New York: Attorneys of a former USA TODAY reporter plan to ask a federal appeals court to stay ruling of a federal judge who asked her to pay up to $5000 per day for not revealing the sources who named former army scientist Steven Hatfill as a possible suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks.

Under the court order, Toni Locy will have to pay $500 a day for a week, $1000 per day for the second week and $5000 a day after that until she reveals the names of dozens of sources she used in her stories.

The judge also ordered that she pay the fine from her pocket and neither her former employer nor anyone can help her.

One of the lawyers representing Locy was quoted as saying the fines are
Source : PTI