[Howlin]

OR...maybe she doesn't believe she did anything wrong...

That seems to be one of her biggest problems; she actually believes what she did was fine; leaving aside selling the stock, when she decided to lie UNDER OATH to the SEC, she sealed her fate.

[Hildy]

I am so torn about this. I do not think she should go to jail. Not for this. And I'm so angry at all the people here who are gleeful at the thought of her spending time in prison.

[TomGuy]

That seems to be one of her biggest problems; she actually believes what she did was fine; leaving aside selling the stock, when she decided to lie UNDER OATH to the SEC, she sealed her fate

I might have more sympathy for her, except for these facts: She is a former stockbroker herself, and she even has (had) a seat on the Stock Exchange. With those credentials, she, moreso than the regular person-on-the-street, should have known what was legal, illegal, shady, etc. She wasn't just some commoner who happened to own a few shares of stock, got a tip, and got caught.