Internet crime - largest fine

According to Official Guinness Records,

US anti-abortion activists who operated a site called The Nuremberg Files that contained "Wanted" posters listing the names and addresses of doctors who perform abortions were ordered to pay more then $107.7 million (£65 million) in damages on 3 Feb 1999. Four doctors and two clinic workers who had been killed by activists since 1993 had their names crossed off on the site, and the wounded were highlighted in grey. The defendants were 12 individuals and organisations known collectively as the American Coalition of Life Activitists and Advocates for Life Ministries. The case is currently under appeal.

For a complete list of 1999 records, please visit 1999 Guinness Records in United States.

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