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Martha Stewart Fraud Case
In 2003, Martha Stewart was facing prison time and her empire in domestic art was at risk because of “nine-count federal indictment” which she was charge will “perjury and conspiracy” because of a “high profile stock trading scandal” (Hurtado, N. P. (n.d.). James Comey, a U.S. Attorney, said that “she brought trouble on herself and her company by lying to her shareholders and investors in an attempt to cover her tracks and keep her stock from plummeting” (Hurtado, N. P. (n.d.). Comey believe that the criminal case was all about lying and he said that Martha is being prosecuted for what she did and not who she is. When she went to court she plead not guilty. Stewart was also charge with “securities fraud stemming” (Hurtado, N. P. (n.d.).,
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