Former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has been fined roughly $475,000 for misusing public funds during his failed presidential campaign. The fine is the largest ever imposed by the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board. “Between May 2019 and September 2019, while serving as Mayor, Respondent was a candidate for President of the…
Ex-NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Hit With Historic Fine for Misuse of Public Funds
June 15, 2023
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NBA Fines Dallas Mavericks $750,000 for Violating ‘Resting’ Policy, Public Statements
The Dallas Mavericks organization was fined $750,000 for “conduct detrimental to the league,” the NBA said Friday. The fine stems from the Mavericks’ actions in a game against the Chicago Bulls on April 7, when Dallas still had a chance of qualifying for the NBA’s play-in tournament. Instead of making an all-out effort, the Mavericks…
South Korea Fines German Automakers for Rigging Diesel Car Emissions
February 9, 2023
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South Korea officials fined German automakers for colluding to rig diesel car emissions. The country’s antitrust regulator announced the imposition of a fine totaling a combined 42.3 billion won ($33.48 million) on three German automakers for colluding to curb emissions-cleaning technology for their diesel-powered cars, reported Reuters. Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi (Volkswagen) were accused of colluding…
US Fines Virgin Atlantic $1.05 Million for Flying Over Iraq
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) said Tuesday it had fined Virgin Atlantic $1.05 million for flying in restricted airspace over Iraq on numerous occasions. USDOT has jurisdiction since the flights carried Delta Air Lines’ code. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had issued a notice prohibiting U.S. carriers from flying over Iraqi airspace without prior approval….
France Fines TikTok $5.4 Million for Online Tracking Shortcomings
PARIS—France on Thursday fined TikTok 5 million euros ($5.4 million) for shortcomings linked to the short video platform’s handling of online tracking known as “cookies”, which the ByteDance-owned company said it had now addressed. French data protection watchdog CNIL said that its investigation only concerned the website tiktok.com and not the service’s much more heavily…
EU Court Rejects WhatsApp Challenge Against EU Data Protection Board
PARIS—The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed as inadmissible an action brought by WhatsApp against a decision of the European Data Protection Board, it said in a statement on Wednesday. Following complaints about Whatsapp’s use of personal data in Ireland and a European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ruling on the issue, the…
Meta’s ‘Arrogance’ Results in Washington Court Fining Company Nearly $25 Million for Disclosure Violations
October 27, 2022
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A Washington state court fined Meta $24.66 million for intentionally violating campaign finance disclosure law—the largest-ever such penalty in U.S. history—which was imposed on the company for repeatedly violating state law. The parent company of social media behemoth Facebook was fined the maximum allowed under the Fair Campaign Practices Act for 822 violations. Washington State…
Despite Initial Pullback, PayPal Will Continue to Fine Users for ‘Intolerance’ and ‘Hate’
PayPal intends to fine users who engage in activities that the payment service believes come under the categories of “hate” and “intolerance,” according to its last updated Acceptable User Policy (AUP). In September, PayPal announced that it was amending its AUP, which is scheduled to come into effect in November. The policy stated that PayPal…
US Boost Fines for Automakers Not Meeting Fuel Economy Rules in Tesla Win
March 29, 2022
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Sunday reinstated a sharp increase in penalties for automakers whose vehicles do not meet fuel efficiency requirements for model years 2019 and beyond. The decision was a win for Tesla that could cost other automakers hundreds of millions of dollars or more. Confirming an earlier report…
TSA Issued Over $600,000 in Fines to Air, Transit Passengers Violating Mask Mandate
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued more than 900 civil penalties and over 2,700 warnings since February 2021 against individuals who failed to comply with federal face mask requirements, the government reported on Monday. In a TSA report (pdf), the U.S. agency said it had proposed $644,398 in fines to 922 people who did not comply with…
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