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Said she was "very familiar" with the name Martha Stewart. Recalls the names of ImClone Systems and its founder, Sam Waksal, from news reports.

Said she is "not very familiar with corporate dialect" and has no feelings about Stewart.

Lost money in a mutual fund partly because of the collapse of Enron Corp. Has friends at Merrill Lynch & Co., the brokerage that once employed Stewart's co-defendant and former broker Peter Bacanovic.

Vaguely recalls hearing something about Stewart or Bacanovic in the media about a year ago, "but I forgot what it was about."

Has one relative who is a judge and another who works for the attorney general of New Jersey. Believes some people are unfairly jailed, and that poor people "often don't have the right to as much justice as they would like to have." Wishes the government's prosecution of corporate scandals "was moving along a little faster."

Works for a publishing company. Has met Mary Meeker, the Morgan Stanley Internet analyst whose name appears on a report that the government may introduce as evidence.

Has a brother who was a Westchester County police officer and a sister-in-law who once worked for Merrill Lynch. Saw a portion of Stewart's interview with CNN in which she asserted her innocence.

Communications technician who once worked for the firm Shearson, Loeb, Rhoades. Has occasionally flipped past Stewart's TV show, "but it is not anything of interest to me."

Translator of Italian who also works as a paralegal. Has worked on copyright-infringement cases. Has read about the case in newspapers but "I tend to read everything with a grain of salt."

Once sued her cleaners claiming they were responsible for stains that showed up on an antique dress. Best friend once worked at Merrill Lynch.

Works for a law firm that handles personal-injury cases. Currently suing a nursing home that she believes was negligent in her grandmother's death.

Pharmacist, originally from Uganda. While she has been in the United States, she has seen Stewart's "cooking recipes and stuff" on television, but has not paid close attention.


Source: Associated Press
    Domestic diva Martha Stewart and her stockbroker, Peter Bacanovic, stand trial for conspiracy, perjury, securities fraud and obstruction of the investigation into the sale of her stock in ImClone, a biotech firm.
   
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    Prison living
   
    Two sides of the story
   
    Case timeline
   
    8 women, 4 men
   
    Federal statutes
   
    Martha Stewart
Peter Bacanovic
Douglas Faneuil
The lawyers
The judge
   
    Discuss the case
   
    Rochelle Steinhaus
Courttv.com's trials editor discusses the case
Gerald Lefcourt
Defense lawyer analyzes the Stewart scandal
   
    Verdict Sheet
Jurors had to fill out this form when they decided their verdict.
New Indictment
After the judge tossed the securities fraud charge against Martha Stewart, count nine was dropped from the original indictment.
Original Indictment
This federal indictment charges Martha Stewart and her financial advisor, Peter Bacanovic, with nine counts (PDF)
Defense's Argument
An excerpt from this motion filed by the defense outlines Martha Stewart's side of the story.
E-mail Exhibits
E-mails from Bacanovic and his assistant on the day of Martha Stewart's trade were turned over to federal authorities.
Waksal's Phone Log
Former ImClone CEO turned over these message logs, which show calls from Martha Stewart on the day she sold her stock.
Faneuil Information
Bacanovic's assistant, Douglas Faneuil, was charged with these misdemeanor counts but later cut a deal.
Waksal Complaint
Read the charges filed by the SEC against Samuel Waksal, who is now serving an 87-month prison sentence.
   
 

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