I know it's fun to say that he's being fined 500k for having fruit on the ground. But doubt it's that simple, or that he would tell the whole story to the news crew which would essentially mean he's admitting guilt.

From what he said, he remedied the situation (doesn't say whether he did it 5-10 years after it was required) and he's being hit with 500k in fines. I don't believe it's that simple.