In 1988, the New York exchange removed the previous limit of $25,000 for each charge against a member, eliminating any cap on potential fines.
That cost is small compared with potential fines of $11,000.
A chemical manufacturer faces potential fines when it pollutes by discharging waste into the environment.
AP reported that he had allegedly fathered 7 children with 4 women, and faced large potential fines.
I'm less concerned with the potential fines than I am of losing my job.
The Justice Department said $600 million was a conservative estimate of potential criminal fines.
The potential fine was fierce, a minimum of $220.
Besides causing traffic problems on narrow streets, the suspension costs the city $80,000 to $100,000 a day in potential fines.
The potential fine was later increased to $250,000.
(Roughly speaking, it is prohibited for more than three minutes, and carries potential fines of several hundred dollars.)