Last summer we brought you news that Rupert Murdoch -- chairman of News Corp, the parent company of Fox News -- was forced to pay big bucks to settle a hacking lawsuit. Romenesko summarized the sordid story:

...Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper subsidiary paid about $1.6 million to settle court cases involving allegations that its reporters worked with private investigators to hack into numerous public figures' cell phones. Murdoch tells Bloomberg News that's news to him. “If that had happened, I would know about it.”

Well, Murdoch's media empire is shelling out big bucks for even more underhanded business practices -- this time centering on a Rugby team, the Melbourne Storm. The Independent reports:

Rugby club Melbourne Storm, which is owned by Murdoch's News Limited, has been at the centre of a major scandal, after players were found to have been receiving secret payments to stay at the club. This contravenes Australia's strict salary cap rules, and Murdoch has been fined a A$500,000. How many more fines can a magnate afford?

In addition to the fine, Murdoch's Melbourne Storm was stripped of it's “2007 and 2009 championship titles” as well as “three minor titles from 2006-08” according to a report from The Guardian.