A mother was fined $88,000 after her family collected 72 clams from a California beach. People cannot collect clams without a fishing license in California. A San Luis Obispo County judge later reduced the fine to $500. A California mother received a $88,000 fine after her children collected dozens of clams they believed were seashells. […]
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Canadian teen says he was fined $580 at McDonald’s drive-thru for using app; police dispute
An 18-year-old said he was fined $580 for opening the McDonald’s app at a Canada drive-thru but police have denied his claim. Mason Prima pulled out his phone at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Saskatoon on Monday so he could redeem a free meal using points through the fast-food chain’s app, according to Canada station CTV […]
Far-right German politician fined over use of banned Nazi slogan
A leading member of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Björn Höcke, has been fined for using a prohibited Nazi slogan, a regional court ruled on Tuesday evening. The regional court in the eastern German city of Halle sentenced Höcke to a fine for using symbols of unconstitutional and terrorist organizations. The court imposed […]
Far-right German politician fined over use of banned Nazi slogan
A leading member of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Björn Höcke, has been fined for using a prohibited Nazi slogan, a regional court ruled on Tuesday evening. The regional court in the eastern German city of Halle sentenced Höcke to a fine for using symbols of unconstitutional and terrorist organizations. Höcke, 52, is […]
Trump fined again for gag order violations, jury hears testimony about Cohen reimbursement payments
The jury about payments former President Donald Trump made to his lawyer Michael Cohen. Prosecutors allege those checks were to reimburse Cohen for the money he paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels to buy her silence about an alleged extramarital affair. This is Yahoo News’ succinct update on the criminal and civil cases against […]
Donald Trump fined again over gagging order violation in hush money case
The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial has fined him $1,000 and warned of jail time for future gagging order violations, while jurors heard detailed evidence for the first time about the financial reimbursements at the centre of the case. The evidence from Jeffrey McConney, the former Trump Organisation controller, provided a mechanical […]
Former election official fined for obtaining fake military ballots
MADISON, Wis. — A former Milwaukee election official convicted of misconduct in office and fraud for obtaining fake military absentee ballots was sentenced Thursday to one year of probation and fined $3,000. Kimberly Zapata, 47, also was ordered to complete 120 hours of community service. Prosecutors charged Zapata in November 2022 with one felony count […]
Employer of visiting nurse who was killed didn’t protect her and should be fined, safety agency says
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A home health care company failed to protect a visiting nurse who was killed during an appointment with a convicted rapist at a Connecticut halfway house and should be fined about $161,000, federal workplace safety officials said Wednesday. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration released the results of its investigation into […]
Trump fined $9,000 for violating gag order in NY hush-money trial
Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears ahead of the start of jury selection at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 15, 2024, in New York City. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. (Photo by Jabin Botsford-Pool/Getty Images) Former President Donald Trump defied […]
Donald Trump was just fined for contempt of court. Could he go to jail next time?
Judge Juan M. Merchan has, in his soft-spoken but hard-nosed way, told Donald Trump something no other court has over the course of his many civil and criminal cases: He’s down to his last chance. Merchan ruled Tuesday on contempt motions brought by the Manhattan district attorney’s office in response to Trump’s serial violation of […]
Trump fined $9,000 for violating gag order in NY hush-money trial
Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears ahead of the start of jury selection at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 15, 2024, in New York City. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. (Photo by Jabin Botsford-Pool/Getty Images) Former President Donald Trump defied […]
Trump fined $9,000 for violating gag order in NY hush-money trial
Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears ahead of the start of jury selection at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 15, 2024, in New York City. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. (Photo by Jabin Botsford-Pool/Getty Images) Former President Donald Trump defied […]