European countries are increasingly pegging speeding fines to income as a way to punish wealthy scofflaws who would otherwise ignore tickets.
A Swiss court has slapped a wealthy speeder with a chalet-sized fine — a full $290,000.
The government says Mercedes-Benz of North America Inc. has paid a $6.8 million fine for failing to comply with federal fuel-efficiency requirements.
Water quality officials have ordered ConocoPhillips to pay a $490,000 fine after toxic chemicals from one of its refineries washed into a section of San Francisco Bay.
Massachusetts officials have fined a Colorado beef supplier $700 for providing steaks to Ruby Tuesday restaurants that allegedly were smaller than their advertised size.
Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco is taking the NFL's fine for his latest touchdown celebration as a challenge to do more.
Defunct online gambling site BetOnSports.com has been sentenced to probation and a $28.2 million fine that lawyers on both sides say probably will never be paid.
The Transportation Department said Tuesday it has fined the El Paso Corp. and a Colorado subsidiary $2.3 million for safety violations in connection with a pipeline explosion in Wyoming three years ago that killed one worker and sent a giant fireball hundreds of feet into the air.
A MetLife Inc. subsidiary and three other affiliates have been fined a total $1.2 million for alleged failures to ensure supervisors could review brokers' e-mails with the public.
A Wyoming refinery says it plans to fight the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's nearly $7 million fine levied in late September for allegedly dumping hazardous waste into a pond designed to hold storm water.
Chad Ochocinco's pretend $1 bribe is going to cost him a lot more. The Cincinnati Bengals receiver was fined $20,000 and reprimanded by the NFL for taking a dollar bill onto the field during an officials' review of one of his catches last Sunday. Ochocinco held the dollar in his right hand at his side but didn't give it to the official, who motioned for him to stay away.
Shell Oil Co. has been ordered to pay $19.5 million to the state for environmental violations at gas stations around California.
A University of Montana student who kicked a field goal to win a $10,000 prize likely won't get the money because he hadn't been away from the sport long enough.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Friday imposed a record $87 million fine against oil giant BP PLC for failing to correct safety hazards after a 2005 explosion killed 15 workers at its Texas City refinery.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff have proposed a roughly $16,000 fine for three violations during the decommissioning of a former nuclear facility in eastern Missouri.
Industry regulators have fined discount brokerage firm Scottrade Inc. $600,000 for allegedly inadequate money laundering controls to detect suspicious transactions.
Citigroup Inc. has agreed to pay a $600,000 fine and be censured to settle regulators' charges that it failed to supervise complex stock-trading strategies aimed at reducing the bank's potential tax bill.
The West Coast's biggest seafood processor says it will appeal a $40,000 state fine for failing to clean up waste from its waterfront plant in Oregon.
Brett Favre said Wednesday he believes the fines handed down by the NFL for his absence from last year's New York Jets injury reports were "very unfair."
The Transportation Department said on Thursday it will fine Spirit Airlines as much as $375,000 for breaking consumer rules.
Although the recession has been a struggle for all U.S. retailers, there is evidence that it has been especially difficult for the nation’s smaller, independent retailers.
Tyson Fresh Meats, the world's largest beef and pork supplier, will pay $2 million for pumping animal waste into the Missouri River, the Justice Department said Thursday.
Tiger Woods has said he was not fined by the PGA Tour for his critical remarks about a rules official putting the last group on the clock at Firestone.
Terrell Owens says if the food is bad at the Chargers' training camp, Antonio Cromartie should be allowed to tweet his mind.
A town council in Australia's Outback has proposed discouraging beggars by slapping them with a 130 Australian dollar ($108) fine, but critics argued Friday that such penalties could increase the need for panhandling.
Four players have been fined $10,000 apiece for making fun of a serious situation. The coach has banned gambling on the team plane and has told his story to law enforcement authorities. Some of his players are doing the same.
BeautifulPeople.com, a social-networking and dating site for "attractive people," announced on Monday that it has removed 5,000 members from around the world for putting on too much weight over the holiday season.
Benched New York Knicks guard Nate Robinson was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Monday after his agent made a trade request.
Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth has been fined $10,000 by the NFL and New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs has been hit for $7,500.
A QUEENSLAND man who headed up one of the world's largest online spamming operations has been given a $210,000 penalty.
A NIGHTCLUB owner in Hindley St has called for $250 on-the-spot fines to be imposed on drunken troublemakers. Late Night Traders Group spokesman Tony Tropeano believes the upfront monetary penalties will help clean up the bad behaviour in and around the notorious nightspot.
The telecoms sector watchdog Opta has fined an un-named person for sending unwanted messages to thousands of people using the Hyves social networking site, Nos tv reports.
Smoking in bars has been banned here since Jan. 1, 2008, but Crow Bar, a cozy spot on the city's far southeast side, is still a haven for people who want to light up. Unless other customers object, owner Pat Carroll usually allows smoking.
After further investigation regarding Serena Williams' tirade against a tennis official's ruling during the U.S. Open this summer, the tennis star will be fined a whopping $82,500 - the largest amount ever in tennis history, after Jeff Tarango's fine of $48,000 back in the '90s!
The federal government fined three airlines $175,000 Tuesday for stranding passengers on a plane overnight at the Rochester, Minn., airport in August. It's the first time airlines have been fined for leaving passengers stuck on tarmacs.
RICHMOND, Va. -- A Richmond man will have to live more than a month in one of his neglected rental houses as punishment for failing to maintain his properties.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated in its study last week that the House health care bill would bring in $167 billion over 10 years in penalties from those who don't get coverage.
A drunk bicyclist got more than he bargained for when he went into a police station in the middle of the night and asked them to test his alcohol level.
A Canadian truck driver has been fined for smoking in his vehicle because it is considered his workplace, a police spokeswoman said on Friday.
A school in eastern England was ordered to pay 19,000 pounds ($30,140) Monday after a 16-year-old girl lost nearly all her fingers when she put her hands in a bucket of plaster of Paris during an art lesson.
The investigation was prompted by a number of serious accidents around the state.
The young man who has been slapped with a 50-Euro fine for farting in front of police officers has spoken out about the bizarre incident.
With its emphasis on re-using old materials or selling them as scrap, Mark Howard's bicycle shop is a model of environmental efficiency. So you might have imagined that his local council would be grateful to him for enhancing the area's green credentials.
An elderly woman remained hospitalized Monday after she was attacked by a pack of dogs in a west Orange County neighborhood.
Minnesota quarterback Brett Favre has been fined $10,000 for an illegal crackback block during the Vikings' preseason game against the Texans on Monday. The NFL announced the fine Friday.
Families could face fines of more than £500 for breaking wheelie bin rules. Draconian new town hall tactics mean every adult in a household is hit with a £110 fine, rather than just one.
Art student Anna Odell has been fined by Stockholm District Court after acting out a faked suicide attempt as part of an art project.
The Irish state has confiscated a female student's earnings after finding her guilty of working as a prostitute in the Summer holidays.
Her lawyer says a New Jersey teacher won't appeal a $22,000 fine for making a four-minute personal call in class. Attorney Stephen Hunter says Desley Getty acknowledges she made a mistake.
In Kenosha it could soon cost you $118 for swearing at police. An alderman wants to give police officers and firefighters the authority to write a ticket to people who swear at them.