Criminal prosecution of Apple executives on table after US judge’s order
By Alex Wilts and Chris May ( May 7, 2025, 20:16 GMT | Comment) -- Apple’s handling of an injunction issued in US antitrust litigation with Epic Games has placed the tech company’s executives in the law’s crosshairs. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers last week referred the matter to a US attorney to determine whether criminal proceedings are appropriate after accusing an Apple employee of lying under oath. The rare move by the judge now raises questions about whether the Trump administration might seek to go after corporate executives at one of the world’s most powerful companies for “continued attempts to interfere with competition.”Apple’s handling of an injunction issued in US antitrust litigation with Epic Games has placed the tech company’s executives in the law’s crosshairs, with federal prosecutors now tasked with determining whether criminal contempt proceedings are appropriate....
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