International Business News - Fine http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Thursday it proposed a $6,500 fine against a Pennsylvania company that tests and calibrates machinery for failing to implement security requirements in a timely manner. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/nuclear-agency-proposes-fine-against-pa-company.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:49:12 EDT A northern Iowa egg farm must pay the state a $200,000 penalty for violating environmental regulations. A Winnebago County judge also ordered Golden Oval Eggs to complete improvements to its wastewater treatment facility at its farm near Thompson by the end of next April. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/golden-oval-eggs-to-pay-200-000-penalty-to-iowa.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:20:56 EDT Citing failure to provide aid to an agreed upon number of applicants by summer deadlines, Louisiana has imposed a more than $1 million fine on the private company running the massive Road Home program for Hurricane Katrina victims. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/la-fines-contractor-of-hurricane-victim-program.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:03:31 EDT Federal regulators say KFGO radio talk show host Joel Heitkamp should not have broadcast a voicemail message from former North Dakota workers compensation director Sandy Blunt. Heitkamp says Blunt threatened his job and he doesn't regret airing the comments. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/nd-fcc-issues-fine-for-kfgo-broadcast.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:33:16 EDT The former owner of KGFO radio in Fargo has been fined for broadcasting a voicemail message left by former state workers comp director Sandy Blunt. The Federal Communications Commission fined Capstar $12,000 for airing the recording from Blunt to talk show host Joel Heitkamp. Blunt said the comments were cut down and aired several times without his permission. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/fcc-issues-fine-for-fargo-radio-station-kfgo.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:18:54 EDT A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a drug manufacturer that operated a plant in South Carolina to pay $10 million in connection with fraud. U.S. District Judge Joseph F. Anderson Jr. fined Leiner Health Products LLC $1 million and ordered the company to forfeit an additional $9 million in profits for falsifying information on expiration dates for its medications, U.S. Attorney Walt Wilkins said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/judge-orders-drug-manufacturer-to-pay-10m.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:30:23 EDT California regulators admitted Thursday that for more than a year they didn't even try to enforce a million-dollar fine against health insurer Anthem Blue Cross because they feared they would be outgunned in court. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/calif-never-tried-to-collect-insurers-1m-fine.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:22:53 EDT A judge has fined Severn Trent PLC a total of $4 million for lying about leaks in its water supply system. The case, prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office, was based on false statements made by the company about operations in 2001 and 2002. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/britain-severn-trent-plc-fined-2-million-pounds.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:27:03 EDT Boeing has agreed to pay a $3 million fine for exceeding value limits on the purchases of parts from foreign suppliers for its military products. Boeing spokesman Tim Neale says the Chicago-based company discovered the violations and reported them to the State Department. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/state-department-fines-boeing-3-million.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:25:49 EDT Disability insurer Unum Group agreed to pay fines and penalties totaling $5.55 million for failing to report special fees paid to a San Diego-based insurance broker. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/insurer-unum-group-to-pay-5-55-million-penalty.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:32:55 EDT An EU court on Wednesday reduced a fine given to German chemicals producer Hoechst AG, saying EU regulators were wrong to label the company as the leader of a cartel to fix the price of food preservatives. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/eu-court-cuts-hoechst-cartel-fine.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:56:11 EDT The government imposed another fine Monday for a spill of radioactive and hazardous waste last summer at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site. The Environmental Protection Agency imposed a $6,800 penalty on contractor CH2M Hill Hanford Group, which was hired to clean out underground waste tanks at south-central Washington's Hanford nuclear reservation. Under a settlement agreement, the contractor also will spend $24,000 on new equipment for local emergency responders. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/wash-state-contractor-fined-again-for-tank-spill.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:56:37 EDT For presidents and premiers at summits, delicacies washed down by fine wines are all part of the agenda. But the puff pastries with corn and mozzarella, pasta with pumpkin and shrimp, and rolls of thinly sliced veal served up Tuesday at a U.N. conference on fighting hunger were a contrast to bleak accounts of starving people around the world. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/leaders-feast-on-italian-fare-during-hunger-summit.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:29:32 EDT Technology company Analog Devices Inc. on Friday agreed to pay a $3 million civil fine and its CEO is paying $1.5 million to settle regulators' allegations of improper backdating of stock options. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/analog-devices-paying-3m-fine-in-backdating-case.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 16:24:52 EDT A circuit court judge has reinstated a $100,000 fine levied against a Massey Energy subsidiary that failed to report a serious coal mine accident within 15 minutes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/court-reinstates-100k-fine-against-massey.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 18:25:01 EDT The U.S. Department of Labor says it's fining United Airlines more than $190,000 for workplace safety violations at O'Hare International Airport. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday it found more than three dozen violations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/osha-fines-united-190-000-for-workplace-violations.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 15:24:44 EDT Semiconductor maker Marvell Technology Group Ltd. on Thursday agreed to pay a $10 million civil fine to settle regulators' allegations of improper backdating of stock options. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/marvell-technology-paying-10m-to-settle-case.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 14:26:21 EDT Advertising firm McCann-Erickson Worldwide on Thursday agreed to pay a $12 million fine to resolve federal regulators' charges of civil accounting fraud in transactions with its parent, Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/mccann-erickson-paying-12-million-fine.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 12:03:40 EDT The state and federal government agreed Thursday to settle a $500,000 fine imposed after a radioactive and hazardous waste spill at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/washington-suspends-half-of-500k-fine-for-hanford-spill.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:44:54 EDT Wachovia Corp. has agreed to pay an estimated $144 million to settle charges that it took advantage of elderly customers through questionable relationships with telemarketers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/wachovia-to-pay-up-to-144m-to-settle-marketing-allegations.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:44:00 EDT