>A federal law addresses individuals like Thompson, known as “recalcitrant witnesses”. The law holds that 18 months is generally the limit for jail time for contempt of court orders. But a federal appeals court last year rejected Thompson’s argument that that law applies to him.
>Thompson hasn’t just refused to answer questions, the court ruled: he’s also violated the requirement that he “assist” the parties by refusing to execute a limited power of attorney to allow that Belizean trust to be examined, as required under his plea deal.
>“The order isn’t intended to solely seek information, it’s to seek information for the purposes of recovering these unique assets,” said Andrew Geronimo, a law professor and legal analyst, and director of Case Western University’s First Amendment Clinic.
Sounds like he is in there for good. Anyone from the US heard of anything similar? Its really hard to wrap your head around that not complying with a plea deal can get you thrown away in definitively. Plus a thousand dollar a day in costs. As far as i can tell even grand juries can only get you for 18 months
On a lighter note, had a laugh at the pictures subtitle and the later text >A daguerreotype of a young woman found on the wreck. ‘She’s the Mona Lisa of the depths. This beautiful 18-year-old with her shoulders bare with jewellery and lace.’
>He pointed to a photograph of a young woman whose beauty captivated the men who recovered it: “She’s the Mona Lisa of the depths. This beautiful 18-year-old person, or however old she is, with her shoulders bare with jewellery and lace
"or how ever old she is". Framing is sometimes really important.