Jets’ Allen Lazard ready to fire back at NFL if fined for finger guns

Allen Lazard is ready to hit back at the NFL if he gets fined for his relatively tame finger-gun celebration. A Jets receiver was given a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty Sunday for spinning the ball and “firing” his hands after making a 12-yard catch. The flag changed from first-and-10 at the 18-yard line to first-and-10 […]

Political consultant fined $6M for using AI to fake Biden’s voice in robocalls to voters

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday decided to impose a $6 million fine on a political consultant who placed fake automated calls impersonating President Biden's voice urging New Hampshire voters not to vote in the state's Democratic primary. In May, Stephen Cramer, a Louisiana Democratic political consultant, was indicted in New Hampshire for making calls […]

Bengals Ja’Marr Chase fined $31,599 for tirade on referee against Chiefs

Ja'Marr Chase's unsportsmanlike conduct penalty cost him financially. The Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver was fined $31,599 on Saturday for his emotional outburst toward a referee during the team's loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. With the Bengals at the Chiefs' 34-yard line, Joe Burrow passed to Chase, who completed the pass for […]

Navient banned from federal student loan servicing, fined $120M

The government's top consumer watchdog has banned Navient from servicing federal student loans and ordered the company to pay $120 million for allegedly defaulting on loans. The settlement announced Thursday comes nearly eight years after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued Navient, a former division of Sallie Mae, in 2017. The CFPB accused the […]

Wall Street firms fined $390M in over text, WhatsApp messages

The SEC watchdog on Thursday levied $390 million in fines on 26 Wall Street investment firms as part of its latest crackdown on misuse of text and WhatsApp messaging. The fined firms included Ameriprise Financial, Edward Jones, LPL Financial and Raymond James, which each agreed to pay $50 million to settle the allegations. BNY’s Pershing […]

Graeme McDowell suspended, fined by LIV Golf for anti-doping violation

Former U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell was suspended for one tournament and fined $125,000 by the Saudi Arabia-backed golf association LIV Golf on Sunday for violating the association’s anti-doping rules. According to LIV Golf, McDowell’s violation occurred at the league’s Nashville tournament in June, when the Northern Ireland native took a decongestant that contained a […]