Camping World, a prominent RV dealership, is refusing to back down after the city of Greenville, North Carolina, began issuing daily fines for flying an oversized American flag from a 120-foot flagpole at its location on Evans Street and Red Banks Road.
Two voting advocacy groups founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams were hit with a record $300,000 fine by the Georgia Ethics Commission for violating campaign finance laws during Abrams’ 2018 gubernatorial campaign.
Dr. Ngozi Ezike, former head of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) who oversaw the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been fined $150,000 for violating Illinois' ethics laws.
Fresh Mark Incorporated, a prominent meat supplier based in Northeast Ohio, has agreed to pay a $3.7 million penalty as part of a non-prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
New York will fine fossil fuel companies $74 billion over the next 25 years for environmental damage. The bill creates a "Climate Superfund" that supports state projects bolstering its environmental agenda.
Quinn Ewers, quarterback for the Texas Longhorns, made a bold political statement ahead of his team’s College Football Playoff game against the Clemson Tigers.
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested Friday morning on federal corruption charges, accused of orchestrating a kickback scheme to defraud taxpayers. Fernandes Anderson, representing Boston's Seventh District, faces one count of theft regarding programs receiving federal funds and five counts of wire fraud, as detailed in a Department of Justice indictment unsealed the same day.
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) fined the mayor of Emo, Ontario, and the township itself after rejecting a petition to declare June as Pride Month and fly the LGBTQ2 pride flag. Mayor Harold McQuaker was fined $5,000, and the town was fined $10,000 for violating the Ontario Human Rights Code.
The National Football League (NFL) fined San Francisco 49ers Defensive End Nick Bosa $11,255 for wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat in support of President-elect Donald Trump on the field after winning last week.
