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> Martha Stewart went to jail for 5 months for a meager case of insider trading.

I believe she went to prison for lying to investigators. The insider trading they couldn’t make stick. So in the end, maybe the cases aren’t so different?

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Facts. She also just paid a fine for the insider trading. Her criminal case was due to conspiracy, obstruction of justice and lying to federal investigators.

“Lying to a federal official” is one of the most BS things in the entire US penal. It’s practically carte blanche to imprison anyone you come across.

So just don't lie to the feds?

It would be more reasonable if federal officials faced similar penalties for lying to the public.

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