The Bahamas Supreme Court sentenced Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard to 90 days in prison and fined him US$150,000 for contempt of court Friday.
In October, Nygard was found to have breached an injunction against the publishing of e-mails stolen from environmental non-profit Save the Bays (STB), which launched legal proceedings against Nygard in 2013 over illegal offshore dredging activities near his lavish home in The Bahamas, known as Nygard Cay.
Nygard, who did not appear at Friday’s hearing, was ordered by Justice Ruth M.L. Bowe-Darville to make a full written apology, explain his absence, and give a written undertaking to to discontinue the use of the the e-mails within seven days.
He will also have to pay a $5,000 fine for every day that these orders are not complied with. The $150,000 fine must be paid within the next seven days or he will be sentenced to an additional 30 days in prison and a further $5,000 for every day it remains unpaid.
There has been a warrant for Nygard’s arrest since January, when he failed to show up for court proceedings. It is believed that has not returned to the Bahamas since.
