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Re:AMD, which lost over $2.8B in 5 years, takes a hit after ... by tanderson92 on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @12:19PM (#15602742)
> She risked, and lost, all that and ended up going to prison for acting on inside information

That is not why she went to prison.

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Re:AMD, which lost over $2.8B in 5 years, takes a hit after ... by r00fus on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @02:23PM (#15604053)
Pray tell, why then?
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Re:AMD, which lost over $2.8B in 5 years, takes a hit after ... by diziet on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @03:17PM (#15604601)
The charge (amongst others) that caused her to serve time in jail was 18 U.S.C. ยง 1001 (making false statements to federal investigators).

The why was most likely insider trading allegations.

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Re:AMD, which lost over $2.8B in 5 years, takes a hit after ... by Coffeewine on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @03:11PM (#15604535)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/17/business/martha-stewart-s-...

> for lying to federal investigators about a stock sale that she called ''a small personal matter.''

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