Reply #13: Good God - sounds nothing like Martha Stewart. [View All]

[DURHAM D]

She was not on the board of Imclone. She didn't start Imclone. She didn't vote on legislation affecting Imclone. She owned a minor portion of the Imclone shares. She was not charged with or guilty of insider trading.

She acted on a stock tip. That was/is not illegal. Her only, crime, I repeat, only crime was that she lied to Federal officers. Had she told them the truth when first approached that would have been the end of it.

Her case is still on appeal even though she has already served the time. A member of the jury lied to get on the jury (may have been the foreman) and a member of the FBI team lied on the stand and later admitted it.


What I learned from the Martha Stewart thing was that you can lie to state, city, and county officals but not federal officials. The other thing I learned is if you are a highly successful female you are going to get screwed by the legal system and the media. Before she was charged with this crap I couldn't stand her, now I can't stand stupid people who don't get what the deal is.