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Wesley Snipes and the Ponzi scheme
in Sox First, on October 13, 2009
...e court allowed him to stay free during the appeals process, but he was not able to avoid the hefty fines that come with tax evasion. And with three years in federal prison looking him the eye, and l...
Bribery charges turn personal
in Sox First, on October 9, 2009
...ing. It's an interesting strategy because companies have deep enough pockets to absorb massive fines and even the hit to their reputation. That's not the case for individuals. The downside is...
Is Twitter really worth $1 billion?
in Sox First, on September 26, 2009
...es at Tech.blorge says, Twitter's big problem is it's churn rate with 60% of Twitter users refusing to come back a month after using the site. So while Twitter is getting venture capitalists ...
BAE brought to justice (finally)
in Sox First, on September 7, 2009
...ompany would plead guilty before a judge, pay a fine and agree to mend its ways. Given the massive fines handed out to Siemens for its bribery scandal, this could be enormously damaging for BAE, part...
Mininova Faces €5 Million Fine
in P2P File Sharing, on August 31, 2009
...Dutch court has ordered Mininova to remove all copyright-infriginging files from its site or face fines of up to €5 million.
"Dutch-based pro-copyright lobby group Stichting Brein , which re...
Readers Digest: another private equity failure
in Sox First, on August 18, 2009
...o equity. How feasible is that when the magazine's readership is dying off and young people are refusing to subscribe? That's a big bet by the banks and it's full of risk. If revenues sta...
Family to lose home because of seven cents
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on August 11, 2009
...a homeowner who's missed so many payments in the past, and then actually went the extra step of refusing help from a mortgage-servicing company. But it's hard, too, to feel sorry for Bank of A...
en route vers le cerveau artificiel
in Business Computer Blog (FR), on août 3, 2009
...otre boîte crânienne ?) et à la compréhension des interactions fines qui régissent les relations entre neurones ou entre colonnes.
Alors au vu de tout cela, imaginer un "vrai" cerveau artif...
Will California drag down the United States?
in Sox First, on July 2, 2009
...the end of the month. The San Jose Mercury News blames the Governor for being too inflexible and refusing to compromise. California is in a diabolical mess and Standard & Poor's has warne...
The Pirate Bay Goes to Jail
in P2P File Sharing, on April 17, 2009
The founders of The Pirate Bay were found guilty today, with a sentence of a year in prison and $3.6 million in damages. "Pirate Bay administrators Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg and Peter Sunde were found guilty in the case, along with Carl Lundström, who was accused of fu...
Giving banks permission to lie
in Sox First, on April 5, 2009
...h greater. All you are doing is pretending that bad bank assets are merely "impaired" and refusing admit they are worth a fraction of their nominal value. Indeed, they might be worth zip. A...
Car chiefs in the gun
in Sox First, on March 30, 2009
...n up its market share. It coincides with the Obama administration raising the bar for the industry, refusing to give GM and Chrysler any more money from taxpayers and instructing them to come up wit...
H.R.875 Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009
in Do you like to cook?, on March 12, 2009
...mine and interpret the legislation. Who do you think they are going to side with?
* Section 206 defines what will be considered a food production facility and what will be enforced up all food produc...
Shopping malls crunched
in Sox First, on November 28, 2008
...ge funds as an investment. And now the losses are bringing the system crashing down. And with banks refusing to finance, shopping centres will go into foreclosure and nobody will buy them because bank...
Entellium fallout
in The CIO Weblog, on October 9, 2008
...wire fraud charges from the wrong side of the prison bars today, facing up to 20 years and $250,000 fines for "overstating" Entellium's revenue to investors. In the economic climate we&#...
Kevin Trudeau's Secret "They" (Actually "He") Don't Want You to Know
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on October 8, 2008
...t; The court also imposed a judgment against Trudeau of more than $5 million dollars.
Based on the fines against him, this guy may get the chance to practice the debt cures in his new book on himself...
Judge Tosses out RIAA's victory
in P2P File Sharing, on September 26, 2008
...e" to single mother Jammie Thomas . A concept which can now no longer be used to slap silly fines on people by the RIAA.
Read up on the whole situation at Zeropaid if you have not been foll...
RIAA victory...to become a loss?
in Digital Music - The Future, on August 6, 2008
... download it) and it is now looking likely that it is going to be called a mistrial, and the damage fines all overturned.
Interesting stuff indeed, we'll keep you posted!...
