以下是引用robinsnow在2004-7-16 14:33:57的发言：
also from nytimes

Federal sentencing guidelines recommended a sentence of 10 to 16 months in prison for someone convicted of such crimes who has no previous record of criminal activity and is not considered a threat to society. Judges can add to or reduce a sentence for various reasons, including perceptions of the defendant's acceptance of responsibility.

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Ms. Stewart received the minimum recommended sentence for her conviction on four crimes, all linked to a 2001 stock trade whose timing aroused the interest of government regulators.

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"Lying to government investigators is a very serious matter," the judge told her. At the same time, she noted that Ms. Stewart, who is 62 years old, has no previous criminal record, and that more than 1,500 letters written on her behalf had made it "apparent that you have helped many people outside your family." She rejected a request from Ms. Stewart's lawyer to let her serve the prison portion of the sentence in a halfway house.

以下是引用grace在2004-7-16 15:08:40的发言：
还有啊, 她的那个经纪人怎样了?

记得以前看新闻说, 她的那个经纪人是移民, 刚买了房子,又有个不错的工作, 眼看美国梦要实现了
谁知出了这事, 别人还担心他要自杀, 得让人给看着.

还说MARTHA就不一样了, 她 live in the american dream.