Case Study 2 Case: 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
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Martha Stewart went on trial on January 12‚ 2004 for conspiracy‚ obstruction of justice‚ securities fraud and making false statements in the stock trading scandal at ImClone Systems. Stewart’s sale of almost 4‚000 shares of stock in ImClone Systems created suspicions of insider trading. After investigating the matter‚ the federal prosecutors suspected that she deliberately tried to mislead their investigation. It is considered a Federal felony for someone to falsify or cover a material fact and to
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CHAPTER 7 – case 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
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Martha Stewert is the owner of Omnimedia which handles her show‚ clothing line etc. What she did was owned a large sum of stock in a biotechnology firm (ImClone) and was chums with them. She was tipped off that one of the things they researched did not pan out. The spending on the project would not yeild any sales so the expected companies profits would never be. This is a bad thing if you own the stock the way Martha Stewart did. The illegal part was that she was told that the company was not doing
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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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Throughout the case study on Martha Stewart‚ evidence provided illustrates how public relations can alter the image of a national personality in both negative and positive lights. In particular‚ the case illustrates how Stewart’s initially poor public relations responses tarnished her image and‚ only after changing her tactics‚ did she actually work toward correcting the problem. Ultimately‚ the Martha Stewart case is pivotal in illustrating how the power of public relations‚ if used correctly
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THE TALE OF TWO MARTHAS "I ’ll be back .I ’m not afraid. Not afraid whatsoever. I ’m very sorry it had to come to this." (Gasparino‚ 22). Those were the words that Martha Stewart said on the courthouse steps on July 16‚ 2004‚ as she had just been sentenced to five months in prison. A defiant Martha Stewart was trying to instill confidence in her stock holders and save a sinking ship‚ her company‚ Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Incorporated (MSO). That day her companies stock closed at $
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On August 3rd‚ 1941‚ Martha and Edward Kostyra gave birth to Martha Stewart. Martha was the second born out of six kids and was born in Jersey City‚ New Jersey. Here is her story of how she became one of the great business leaders. Growing up‚ Stuart’s father had made sure that from a young age the children would be taught the value of self-sufficiency. With this‚ the Kostyra children had to do various household chores. From this‚ Stewart learned how to cook‚ sew‚ and garden. From the
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Introduction Martha Stewart is an American Home decorator Icon surrounded by accusations of Inside trading‚ Obstruction of justice‚ False statements and Conspiracy. Her trial and investigation lasted for two years ending with her being found guilty of charges and convicted to spend time in jail‚ home arrest and probation. In this work I will expose Martha Stewart’s behavior and why her actions were considered outlaw‚ unethical and unprofessional. I will also explain which ethical behavior she used
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In June of 2003‚ Martha Stewart was indicted on several criminal and civil counts from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) . Without consideration of the verdict‚ the question remains; Did Martha Stewart‚ as CEO‚ act responsibly? Even though she was found guilty on all four counts against her‚ she could still be considered to have acted ethically. To determine the responsibility and ethics of her actions‚ the specifics of the case will be applied to a process to determine both the utility
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