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Martha Stewart sentenced

#1 Postby GalvestonDuck » Fri Jul 16, 2004 9:28 am

Martha gets 5 months in prison and 5 months of house arrest.

And still, she refuses to apologize.
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#2 Postby Wnghs2007 » Fri Jul 16, 2004 9:38 am

And they are appealing. So we shall see. But Im pretty sure she will go to prison however. But she did it so there is nothing wrong with the sentence she got.
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#3 Postby Skywatch_NC » Fri Jul 16, 2004 9:44 am

Wonder why she won't acknowledge to her wrongdoing? Fess up Martha!

She ought to be glad the judge only gave her 5 months behind bars and not more than that...besides the house arrest.

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#4 Postby Brent » Fri Jul 16, 2004 9:58 am

1 1/2 years of supervised release, 6 months of house arrest, 5 months in a minimum security jail in Connecticut and a $30,000 fine.

I expected a little more jail time, but not all the house arrest/supervised release stuff.
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#5 Postby GalvestonDuck » Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:03 am

It will be interesting to see how the stocks react:

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=MSO

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=IMCL
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#6 Postby Lindaloo » Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:41 am

IMO, if she had not been Martha Stewart she would not even be in this mess. This kind of thing happens all the time and will continue to happen.
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#7 Postby HurricaneGirl » Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:43 am

IMO she got off easy!
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#8 Postby Josephine96 » Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:47 am

I think she got off too easy. They should have given her a stiffer prison sentence like 6mths to a year.. But all that extra stuff makes it sound a little more harsh.. so I guess I'll have to be satisfied lol
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#9 Postby j » Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:57 am

I heard talk this morning on Fox that they don't think an appeal will be heard, as this Judge has already made his case....but I don't know about that...having dealt with Appeals Court once before, I don't think the sitting Judge had any say as to whether it could be filed or not.

Linda...what say you on this?
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#10 Postby Lindaloo » Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:03 am

There is no judge that can actually say an appeal can't or won't be heard. If they file an appeal then a judge will decide whether it goes forward. IMO, I believe she has grounds to appeal.
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#11 Postby HurricaneGirl » Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:23 am

I heard she hired a jail consultant to help her make the transition.
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#12 Postby Stormsfury » Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:28 am

Lindaloo wrote:IMO, if she had not been Martha Stewart she would not even be in this mess. This kind of thing happens all the time and will continue to happen.


As much as hate to say this (since we're talking about Martha Stewart), I have to agree with that statement. Insider information and trading tips occurs all the time, and as much as bored with Stewart, this is one time that being in the spotlight actually hurt her.

As for the sentencing, it doesn't actually fit the charges, and being in a higher profile probably saved her more jail time. (not to mention, the high $$$ lawyers) ...

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#13 Postby streetsoldier » Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:42 am

It isn't hurting her much..her OmniMedia stocks surged up 23% so far in trading on the Big Board. :grrr:
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#14 Postby azsnowman » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:11 pm

"LOL!" WELL...I can SEE it NOW, "Pin stripped clothing makes debute at KMART, cell food in a snap, decorate your cell for FALL, how to avoid that embarassing confrontation with your cell mate!"

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#15 Postby j » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:18 pm

here she is decorating her cell
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#16 Postby azsnowman » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:18 pm

*GASP!*....I just thought of something, HOW IN THE WORLD am I gonna COOK my Thanksgiving Dinner this year without MARTHA? :D *GASP* and how is Michelle gonna decorate the house for the holidays this year? I mean, cell food for Thanksgiving and an Open Cell SOMEHOW doesn't fit into my decorating theme this year "LOL!"

Dennis 8-)
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#17 Postby azsnowman » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:19 pm

ROFLMAO at j!

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#18 Postby j » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:32 pm

did you say pin stripes Dennis...Now that's badddd thing!
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#19 Postby Lindaloo » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:33 pm

**sigh, shakes head**
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#20 Postby george_r_1961 » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:59 pm

She should have left the courtroom in handcuffls, waist chain, and leg irons just like a typical criminal would have after sentencing. She can appeal from jail. And 5 months is a joke.
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