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> 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.

Pray tell, why then?

The charge (amongst others) that caused her to serve time in jail was 18 U.S.C. § 1001 (making false statements to federal investigators).

The why was most likely insider trading allegations.

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