Sentences with phrase «risking jail time»

But while hawking energy drinks or Lululemon apparel without disclosing it might get you a slap on the wrist and a fine from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), once you move into securities and investments, you're risking jail time.

And since most ADI students have a suspended or revoked license, they will be happy to learn that with online ADI, they will not be driving anywhere on a suspended license, risking jail time or other serious consequences.

And we can all grow up to four plants without risking jail time.

And you can't secretly buy a life insurance policy on someone else — at least not without committing forgery and risking jail time.

Anytime Billy and Robin aren't on screen, which is far too often in a film starring them, the comedic value of the film tanks completely, with terribly unfunny subplots involving Bruce Greenwood's (Double Jeopardy, Rules of Engagement) quest to find his legitimate son, Louis - Dreyfus («Seinfeld») looking for the husband that may be involved in a sordid male - on - male affair, and the thuggish drug dealers that would rather risk jail time by making threats in bustling casinos to get back what amounts to a rather inconsequential amount of money.

Parents Will Risk Jail Time For Their Children's Education December 7, 2015 by Brett Kittredge Two Washington D.C. police officers are the latest to face jail time for committing residency fraud in an effort to ensure their children receive a quality education that was not available in their assigned neighborhood public school.

For commercial drivers, the limit is even lower — you can not drive with a BAC of over 0.04 % or you risk jail time and probable loss of your job.

Whatever you do, you will not want to risk jail time or worse.

Not exact matches

All owners of drones that meet certain criteria are required to register or risk a fine and jail time.

People who failed to comply with the regulations, intended to promote drone safety and help identify dangerous drone operators, risked fines and jail time.

Soldiers who have decided that it is worth risking their lives to slaughter members of another ethnicity, nationality, or political persuasion are unlikely to be deterred by the threat of jail time.

But sell those very same cakes or cookies anywhere else, including from a baker's very own home — where they are already being made — and bakers risk heavy fines and even jail time.

Experts say the requests by former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, for no jail time resulting from their corruption convictions could run the risk of backfiring by being interpreted as essentially thumbing their noses at the judge and jury.

A separate study of the integration program in North Carolina's Charlotte - Mecklenburg county schools showed that at - risk students who were able to attend their school of choice were less likely to commit a violent crime or spend time in jail.

This is another one of those points the tax settlement process where I would recommend getting the help of a tax attorney, CPA, or a debt settlement agency to sort out what you should tell the IRS, and how you should proceed, because getting any parts of this process wrong can risk massive penalties, fines, or even jail time.

In some countries, elected politicians have been jailed for such actions: In France, the mayor of a coastal resort town was sentenced to four years in jail for hiding deadly flood risks, and, a few years earlier, the mayor of Chamonix was convicted of second - degree murder for failing to evacuate chalets on an avalanche - prone mountainside in time to prevent fatalities.

As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know the fallout from a Virginia DUI conviction, including loss of liberty through possible jail time and through probation supervision (and, therefore, risk of future jail for any probation violation finding); loss of driving privileges with stingy restricted driving privileges with the ignition interlock when granted; risks to security clearances; risks to such professionals as military members, police officers and health care professionals; risks to non-United States citizens; and harm to one's reputation.

«Fertility tourism» is the somewhat derisive term for cross-border travel to access artificial reproductive services that are restricted or unavailable in the traveler's home country.123 Such tourism can be a two - way street.124 Canada, for example, imposes severe penalties on anyone who provides compensation to a gestational surrogate.125 The risk of a serious fine and even jail time acts as a deterrent to Canadians who have no access to altruistic surrogates within Canada.126 The restrictions encourage Canadians to access ART services in the United States or other countries.127 On the other hand, Canada can be an attractive destination for intending parents who are not Canadian but who have access to an altruistic Canadian surrogate because the public health system greatly reduces the medical costs for the pregnancy and birth of the baby.128 India has a growing reputation for providing low - cost gestational surrogacy as it allows women to be compensated for providing such services.129 All of these scenarios present potential LRW problems addressing contract interpretation and enforceability.

(ABA Journal, Rescuing Deer Puts Wisconsin Man at Risk of Jail Time)

When you let a Louisiana traffic ticket stay on your record, you automatically put yourself at risk for serious consequences, such as a suspended license, fines, or even jail time, which nobody wants.

The risks of getting caught, and the fines and jail time that come along with it, don't outweigh the limited savings you'll receive.

The penalties for driving uninsured are getting more severe — in addition to risking economic loss by not having insurance protection, you risk fines, suspension of driver's license or registration and even time in jail.

If you are caught, you can face fines of up to $ 1,000, up to 90 days of jail time, suspension of your license for up to one year and placement in the «high risk» category of drivers, which can increase your car insurance coverage rates substantially.

It is important to follow these laws or you risk fines, suspension of your license, and harsher penalties, including jail time.

Exhaustive peer - reviewed research confirms that the absence of a father is the single most reliable predictor for a whole roster of negative outcomes: low self - esteem, parental alienation, high school dropout (71 % are fatherless), truancy, early sexual activity, promiscuity, teen pregnancy, gang membership, imprisonment (85 % of jailed youth are fatherless), drug abuse, homelessness (90 % of runaway children have an absent father), a 40 times higher risk of sexual abuse and 100 times higher risk of fatal abuse.