The Scottish Football Association has imposed a suspended fine of £5,000 on Celtic manager Neil Lennon for remarks made after a loss to Hearts last year.
Lennon was sent to the stand by referee Craig Thomson during a 2-0 defeat at Tynecastle on 10 November.
Commenting on his dismissal, Lennon said the match officials would "probably have their story ready".
This may have been in reference to a prior false explanation given to Lennon by referee Dougie McDonald.
The controversy was sparked by a penalty U-turn decision made by McDonald at Tannadice in October.
McDonald admitted to the deception and later took early retirement in the wake of November's referee strike and repeated calls from Celtic for him to step down.
Lennon is currently in the middle of a four-match ban imposed for his sending off at Hearts and subsequent reaction, which saw his automatic ban doubled for "excessive misconduct" in a decision finally reached following an appeal earlier this month.
And Lennon is also at the centre of a dispute between the SFA and Celtic after further disciplinary action was taken against him after the volatile Scottish Cup replay with Rangers on 2 March.
His angry confrontation with Rangers assistant manager Ally McCoist at the end of Celtic's 1-0 win led to another misconduct charge, automatically triggering a second four-match touchline ban.
Celtic insist Lennon will be serving the bans concurrently, meaning he would sit out a total of five games.
The SFA's position is understood to be that the punishments will run consecutively, although the governing body has refused to comment on the matter officially.
Celtic's case is based on the rule that a punishment begins 14 days after the offence but the SFA is seeking legal advice.
In January, Lennon was reprimanded for his post-match comments following defeat at home by Rangers on 24 October.
The SFA said Lennon had been "given a severe censure and warned about his future conduct".
On that occasion, the Celtic boss was critical of referee Willie Collum's handling of the match.
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