A benefit to the S.E.C. from the Dodd-Frank Act is that it can pursue a case, including a settlement, in an administrative proceeding.
His wife contributed her 401(k) money, and he scraped together all he had, including a settlement for an earlier workplace accident — $56,000 between the two of them.
Further, the diplomats said, it is highly unlikely that Mr. Arafat will sign an agreement that did not include a settlement on Jerusalem.
In addition, these elements could provide the framework for a comprehensive package that would include a settlement acceptable to both parties of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and a commitment on the eventual elimination of foreign forces now in Afghanistan.
Global Strategy, which never obtained the appropriate securities licenses, agreed to pay $2 million under the agreement Mr. Cuomo announced Thursday, which also included a settlement with the Quadrangle Group, a prominent private equity firm.
Google has faced punishments over privacy violations with past products, including a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over a social networking tool and another one with 38 states over data collection during its Street View mapping project.
Those cases include a settlement with Standard & Poor's after several financial institutions and asset managers complained about its control over identification codes for securities that are used in trading.
The Associated Press has reported that Ms. Ayala has had a litigious history that included a settlement for medical expenses for her daughter, who claimed she became sick at an El Pollo Loco restaurant in Las Vegas.
The deal is expected to include a settlement with the powerful Manhattan district attorney's office and a deferred prosecution agreement with both the Justice department and Treasury department.
HMRC has been subject to persistent criticism over recent years about its tax deals with big corporations, including a settlement with Goldman Sachs that waived millions of pounds in interest payments.
