The fines and punishments that Apple could face by continuing to defy
the FBI's demand that it help unlock the iPhone of San Bernardino
shooter Syed Farook are considerable, even by the standards of one of
the richest companies in the world.
Many of the possible penalties are discretionary to the court where
the dispute is currently being heard. The case, at least for now,
resides in the U.S. District Court for California's Central District. If
Apple openly defies or ignores the demands in the order signed by
Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym, the court would most likely wield a civil
contempt-of-court charge as the mechanism to coerce Apple to comply,
explains Cooper Levenson attorney Peter Fu in an email to Fast Company.
Article here.
Fines of up to $250,000 per day are possible . . .
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