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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 lleb nere potential prison sentenceofll rom the ( years and a $1 million fine. and and ian. us in The Isr those irad Jam 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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