They sharply questioned Mr. Gore's promise to Mr. Chernomyrdin to avoid any penalties under American law.
"What we had to do," he said, "was wait long enough to avoid any penalties for cashing the annuities out.
It is illegal to spend campaign money for personal use, although by quickly making a reimbursement, a candidate would most likely avoid any penalties.
The United States, for its part, would "take appropriate steps to avoid any penalties to Russia that might otherwise arise under domestic law with respect to the completion of the transfers," the document states.
The number of power losses at General Motors has been reduced by two-thirds since the contract began in 1995, and Detroit Edison has improved enough to avoid any penalties so far for power sags, according to John C. Anderson, director of energy services for G.M. Addressing the new economy's power needs, however, is not simply a matter of improving the utility grid.
The agreement included this extraordinary clause: The U.S. will "take appropriate steps to avoid any penalties to Russia that might otherwise arise under domestic law with respect to the completion of the transfers".
But instead, the judge agrees to a settlement that lets the perpetrator avoid any penalties, jail time or probation; he lets the perpetrator use the stolen contents for as long as he wants, provided he pays each victim a one-time fee per item; and, for those victims not knowing that their contents were stolen, the perpetrator can keep and use it, without any compensation or penalty at all.
The Pentagon has created programs like the "Comprehensive Subcontracting Plan Test Program," which allows many of the largest prime contractors in the world to falsify compliance with small business subcontracting goals, and avoid any penalties for noncompliance.
Be sure to make your Estimated Tax Payments throughout the year to avoid any penalties and excessive interest.
