: LeBron Fined for ‘Obscene Gesture’ During Pacers Game
Just when you thought LeBron James couldn’t get any worse, he does. During the same game on Wednesday night where he got two fans ejected from the game, LeBron James engaged in a disgusting act (forgive my inner Joe Buck) that will serve to remind everyone why he will never be revered the same way […]