Paul is arrested for insider trading; this is the illegal practice of trading on the stock market to make money with confidential information. Paul is sentenced to 15 years in prison, which is a fairly typical punishment for this crime. Paul has been in prison for 14 years and is nearing his release; a new judge has to grant his official release, but believes the earlier judge was too light on his punishment. He rules that Paul also has to pay a fine of $500,000.