The penalty ultimately levied allows Steinbrenner to participate in financial areas dealing with television and radio contracts, concession agreements, lease agreements and banking relationships.

They were assessed fines of $620,000, the highest civil penalty ever levied for a violation of the act.

Another theme in many of the award winners is to go beyond traditional measures of government performance, like people arrested or penalties levied, to programs that actually accomplish change.

Giants Head Coach Jim Fassel was furious about the penalties levied against the special teams.

Just as he once said he had not "sorted out" what criminal penalties he wanted levied against women who had abortions.

Whatever the shortcomings of the victim, murder is wrong and the penalties levied against the perpetrator had better be substantial to balance out the gravity of the crime.

Together they have paid fines totaling $1.2 million, the biggest penalty ever levied in a campaign finance case.

Awards ceremonies, of course, often feel more like a penalty levied on virtue than a reward for it.

But it will also include any penalties or consent payments levied on the schools because of violations.

Alderson said Bob Watson, baseball's vice president for on-field affairs, who is in Chicago, would determine what penalties to levy.