Jan 5th, 2009 · James Howarth of Detroit has a new pen pal — the Internal Revenue Service. First came a letter in November. The IRS said Howarth owed a nickel and should pay up or face additional penalties or interest. Then came the second letter. Howarth told the Detroit Free Press that letter said the IRS owed him four cents. That letter said Howarth won't get the money back automatically since it's less than a dollar. Howarth called an IRS toll free number to sort it out. But after waiting on hold for a long time, he gave up.
Keywords: money · Detroit · dollars · Internal Revenue Service · Cent · penalties · ire · emDetroit · Free Press · James Howarth of Detroit · Howarth
Dec 16th, 2008 · The German company admitted Monday that it has paid more than a billion dollars in bribes to win foreign contracts. Now the company will pay U.S. and European authorities more than a billion dollars in criminal penalties — dwarfing the previous record.
Keywords: European · company · bribery · foreign · criminal · dollars · contract · German · penalties · Siemens
May 30th, 2008 · Some people facing financial hardship are cashing in part or all of their retirement accounts to make ends meet. But financial planners caution against the practice because of penalties for early withdrawals, taxes and the loss of a long-term investment.
Keywords: financial · retired · planner · 401K · hardship · penalties
May 13th, 2008 · NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has issued no new penalties after reviewing a new batch of tapes turned over by a former New England Patriots video assistant. The Patriots were previously fined and stripped of a top draft choice.
Keywords: scandal · Patriot · video · NFL · New England Patriots · penalties · NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
Apr 25th, 2008 · Florida officials are eager to resume carrying out death penalties following this month's Supreme Court decision, which said found that Kentucky's use of lethal injection does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment. State officials say Florida's lethal injection protocols follow what the Supreme Court approved in Kentucky. But attorneys for death row inmates say Kentucky is different from Florida.
Keywords: inmates · attorney · deaths · penalty · Supreme Court · Florida · constitution · lethal · cruel · Kentucky · penalties
Feb 1st, 2008 · Most of the presidential candidates agree on securing the border, but John McCain stands apart from the Republican field in proposing a chance at citizenship for illegal immigrants. Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee have vied to be the toughest candidate on the issue, suggesting that those without proper documentation would have just months to leave the country before facing penalties. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama agree on the need for sweeping immigration reform, but differ on whether to grant driver's licenses to illegal immigrants.
Keywords: Republicans · Democrats · country · presidential · Securities · immigration · illegal · candidate · license · John McCain · Driver · citizenship
Jan 16th, 2008 · Production of Boeing's 787 "Dreamliner" jet has been delayed. The company outsourced most of the production work on its massive plane and underestimated how long completion of that work would take. Eight-hundred jets are on order, and Boeing now says the first of the planes won't be ready until early next year.
Keywords: products · company · outsourced · Boeing · penalties · completion · underestimating · Dreamliner · Production of Boeing
Oct 10th, 2007 · The Environmental Protection Agency announced the largest settlement in its history yesterday -- a $4.6 billion agreement that requires American Electric Power Company of Ohio to equip its coal-burning plants with scrubbers and pay penalties for acid rain.
Keywords: agreement · settlement · history · EPA · penalties · acid · scrubbers
