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What did Martha Stewart do?

Updated: 8/30/2023
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11y ago

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Martha Stewart, contrary to popular belief, did not go to jail for insider trading. She went to jail for lying to officials about it.

Had she admitted that she knew insider trading was going on she would not have gone to jail. Her sentencing was conspiracy, obstruction of an agency proceeding, and making false statements to federal investigators. Her activity, while immoral, was not illegal, as she received the information second-hand.

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Martha Stewart, the famed domestic doyenne and chairperson of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (MSO), was indicted by a federal grand jury today on nine counts. She was charged with committing securities violations, conspiring to commit them, and obstructed justice, among other violations, according to CBS MarketWatch.

http://www.cfo.com/printable/article.cfm/3009528

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12y ago

Federal Prison Camp, Alderson in West Virginia

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She surrendered herself before dawn on Friday, October 8th, 2004.

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9y ago

Martha Steward was in prison for approximately five months. She served this time between October 8, 2004 and March 4, 2005.

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many things

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14y ago

Perjury.

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