Break Ups for Sissies
in The Dating Weblog, on July 25, 2008
...ially no avoiding a break up. Someone that breaks up with their sweeties simply by ignoring them or refusing to call... well that's just the worst!
Now, there's a new service that lets the ...
Chain Restaurants in NYC, Required to Post Calorie Infos on Menus
in Daily Diabetic, on July 21, 2008
...taurants. The new rule took effect last Friday.
Starting on Saturday, health inspectors can slap fines of up to $2,000 on fast-food and casual-dining chains if calorie counts are not displayed on t...
Spammer Faces 25 Years In Prison
in I got Spam?!, on July 11, 2008
...lty to one count each of mail fraud, email fraud, and tax evasion. He also faces nearly $300,000 in fines. He was originally indicted on over 40 criminal charges including wire fraud, money laundering...
Riise heading to Roma from Liverpool?
in The Soccer Weblog, on June 18, 2008
...d his part in winning the FA Cup, League Cup and, of course, the Champions League.
Liverpool are refusing to comment on any transfer rumours but this one would seem to have some substance as Riise w...
Torrentspy Faces Massive Fines
in P2P File Sharing, on May 9, 2008
Torrentspy, once giant of torrent searchs everywhere, has fallen once more. After the initial blocking of US traffic, then the final shutdown, there has been yet another kick in the teeth for the owners of the site; a $110 million judgement against them from the MPAA. The amount is idiotic;...
Siemens shenanigans roll on
in Sox First, on April 22, 2008
... that hasn't stopped him being interviewed by prosecutors . Significantly, the prosecutors are refusing to say whether he is under investigation. Meanwhile, the allegations continue with claims...
Attachment
in Bizinformer, on April 21, 2008
...people. In my business, having a client attached to a particular result or a particular goal - and refusing to consider any alternatives - is damaging to the client and my business. The client walks a...
Liverpool's embarrassment
in The Soccer Weblog, on April 15, 2008
...?
With the American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett behaving like six year-old schoolgirls and refusing to even talk to each other, the situation is becoming a huge embarrassment for Liverpool. I...
NFL's All-Criminal Team
in End Zone Buzz, on April 9, 2008
...t while plastered - fined.
OT Khalif Barnes, Jacksonville Jaguars: No Contest to DUI - received fines, probation, community service and license suspension.
DEFENSE
DE Jared Allen, Kansas Cit...
Sony BMG sued for piracy
in P2P File Sharing, on March 30, 2008
...more used to dealing with!
The smaller company wants to make this an example, so we can expect big fines for Sony if they end up losing.
More at Zeropaid. ...
Autovermietung: Weniger Knöllchen in Großbritannien
in Das Mietwagen-Blog, on 24.03.08
...llchen:
Analysis of year on year figures for speeding offences has seen a 108% decrease in fines being issued, representing the biggest year on year fall in 2007. In Q3 2007 the company saw a year ...
The Latest Online Poker News
in The Gambling Weblog, on March 20, 2008
...poker online comes from Massachusetts in the form of an asinine bill designed to levy not only fines but actual jail time for playing Internet Poker .
There's no doubt in my mind that the p...
Spam King Pleads Guilty
in I got Spam?!, on March 15, 2008
...e charges being dropped. He now faces a 20-year prison term and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines. Solway also had a $10 million judgment levied against him in Oklahoma and was slammed with a ...
The Siemens clean up
in Sox First, on March 6, 2008
... hand, the the US Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission could impose stiff fines and sanctions against Siemens. Similarly, German prosecutors identified dozens of suspects sinc...
Dune Closure NOT the Solution to Border Issues
in Under My Helmet, on March 4, 2008
...nth, the USBP enacted a Zero Tolerance Policy for dune traffic that crosses over the Border, citing fines, arrest and/or vehicle seizure as potential penalties. In addition, the USBP has increased in ...
SEC litigation and share price
in Sox First, on February 27, 2008
... are some violations worse than others? Is there a difference between litigation being settled with fines and without? What happens if it's just left pending? These questions and more are answere...
EU unimpressed with MS announcement
in The CIO Weblog, on February 26, 2008
... tremendous failure so far. Bloomberg News reported Monday that the EU plans to go ahead and levy fines against the Microsoft company for failing to comply adequately with the terms of a 2004 anti-t...
Outsourcing ethics?
in The CIO Weblog, on February 2, 2008
...efit to both customer and shareholder. Shell's IT staff are driving gas prices up themselves by refusing to go quietly; it hardly seems as if they can use the argument to defend their positions....
