penalties

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Now the jury is considering financial penalties on top of the $176 million that’s been awarded.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Since the fall, the administration has curbed plans to impose penalties on certain Chinese companies, levy hefty tariffs and investigate China-linked hackers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

If you still haven’t paid, the IRS penalties are growing at a 6% annual interest rate.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Plans had been launched to hire 10,000 inspectors to crackdown on such businesses and those found guilty would fail tougher penalties "including imprisonment", he said.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

His lawyers argued that the law is arbitrary and irrational, because it imposes such vastly different penalties on two forms of the same substance.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander