I was reading that she had asked the judge to defer any prison time until her appeals are exhausted. Anyone have an update as to whether the judge conceded to her request?
"It's a good thing."
No, Martha, breaking the law for an amount of money that to you is totally insignificant ($51,000.00) is shameful. Prison is where criminals go for committing crimes.
Make the 5 months count; put her in with the ho's and junkies.
Martha can teach her fellow prisoners the right way to toss a salad.
But, I do think that the moment the prosecutors filed charges of stock fraud based on her simply saying on her company's website that she was innocent, ALL charges against her should have been dismissed and the prosecutors sanctioned with contempt of court. This charge was the worst sort of prosecutorial misconduct; the news organizations have described the charge, in a rather tongue-in-cheek fashion, as "extremely innovative".
The judge agreed, and dismissed that charge.
But I care WAY more about unprincipled prosecutors, piling on fabricated charges to attempt to force a plea bargain than I care about an investor who may or may not have received an inside tip.
As a point of interest, they never even charged her with the offense that she's been convicted of lying about!
This is sickening. The woman was found guilty and convicted. "Remember all of the good things I have done". Right. That's a crock for sure. What really makes me mad is this woman because she has money hired a person to help her smooth the way to prison or make it a lot easier. Have you ever heard of such a thing? It is time to vote this judge out of office along with others who use their own personal opinions rather than the law to govern.
well. Sleazy Martha got off easy, but at least the DOJ went after her. In fact, this administration has gone after more big crony capitalists than any other administration since TR.
Here's the deal. The authorities got her into a box, that is to say she had a choice; either lie and get out of the illegal insider trading or tell the truth about her dealings, who gave her the information etc. and be tried for that. Since she chose to lie, they got her on obstruction of justice. They had her either way.
When is Dear Martha going to hire someone to go to jail for her?
Martha biggest shame is that she's a lying Democrat Elitist.
Did she (at least try to) apologize ?
What an arrogant B....
yeah you sure can't lie under oath and get away with it unless your name is Bill Clintoon.
Can the people repeal this sentence?
In the final weeks before Stewart's sentencing, hundreds of well-wishers sent letters to the judge asking for mercy.
"I am alone now with my pets," a woman named Ruth Ritter wrote to the judge in careful script. "Just seeing Martha doing her crafts, cooking, gardening, was a great comfort to me."
......... and 'CRAFTS' she did !
The above statement is TOTALLY FALSE. I just made it up! It's a lie! Just like Michael Moore I can lie and there is little if nothing any of YOU HERE can do about it!
But, if I were to lie to certain people with federal badges I can get arrested and hauled into court? The thrown into jail? Bummer...
I'm trying to figure out what good she has done. She's in it for herself and no one else.
i get tired of all the people who feel sorry for her.
she's the one that chose to lie.
she's not a victim. early in her career she worked on the stock market.