This outcome was expected and no one should be surprised. The facts in the case indicate that Stewart knowingly engaged in illegal activity.
And while I agree that the Enron execs, and Worldcom execs, and execs of several other companies as well, should be subject to fierce prosecution, their cases are completely different than Martha's case. Apples and oranges.
Too many people are making Martha Stewart out to be the victim in this case - That she's being attacked because her success... American's envious of Martha for making it big.
Martha Stewart broke the rules of fair competition. She used her privileged status to gain an illegal advantage over the other owners of ImClone's stock. Indeed, her illegal use of insider information is equivalent to theft -- she deliberately and unethically salvaged her own investment at the direct expense of other shareholders (who were forced to sell their shares at a price that had been driven down by Martha's sale).
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