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Originally Posted by williaea
I think Martha Stewart went to jail because she got an inside tip on Imclone and unloaded a few hundred thousand dollars worth. It had nothing to with her stock. CEO's always talk up their stocks. As long as they aren't selling into that "talk" there is nothing illegal about it.
Eric
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Martha didn't go to jail because she got an inside tip on Imclone, and sold. She was convicted of obstructing justice by allegedly lying to SEC investigators about why she sold some stock. The selling of the stock wasn't illegal. Apparently allegedly lie to investigators while not under oath, or read miranda is now illegal, or at least a jury agreed it should be. Had she told the truth, no crime.
But your right, the judge threw out the "Securities Fraud", which he called "novel" during the trial, which accused Stewart of using her own statements that she was innocent as a ploy to mislead investors in her company. If that would have stuck, every CEO is guilty of Securities Fraud.
Sorry, way off topic here.
