[kzrdude]

He's just released a book, I wonder how it is set up, can he earn the money from it or not?

[likpok]

If he loses the lawsuit, no (the money goes to a trust for the USG).

It's possible that Macmillan paid him an advance and so he already has the money. I don't know if the feds can do much in that case.

[toyg]

This is indeed the case, the rumoured advance was around $100k.

Also, it's entirely possible that there will be ways for the publisher to never repatriate profits from sales abroad and/or translations.

This is just petty stuff from petty bureaucrats.