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Martha Stewart – Lying To Federal Investigators And Conspiracy
Martha took insider advice from a stock broker to withdraw her shares in ImClone Systems. The day after the stock dropped by 16%. She avoided losing just over $45,000 from this.Martha was only sentenced to 5 months in jail, with a 2 year house arrest following.Over 1500 of Martha’s fans wrote in to the judge pleading for leniency on Martha’s behalf.Judge Cedarbaum felt that Martha did not deserve leniency, and in addition to the sentence Martha had to pay court fees and a $30,000 fine.