The report gave a 60-day deadline for improvements or explanations, and threatened steep fines.

Many agreements emphasize that the proceedings will be private; some even threaten fines for employees who talk about their grievances.

And to back up the law, it threatened fines and police action.

In the last year, the commission has threatened fines against many other radio stations.

And state environmental officials, after threatening fines and penalties, have started their latest assault on it.

But ministers recently criticised authorities who threatened such large fines.

Putin threatened heavy fines and even prosecution for those oligarchs who failed to invest.

A cease-and-desist letter was sent to Turner, threatening fines for violating zoning codes.

Ontario provincial officials are already threatening stiff fines.

He also threatened similar fines against the individual owners of the companies.