For criminal conspiracy, penalties can include criminal fines up to how much per count?

• A. Imprisonment up to 14 years
• B. Civil damages only
• C. Criminal fines up to $25 million per count
• D. Prohibition orders only

Answer: (C)

When evaluating penalties for criminal conspiracy, the focus is on the monetary consequence the law imposes for each separate charge. For this offence, the statute sets a high ceiling: a criminal fine of up to 25 million dollars for each count. That per-count figure means every distinct conspiracy charge could bring its own potential fine, so multiple counts could multiply the total fines, independent of any prison term.

Civil damages are not criminal penalties, so they don’t apply here as the fines. Prohibition orders can be part of a sentence, but they aren’t the monetary cap on penalties per count. Imprisonment is a possible punishment, but the question targets fines per count, and the maximum for that aspect is 25 million dollars.