FINRA Hedge Fund Fines
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 10, 2008
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ( FINRA ) announced that it has fined a Houston company, SMH Capital Inc., $450,000 for failing to adopt adequate procedures in its prime brokerage and soft dollar services to hedge funds.
FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, is th...
Alcatel pays fine to settle bribery claim
in Sox First, on December 27, 2007
...As Philip Mattera noted last week in CorpWatch , these sorts of deals allow companies to pay their fines and portray themselves as paragons of virtue. It's about buying "instantaneous rede...
Political Pressure to Enforce Immigration Laws Likely to Continue to the US
in Global Mobility Report, on December 26, 2007
...ven more aggressive enforcement actions up to the election. "It's now felonies, jail time, fines and forfeitures," Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said at a re...
MPAA wins against Torrentspy
in P2P File Sharing, on December 21, 2007
...t's been accused of systematically destroying all evidence related to users actions, making the fines and possible prison sentances even worse.
Fortunatly for torrent users, as the servers...
UploadingIT 网站关闭
in Wangtam, on 2007-12-15
刚刚收到 UploadingIT 的一封邮件，说是出于一些原因，UploadingIT 将关闭。UploadingIT 是一款在线存储服务，HUNG 一直没怎么使用，因为界面太凌乱，而且多次改版，很不舒服。这一封 UploadingIT 的通告邮件名为 "Closed"，内容如下：
US to toughen up on pirate punishment?
in P2P File Sharing, on December 6, 2007
...ng up a new federal agency for the sole purpose of chasing pirates as well as pretty much unlimited fines for file sharers, over the already accessive $10,000 a song that has been banded about before ...
Push to make BP pay for explosion
in Sox First, on December 5, 2007
...yer David Perry has told the Houston Chronicle that the company should pay at least $1 billion in fines, the equivalent of its profits, and that the Government is ignoring the company's previous...
On-Time Performance Improves for October
in The Aviation Weblog, on December 4, 2007
...d flights in the first half of the year improved their performance in the third quarter and avoided fines of up to $25,000 per violation. The department in May began investigating flights that were at...
MPAA at it again.
in P2P File Sharing, on November 27, 2007
...
Not content with threatening a load of students with massive fines right before their exams, the MPAA have come up with a new idea to try and cut piracy on campus, by installing a rootki-, whoops,...
Delta Fined for Flight Arrival Data
in The Aviation Weblog, on November 23, 2007
...n Department said its enforcement office is continuing to investigate other carriers after imposing fines last month for similar violations of $50,000 on Hawaiian Holdings Inc.'s Hawaiian Airlines...
Alberta Considers Helmet Laws for Youths on ATVs
in Under My Helmet, on November 23, 2007
... In light of the fact that many parents won't protect their kids until they are threatened with fines, I reluctantly approve of regulations like this that are geared towards safety.
That, along ...
Heroines of the LPGA
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 9, 2007
...adian General Romeo Dallaire, who headed the U.N.'s peacekeeping force in Rwanda, out to dry, refusing to allow him to use his peacekeepers in a way that would have made an enormous difference a...
CSIRO and IEEE In Conflict Over 802.11n Patents
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 2, 2007
...t providing a Letter of Assurance that they won't sue people who those patents, the IEEE is refusing to ratify the standard, which is already in use by vendors in a draft form-a form that ap...
Ticket Buyers Crash Olympic Computers
in The Outdoor Weblog, on October 30, 2007
...na branches.
BOCOG's media department director, Shao Shiwei, said the ticketing department was refusing to comment on the situation. ...
Airlines Could Be Fined for Delayed Flights
in The Aviation Weblog, on October 24, 2007
...ut of Chicago O'Hare and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport) could face stiff fines. The announcement came as the U.S. government closed a six-month investigation.
Finally! Afte...
The five stages of bootstrap entrepreneurship
in BootStrapMe, on October 21, 2007
... defining aspect of the entire venture process.
Indeed, few bootstrap entrepreneurs would dream of refusing to reinvest at least some of the proceeds of their effort to continue to grow the business ...
No New Work Permits for Foreign Nationals in Moscow in 2007
in Global Mobility Report, on October 13, 2007
...nauthorized employment can lead to penalties for employees, employers, company officers - including fines of about US$30,000 and deportation of the foreign employee.
See Change in Work Permit Proced...
