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Fall in drivers flouting mobile phone ban
News The punishment for being caught driving while using a mobile doubled from £30 to a £60 fixed penalty fine and three points on the driving licence in February this year. The ban on using a mobile phone when driving came into force in December 2003... [04 Dec 2007]
Leader: Unjust extradition laws must be amended
Leader In this post-Enron era the prosecution and punishment of perpetrators of white collar crime and corporate fraud is something still high on the agenda for the US authorities. Critics such as the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) believe the... [22 Nov 2006]
National databases linked to track fine dodgers
News The certain knowledge that offenders will be pursued relentlessly if they try to avoid punishment will encourage them to pay their fine and do their community penalty. All 42 criminal justice areas across England and Wales can now access police... [23 Sep 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 29.07.05
Round-Up But there were those who thought the punishment perhaps didn't fit the crimes Kushnir had committed. There was also some more even-handed justice meted out to one group of spammers this week with the arrest in Spain of 310 individuals involved in... [29 Jul 2005]
Europe battling €100bn health fraud losses
News In such cases Gee said the NHS presses for a three-pronged punishment, to get the individual tried and sentenced, get losses recovered and get the individual struck off from future practice. Gee cited the case of one dentist who was recently... [28 Jun 2005]
AOL spam case: Judge rejects guilty plea
News Punishment could include prison terms. This is an ongoing issue, and we continue to believe that justice will take its proper course in this matter. A district judge in New York has refused to accept a guilty plea from a former America Online... [22 Dec 2004]
Virus writers shouldn't get off so easy
Comment That's mild punishment for someone who admitted to inserting nasty features into the original version of MSBlast to make it more noxious. The average federal sentence for motor vehicle theft in 2000 was 28 months, the US Justice Department reports. [18 Aug 2004]
EU: Microsoft punishment on hold
News The US Justice Department has criticised the European crackdown on Microsoft, saying that its own investigation has led to "substantial changes to Microsoft’s business practices" and yanking the Windows Media Player was unjustified and could be... [28 Jun 2004]
'Porno banker' resignation causes a stir
News However, some readers who have contacted silicon.com believe the bank was foolish to accept the resignation - claiming the punishment far outweighs the 'crime'.silicon.com reader John Stanhope wrote: "I can't believe he had to resign. [03 Jun 2004]
EC-Microsoft ruling - record fine expected
News The punishment, now widely predicted within the tech and mainstream business press, is the culmination of five years of legal twists and turns and follows the break down of eleventh hour talks last week.silicon.com will be bringing you the news as... [24 Mar 2004]
5 years ago... DoJ and Microsoft both open to settlement
News But, of course, whatever punishment is meted out Microsoft will appeal. 23.03.99: The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has stated that it is willing to enter into out of court negotiations with Microsoft in an attempt to settle the long running... [23 Mar 2004]
Leader: British justice a laughing stock
Leader So McElroy escapes with his community service order and nothing more by way of punishment - not even any order limiting his use of computers. Yesterday a teenage hacker was up in court for sentencing having been found guilty of serious cybercrimes... [03 Feb 2004]
'Nerd' prosecuted for Aussie hack
News However, at a hearing in April he escaped without punishment - despite pleading guilty and the charges being proven. At his hearing, Judge Justice McGuire criticised Dendtler for discussing his actions and the methods he had used with others. [19 May 2003]
Mobile spam plan to bring crooks to justice
News You must immediately stop this activity and go to the Hangzhou Urban Administrative Bureau for punishment. The Chinese government is pioneering a new weapon against criminals - bombarding their mobile phones with messages until they turn themselves... [24 Mar 2003]
Virus writer's 'soft sentence' slammed
News More than two thirds agreed that a prison sentence of some kind is the most appropriate punishment. Only 14 per cent said a community service order, such as that handed down by the Dutch authorities to the writer of the Kournikova virus last year... [22 Jan 2003]
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