Martha Stewart has become one of the most prestigious and well-admired moguls for women's domesticity in the past few years. Until recently, she has become the CEO of her own domestic line for household furnishings, linens, and draperies. All the while, she has been balancing responsibilities in the kitchen, marketing and merchandising her famous recipes. She has spread across the television and print media and has been largely successful.
Over the past year, Martha Stewart has been under investigation for insider trading, a punishable offense characterized by fraudulent transmission of "inside knowledge" about stocks. Stewart invested in a health technology corporation and allegedly pulled out her investment at the last minute just before the stock plummeted in the market. The federal government finds such activity strangely suspect, so they came a-knockin' on Stewart's door and served her with a warrant.
She has since stepped down from CEO duty of her own company and has become involved in this legal battle ever since. |