Stewart's conviction came on a volatile day of trading in her company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSO). The stock shot up on word of a verdict, then trading was briefly halted. The stock plummeted after trading resumed. ... Martha Stewart Stock Sinks After Verdict...
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The company said it would survive but analysts said the verdict was a serious threat. Stewart quit as chairman and CEO of Martha Stewart Living after she was indicted last summer but stayed on as chief creative officer.
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The Martha Stewart guilty verdict is more than troubling. It is an outrage. ... And the prosecutor in the Martha Stewart case smugly tells the world that the guilty verdict "sends a message" that lying to government employees will get you prison time.
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NEW YORK - Martha Stewart, the domestic diva and founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, was found guilty in her obstruction of justice trial today. Her co-defendant and stockbroker Peter Bacanovic ... The Stewart verdict signals a stunning fall from grace for one of the most successful women in American business.
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Martha Stewart leaves a U.S. Federal Courthouse in Manhattan after being found guilty on four felony counts Friday. ... Despite the disastrous verdict, Stewart never lost her composure, either in the courtroom or as she walked the gauntlet down the front steps of the federal courthouse in lower Manhattan.
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A federal jury in New York City found home decorating guru and publisher Martha Stewart guilty of four counts of conspiracy, making false statements and obstructing justice. ... CONSTANCE HAYS: What we first heard, there might be a verdict. We sat for an hour before anything was announced. The first guilty verdict...
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"A real cleansing is taking place," writes J. Edward Ketz in response to Friday's guilty verdict in the Martha Stewart case that surprised some and pleased others. ... March 2004 The jury finally returned its guilty verdict in the Martha Stewart case, and society seems closer to its goal of meting out justice in the...
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From Wolf Blitzer Reports' Brian Todd in Washington: ... Martha Stewart leaves court after hearing the verdict on Friday. ... Martha Stewart was emotionless, stone-faced, as the verdict was read -- guilty of conspiracy; guilty on two counts of making false statements; and guilty of obstruction of justice.
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Martha Stewart was convicted of lying to the Securities and Exchange Commission investigation of the ImClone trade. The devastating verdict will probably mean prison time for the homemaking icon.
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March 11, 2004, 9:08 a.m. Guilty, Fair and Square; Leave the Martha Stewart verdict alone. By Andrew C. McCarthy ... Martha Stewart is as guilty as the day is long. She was not prosecuted just because she was a celebrity; in fact, her notoriety probably accrued more to her advantage than not.
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