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...against her is securities fraud, legal experts say. When the investigation came to light last June, Stewart made several public statements defending her ImClone trade. She denied that she had received any inside information and said she was simply following the $60 sell arrangement she and Bacanovic had discussed. Comey, the U.S. Attorney, said Stewart made these statements "to stop the slide of the stock price" of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and deceived shareholders who otherwise would be worried that insider-trading allegations would damage a company built entirely around the image of its namesake. (The stock indeed rose briefly...
...criminals. And her many fans agree, including some who say she's being targeted as an uppity woman executive who has made it in a preserve dominated by men. Prosecutors see it differently. "Martha Stewart is being prosecuted not for who she is but what she did," said James Comey, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The case against her, experts say, will be difficult to prove but could serve as a deterrent in the government's larger effort to curb abuses of corporate power...
...Martha took a step in that direction on Wednesday, giving in to the disgrace of the moment, looking distraught and wounded and disheveled for the first time ever on camera. Like that other distressed damsel Hillary, who had Ken Starr, Martha has a villain: James Comey, the U.S. Attorney for New York. He may protest too much when insisting he's indicting Stewart not for "who she is, but because of what she did." Other federal prosecutors readily admit that going after a celebrity is a cost-effective way to deter all the potential lawbreakers out there. But note there...
...truth lies somewhere in a trail of e-mail. According to U.S. Attorney James Comey, one of Quattrone's colleagues suggested, in an e-mail dated Dec. 4, 2000, that company bankers clean out their files before the holidays. "Today, it's administrative housekeeping," the message says. "In January, it could be improper destruction of evidence." Quattrone replied, "I strongly advise you to follow these procedures." Days earlier, company lawyers had told him CSFB had been issued a subpoena. His lawyer, John Keker, says Quattrone is innocent. CSFB, which paid $100 million to settle the ipo charges, declined to comment...
Winning six of the matches 3-0, the Crimson lost only in the No. 5 spot, where Browne fell to Frances Comey after leading two games...