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NEW YORK — Jurors in the
Martha Stewart case began
deliberating Wednesday, decid
ing whether she lied about a
well-timed stock sale in a scan
dal that could send her to prison
and jeopardize her gracious-liv
ing empire.
The jury received the case
after 90 minutes of complex
instructions from U.S. District
Judge Miriam Goldman
Cedarbaum.
After about two hours of
deliberation, the jury of eight
women and four men requested
a readback of testimony regard
ing former brokerage assistant
Douglas Faneuil, the govern
ment’s star witness. They also
asked to see charts detailing
phone calls of the main players
in the scandal on the day of the
’stock sale.
The combined charges
against Stewart carry up to 20
years in prison, but she would
probably get far less under fed
eral sentencing guidelines.
However, if convicted on any
charge, the 62-year-old Stewart
would have to step down as
chief creative officer of her
media company, Martha Stewart
Living Omnimedia.
Stewart and ex-stockbroker
Bacanovic are accused of lying
to investigators about why
Stewart sold 3,928 shares of
ImClone stock on Dec. 27,
2001. just before it plunged on a
decision by the Food and Drug
Administration to reject
ImClone’s application for a can
cer drug.
Prosecutors contend Stewart
sold her stock after Bacanovic
tipped her off, through Faneuil,
that ImClone founder Sam
Waksal was trying to sell his
own holdings.
But Stewart and Bacanovic
claim they had a standing agree
ment to sell Stewart's stock if
the price fell to $60. The sup-
The
charges
against
Martha
Stewart
► Conspiracy
► Obstruction of justice
► Two counts of lying to
investigators
Each charge carries a prison
sentence of five years and a
$250,000 fine.
Dropped last Friday:
► Securities fraud carried a
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potential prison sentenceofll rom the (
years and a $1 million fine.
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Martha’s media troubles
Observers are uncertain whether an acquittal for Martha Stewart
would enable her brand to rebound completely from the battering
it has taken during the scandal.
posed agreement is the com
stone of their defense,
Stewart is charged
spiracy, obstruction of jusiiL
and making false stateim jj,. 1
Bacanovic is charged with mi
mg false statements, making
using false documents, coni
acy. perjury and obstruction
justice — charges that can}'
to 25 years behind bars.
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working together to devise!
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Tax records differ from group’s
campaign finance reports
RAYMONDVILLE (AP) — A former Willacy County
auditor has turned himself after being indicted on a
charge of stealing at least $20,000 in county funds.
Armando Rubalcaba surrendered Tuesday after
posting a $10,000 bond, Sheriff Larry Spence said.
“He said, ’I want to get this thing over with,’”
Spence told the Valley Morning Star in Wednesday’s
editions. “He was very cordial.”
A grand jury on Feb. 26 charged Rubalcaba with
one count of theft, a third-degree felony punishable
with two to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to
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county officials used him as an election-timescaja
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October for “incompetence” after about seven|9sr
on the job.
Records showed that the county wenttroma
million reserve fund in 1998 to a debt of about$1J
million by the end of the 2001-2002 fiscal year,
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