The "government" is made up of people who need self satisfaction. In fact the reason they're into government work is that it's not terribly challenging, gives good job security (after all if you're in private industry and what you're doing is't popular, you go out of business. If you're in government work and what you're doing isn't popular, then you just raise taxes some more and send your JBTs to collect the cash) Generally speaking government bureaucrats are very much into self satisfaction. Going after Martha Stewart was totally an ego an publicity move.
It was a pretty sure thing too, because most New Yorkers are the among the most envious and jealous of Americans. Proof you ask? Their culture is one of envy. They relentlessly elect liberal democrats who run on the politics of envy.
The jurors convicted Martha, because of the facts presented at the trial. If,OTOH, they all had been only envious,they would have acquitted her, because she has so much.
Your own projections are at play here...even though you are blind to that fact. LOL