Man Spends 10 Years in Prison for Refusing to Answer Questions (youtube.com)
Because he refused to tell where the gold coins are. He claims to not know or not remember. ... Two more years. Plus they fined him $1000 per day of his incarceration. Civil contempt for $3.3m. The coins he found, which are estimated to be worth $2.2m, are with some guy in Belize, the man said. The investors in the goldfinding mission would like the fruits of their investment.
Government, you might hope this fellow isn't vengeful.
Federal law generally limits jail time for contempt of court to 18 months, but an appeals court said they could jail him longer because his not talking violated a plea agreement.
FULL REMARKS: JD Vance Puts European Leaders On Notice About Trying To Regulate U.S. Tech Giants (youtube.com)
In their own countries?