Saudi Arabian Labor Law Revised
in Global Mobility Report, on September 28, 2007
...rkers, the fees of the residence permit (iqama) and work permit together with their renewal and the fines resulting from their delay, as well as the fees pertaining to change of profession, exit and r...
Local Immigration Law in US Rescinded
in Global Mobility Report, on September 19, 2007
... Relief Act penalized those who knowingly housed or employed individuals unlawfully in the US with fines, jail, and loss of business license as potential penalties. Because business groups and activi...
Hedge Funds & Carbon Trading Explained
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 17, 2007
...d into the atmosphere. To police this, the participants "governments and companies face severe fines for 'non-compliance'. These participants can, however, buy cheaper, newly created cred...
Defiant ATV Course Stays Open Despite Court Ruling
in Under My Helmet, on September 4, 2007
..., now it sucks and I want it removed.."
The course was told to shut down or face 250.00 a day fines. It's staying open so far. But for how long is anybodies guess.
It just seems that we'...
FCC Fines Sprint, Alltel and US Cellular for E911 Failures
in The Wireless Weblog, on August 31, 2007
...l carriers to enhance these life-saving technologies and work with the public safety community, the fines issued today are significant and appropriate," FCC chairman Kevin J. Martin said in a st...
Solskjaer Calls it Quits
in The Soccer Weblog, on August 28, 2007
...
He's popular at Man Utd, not least because that Champions League winning goal in 1999 and for refusing to leave even when he could have been guaranteed first team football elsewhere ( Tottenham...
Good night Gonzo
in Sox First, on August 28, 2007
... we have seen the continuation of those cosy little deferred prosecution agreements in exchange for fines and co-operation. As Gonzales said in that KPMG deal two years ago, justice has to serve no...
British Airways and Korean Air Fined for Price Fixing
in The Aviation Weblog, on August 24, 2007
...g-term and widespread conduct involving major airlines and players."
Both saw their potential fines reduced because they cooperated with Justice Department investigators. Korean Air's fines ...
2008 Olympic Officials Reducing Cars and Planes
in The Outdoor Weblog, on August 23, 2007
...g taxis, buses and emergency vehicles, were told to stay off the roads on Friday and Sunday or face fines. Odd-numbered cars were banned on Saturday and Monday.
Experts say pulling more than a milli...
Starbucks Gets Nosey about Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on August 22, 2007
...bucks employees who filed human rights complaints against the coffee behemoth after being fired for refusing to remove a nose ring.
Starbucks was granted its request Friday for transcripts of a 2003 ...
Beat the Meter Maid (and the Ticket) with a NEW Parking Meter
in Cool Picking, on August 16, 2007
NO ONE likes a parking ticket. No matter how much money you drop into the meter, you always run the risk of literally running out of time and getting the tres expensive ticket sitting on your windshield. Those babies add up fast and they do make a dent on your driving record and the credit card.
S...
Are We Facing a Champagne Shortage?
in Celebrate Wine, on August 16, 2007
...e - with Britons likely to be the first to miss out.
vineyard owners in eastern France are refusing to sell tens of millions of bottles stocked in their cellars because they see them as their...
ATVers Fined/Jailed Because No Laws to Enforce OHVs
in Under My Helmet, on August 13, 2007
...om caught it... Seems there's a beach in Hatteras, Virginia that a Federal Judge has assigned fines and jail time to for riding on the beach because, according to Jim: because the Nationa...
Risky Business
in On Storage, on August 13, 2007
...rcent reported loss of customers, 59 percent faced potential litigation, 33 percent faced potential fines and 32 percent experienced a decline in share value.
So what's it going to take to make y...
1 in 5 shot of lethally poisoning your child
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on August 10, 2007
... apparently current laws only allow for recalls, and don't give officials the ability to charge fines or otherwise discourage repeat offenders. Additionally, importers and manufacturers aren't...
Children's Jewelry from China Unsafe?
in The Jewelry Weblog, on August 7, 2007
...d in children's jewelry, but that they need more enforcement powers, like the ability to impose fines or even criminal charges against repeat offenders. Scott Wolfson, a spokesman for the U.S. age...
Chad Johnson promises even more end zone celebrations
in End Zone Buzz, on August 4, 2007
...t honors Hispanic History month, Johnson has perfected the end zone dance .
Even though the NFL fines players who celebrate in any way, after scoring a touchdown, Johnson recently told reporters t...
