Service charges, also known as automatic gratuities, are automatically included in the check. Employees in some fields or sectors may receive gratuities, bonus payment or stock options. Unable to make such a link, Smaltz dismissed the gratuities charge against Sun-Diamond. This income combined with additional gratuities made Norris wealthier than many of the nobility. He was convicted of 15 counts of obstruction of justice and accepting illegal gratuities. The monks and nuns were pensioned and the friars received gratuities. Each was to sell below competitor's prices while refusing any sorts of tips or gratuities. Street performance or busking is the act of performing in public places for gratuities. Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt discussed the issue of gratuities.