Facebook Claimant Paul Ceglia Fined $5,000

Self-described Facebook "co-owner" Paul Ceglia is about to see his bank account become $5,000 lighter, and that may just be the tip of the iceberg.

Self-described Facebook “co-owner” Paul Ceglia is about to see his bank account become $5,000 lighter, and that may just be the tip of the iceberg.

The Buffalo News reported that U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie G. Foschio ordered Ceglia to pay a $5,000 civil contempt fine for obstructing one of the judge’s orders by failing to provide Facebook information about his personal email accounts.

Ceglia did eventually comply with the order, after another order by U.S. District Judge Richard J.

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