The four others were sentenced to three years and assessed various fines.

Each defendant was assessed fines and forfeitures of more than $700,000.

Violators of speed limits may be assessed fines up to US$140.

He also agreed to consider a request by the city for a temporary restraining order, which could lead to strikers being assessed additional fines.

The district has the power to enforce its rules by assessing fines.

The Atlanta Three were also assessed staggering fines as "restitution": $233,000 each.

The practice was found to have hurt American construction companies, and the Japanese companies were assessed fines of $37 million.

Are we going to start assessing fines for that?

Securities fraud cases are hard to prove, and there is always a temptation to settle for assessing civil fines.

In France, regulators won the power to assess civil fines against insider traders but they never have.