She got off easy.
Yup, I bet that Enron bird would gladly trade with her !
Oh, sure she did. Lost something like $30 million when the price of her company's stock dropped. Paid who knows how many millions in legal fees. Will never be able to hold a position of trust or serve on the board of any public company. Will spend much of the next three years in confinement or reporting to a probation officer. All of that for telling a lie to cover up a stock transaction that probably was not illegal in the first place.
Yeah, I'd say she got off real easy.
This whole prosecution is bogus. I'm no fan of Martha stewart but since when in America do we prosecute folks for "lying" to the FBI during the course of an investigation of a crime for which we're never charged?
The crime she was convicted of was proclaiming her innocence on a matter she was never charged with.
She was never charge with insider trading; she never committed perjury.
Are you telling me that it is now a felony in America for a person being questioned by the police to assert their innocence?
the feminists at usa today said she shouldn't get a sentence, that she should get probation to teach women.
also, usa today said that lea fastow shouldn't get prison because she was the daughter of a millionaire, implying that her husband, andrew, who did not grow up with wealth, was the guilty one. apparently by this emoting, rich women aren't guilty!
That's understated, kinda like her new wardrobe.
It is a crying shame that Martha was not rich enough for John Kerry to marry.They would have made a wonderful couple.