03-04-2005, 13:42
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Martha Stewart, the lifestyle trendsetter who built a media empire, was released from prison on Friday and began five months of house arrest as she plotted to rehabilitate her image.
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"House arrest"? What the hell!
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03-04-2005, 14:00
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Free Martha Now!
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03-04-2005, 14:02
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Here is one for our resident attorney's. She made comment to Barbara Walters that she would soon assume the leadership role of her former companies, but would not comment on how. With her conviction, she is not allowed to have that position again and the only way I could see how is if the conviction is overturned. Although, if she continues to file appeals to get the conviction overturned, is it reasonable to think that the prosecution would continue to spend the tax payers money just to keep a white collar crime conviction in place when resources could be allocated at pursueing new crimes? In a few months, they will no longer be attempting to keep her in prison/house arrest, thereby not enforcing the punishment laid down by the courts.
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03-04-2005, 14:24
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Originally Posted by Para
Here is one for our resident attorney's. She made comment to Barbara Walters that she would soon assume the leadership role of her former companies, but would not comment on how. With her conviction, she is not allowed to have that position again and the only way I could see how is if the conviction is overturned. Although, if she continues to file appeals to get the conviction overturned, is it reasonable to think that the prosecution would continue to spend the tax payers money just to keep a white collar crime conviction in place when resources could be allocated at pursueing new crimes? In a few months, they will no longer be attempting to keep her in prison/house arrest, thereby not enforcing the punishment laid down by the courts.
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The answer to both questions that that it depends. Her future employment depends on what the order says -- maybe she can be a consultant, but not CEO, for example. The prosecutors will decide what they want to do based on chances of success, available resources, alternatives available, and the politics of the situation.
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03-04-2005, 15:24
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you can have her, i won't fight you over it...
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03-04-2005, 16:09
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When she was convicted the stock price of her company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., was around $10. Today it's around $30. Apparently she's going to be even bigger - must be all that "street cred" she's gained. If not, at least the hype machine is already running full tilt.
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03-04-2005, 16:31
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Martha?
I saw the subject line and thought somebody's divorce was final. Happens a lot in this line of work when you make a bad first pick. Such was mine.
My second picked me and made it quite clear there would be no more, one way or the other. Since she grew up shooting pond frogs with a .22 I'm not going to push the issue.
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03-04-2005, 16:44
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I saw the subject line and thought somebody's divorce was final. Happens a lot in this line of work when you make a bad first pick. Such was mine.
My second picked me and made it quite clear there would be no more, one way or the other. Since she grew up shooting pond frogs with a .22 I'm not going to push the issue.
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Our wives must be related. When we got married she said that it was "until death do us part" but who's and how is yet to be determined. 
I went back to old habits, sleeping lightly and with a loaded firearm.
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03-05-2005, 06:01
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I love how they use the word "plotted." It's an underused word these days. More people should use it.
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03-05-2005, 08:52
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Us country kids here couldn't afford to pay to stay even briefly at a place like Martha's. This is punishment how? She will be granted 48 hours "out" once a week as per stated terms of her release anyway.
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03-05-2005, 09:17
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Us country kids here couldn't afford to pay to stay even briefly at a place like Martha's. This is punishment how? She will be granted 48 hours "out" once a week as per stated terms of her release anyway.
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Punishment for what?
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03-05-2005, 09:25
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Incarcerate her for what?
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03-05-2005, 09:40
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Incarcerate her for what?
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Cheating. She rec'd information the rest of us were not privy to, IIRC.
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03-05-2005, 09:45
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Cheating. She rec'd information the rest of us were not privy to, IIRC.
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What was she convicted of?
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03-05-2005, 09:47
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obstruction of justice, perjury or something like that, wasn't it...not related to the stock shenanigans...
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