Martha's Lawyers File For Dismissal
Martha Stewart's attorneys tried to score points against government prosecutors Monday, arguing in court that information regarding charges against Stewart's was leaked before a grand jury handed out the indictment.Robert Morvillo, lead defense council, pointed to media reports stating that Stewart would not face a criminal insider trading charges and asked the judge to have the government investigate.
Prosecutor Michael Schachter argued there was no need for investigation stating because there were no leaks from the government. He added that defense attorneys knew in advance Stewart would not be facing a criminal insider trading charge, and pointed out that defense attorneys were cited as sources in some of the articles.
Well, they're off to a running start. This one should be long and interesting. CNNfn has the story here.
Comments
To Whom it May Concern:
Re: The upcoming sentencing of Martha Stewart for committing an unthought out act.
Being of the same ethnicity as Martha Stewart, starting my life in the same area where she was born, I am aware of the culture of that time and place.
I did not have the drive or the grand view that Martha had but I know how we Poles thought in those days.I doubt she thought of her broker as a broker per se, but as a friend. When that friend communicated, to her through an assistant that he was disposing of his Imclone stock she probably thought of it in the same way that she would have if I would have called and told her that I was selling my stock, and I am not a broker. I am sure it was an act done without malice or any attempt to deceive. She just didn't want to see some $50,000.00 go down the drain. I might have done the same on the spur of the moment. Then when she was questioned about this stock sale she realized only then the gravity of the situation and panicked and tried to offer up an alternate explanation for doing so.
After all, we are not required in this country to throw ourselves on our sword when the Federal government comes around investigating our finances.
As to Martha's character I see it as this. Years ago when familys sat down to dinner every day and set a fancy table for Sunday Diner after church it was an act of class. So far as I can see Martha was, in some way attempting to revive this sense of civility in an otherwise disjointed world that is without stability at this time.
That she is accused of being a driven and sometimes not pleasant to her employees is irrelavant. I doubt that someone like Ted Turner has always been charming to his employees. If you want things done in a certain way you sometimes have to push people a little and it can get difficult at times.
That isall I have to say at this time. I don't believe Martha should go to jail, although I will agree she did a very foolish thing. Let her pay a fine, whatever it is, and return her to her company a bit wiser and humbler.
Thank You,
Eugeniuscz, R. Ciejka
Posted by: Eugene R. Ciejka | March 19, 2004 12:52 AM
Check out the http://whitehouse.org site. Scroll to the bottom and click on "reader mail" to read Eugene R. Ciejka's comments and suggestions to George W. Bush. Mr. Ciejka doesn't seem to realize this is a parady site.
Posted by: J Douglas | July 10, 2005 7:07 PM