no. 1-0083 Martha Stewart and the ImClone Scandal On January 20‚ 2004‚ jury selection launched the trial of Martha Stewart‚ Chief Creative Officer and former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSO). Nine charges filed by the Federal Grand Jury in New York and the SEC relate to Stewart’s personal sale of $228‚000 in ImClone Systems‚ Inc. stock on December 27‚ 2001‚ one day before regulators rejected the biotech company’s cancer drug (Erbitux)
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Case Study: The Trial of Martha Stewart 1. I’m convinced that Martha Stewart did commit the crime of insider trading‚ on December 27‚ 2001. Looking at the events leading to her decision to liquidate her shares in ImClone‚ it is evident that she was in possession of material information that was not available to the public yet. The fact that her Financial Advisor‚ Mr. Bacanovic had instructed Faneuil to call Martha Stewart and let her know of the selling frenzy that was going on with the Waksal’s
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INTRODUCTION Martha Stewart a known celebrity and founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (a business which is built on showing others how to cost effectively manage and decorate the home)‚ who was given a tip by Douglas Fanueil and Mr. Bacanovic‚ employees of the Merrill Lynch brokerage company. This tip which broke the confidentiality policy of the brokerage company led to the subsequent sale of Martha’s shares in the ImClone company during the latter company’s blackout period with the effects
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2001 Martha Stewart was contacted with some information that was clearly not public knowledge at the time. Her broker‚ Peter Bacanovic‚ had attempted to contact Stewart to inform her that ImClone shares were going downward and the Waksals were selling all their shares. Under the Client Information Privacy Policy of Merrill Lynch it clearly states that they “do not release client information‚ except upon a client’s authorization”. Bacanovic had ignored the policy and had chosen to inform Stewart of
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On December 27 ‚ 2001 Martha Stewart‚ America’s beloved housewife‚ sold her shares of ImClone after she received specific inside information regarding the status of the companies business. A series of events led to an investigation‚ interviews‚ indictments‚ a trial & sentencing of Martha Stewart to 5 months in a minimum security prison camp and then 5 months of home confinement. Merril Lynch tipped off the Securities & Exchange commission to report the possibility of insider trading on Imclong
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Abstract Insider trading mostly occurs by individuals close to the upper level management of an organization. This type of unethical behavior undermines the stability of the organization. In the ImClone scandal where Martha Stewart was indicted for her involement‚ the stability of her company suffered and the companies and people associated with Ms. Stewart suffered as a result of her decision. In this essay I will examine the parties that were privileged to knowing ImClone’s stock was going to
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CASE STUDY: MARTHA STEWART OF LIVING OMNIMEDIA Sanjay Gokhale Indiana Wesleyan University July 26‚ 2010 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. MARTHA STEWART AND PETER BACANOVIC MSLO AND TALENTED MARTHA STEWART Martha Stewart is the founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia‚ L.L.C. (MSLO). Since Martha is an icon known for her imagination and creativity‚ no wonder that it is reflected in her products. They are comparable to the top brands in the country‚ which shows her class. MSLO is comprised of four
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The Trial of Martha Stewart The Central Issue: Did Martha Stewart commit the crime of insider trading when she sold the ImClone shares? Recommended Course of Action: Martha Stewart did commit the crime of insider trading when she sold her shares for ImClone. She should’nt have sold her shares when she was told that the rate of ImClone’s shares is going to drop because it was an inside news that after FDA’s disapproval of the drug ImClone’s shares will drop significantly
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of crime that I chose to analyze is a non-violent crime. I chose to address the crime of insider trading‚ particularly the Martha Stewart insider trading case. I will also refer to other trading cases such as one that happened recently against Galleon Group‚ an invest firm in New York‚ which was charged for insider trading. In this paper‚ I will talk about how the media‚ particularly newspapers‚ depicts crimes associated with popular celebrities and compare it to how it depicts the same crime with
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study “The trial of Martha Stewart” question 1 (p.225) Did Martha Stewart commit the crime of insider trading when she sold her ImClone shares on December 27‚ 2001? I believe that Martha Stewart committed the crime of insider trading. In my opinion‚ this case study had enough information about Martha Stewart’s trial. There are facts supporting that she had important and significant information about ImClone shares that wasn’t available to the public at that time. First of all‚ she received a phone
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