Paul Devine pleads guilty to accepting kickbacks from accessory suppliers. In return, he provided suppliers with confidential Apple documents. Devine was paid a percentage of the business generated by the suppliers contracts, U.S. Attorney’s office says. He also admitted that the ensuing loss to Apple totaled $2.4 million. He faces a maximum cumulative jail sentence of 70 years and may be liable for millions in fines.Apple uncovered Devine’s kickback operation in April 2010 after imaging the hard drive of his company-supplied notebook.”]