What&#x27;s the worst that could happen for any of these companies or their senior executives if they refuse to cooperate?<p>Most corporate criminal penalties we hear about these days have become minor costs of doing business.  And it&#x27;s not like the olden days where senior execs often ended up in jail for corporate wrongdoing.[0]<p>The largest monetary criminal penalty I could find after a quick search was the 2013 settlement between JP Morgan and the Justice Department for $13 billion.[1]  That&#x27;s about 25% of Apple&#x27;s net income last year, hardly a death sentence.<p>EDIT: I am not a lawyer so I&#x27;d appreciate any insight on this question.<p>[0]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;02&#x2F;20&#x2F;business&#x2F;in-corporate-crimes-individual-accountability-is-elusive.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;02&#x2F;20&#x2F;business&#x2F;in-corporate-crim...</a><p>[1]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogs.wsj.com&#x2F;moneybeat&#x2F;2014&#x2F;06&#x2F;23&#x2F;a-list-of-the-biggest-bank-settlements&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogs.wsj.com&#x2F;moneybeat&#x2F;2014&#x2F;06&#x2F;23&#x2F;a-list-of-the-bigg...</a>