He imposed the fines via a closed-circuit television link to Ranong Provincial Prison, where the refugees will continue to be held until they can pay the court.
The convictions in the latter case were reversed in 2001, though, after the Second Circuit held that the government had not proven a link between the CEO and the ultimate tippee.
It turned out the data source was in the same data center and the firm could link to it by LAN with 24 to 48 hours rather than installing a circuit that might take 4 to 8 weeks.