Secret Santa Before he died in 2007, Larry Stewart of Kansas City, Missouri, spent years anonymously passing out $100 bills around holiday time. He gave away nearly $1.3 million during a 20-year campaign.
Martha Stewart reported to prison in West Virginia early Friday morning to begin serving a five-month sentence for lying about a stock trade.
Friday is the first day of the rest of Martha Stewart's life.
Larry Stewart, a government witness who testified against Martha Stewart, was found not guilty Tuesday on all counts of perjury.
Is Martha Stewart ready for jail?
The former Merrill Lynch employee who gave Martha Stewart the stock tip that led to her conviction earlier this year on obstruction of justice charges will not go to jail for his role in the affair.
A judge Thursday dismissed attempts by Martha Stewart's legal team to declare federal sentencing guidelines unconstitutional, paving the way for her likely sentencing on Friday.
Martha Stewart will finally be sentenced Friday for lying to investigators about a stock sale that brought little financial gain but heavy losses in terms of stature and -- ultimately, it seems likely -- her freedom.
Martha Stewart will finally be sentenced Friday for lying to investigators about a stock sale that brought little financial gain but heavy losses in terms of stature and -- ultimately it seems likely -- her freedom.
For the second time in more than two weeks, a federal judge has delayed the sentencing date for Martha Stewart and her former broker Peter Bacanovic, according to a court clerk.
Martha Stewart asked a federal judge Thursday for a new trial, citing charges that a key government witness lied on the stand.
Martha Stewart's attorney, Robert Morvillo, criticized federal prosecutors Wednesday night in a speech before the New York City Lawyers Association, said attorneys who attended.
Martha Stewart's lawyers will ask a judge Thursday to throw out her conviction in light of recent perjury charges against a key witness in the case, according to one of her lawyers.
The federal judge overseeing Martha Stewart's legal case has delayed her sentencing hearing until July 8, her lawyers said Monday.
The blockbuster turn in the Martha Stewart case was not the first time that a key prosecution witness had been charged with lying while helping the government win criminal convictions.
Legal experts were divided Friday on whether Martha Stewart will win a new trial now that a key prosecution witness has been charged with lying on the stand.
A government witness against Martha Stewart was charged Friday with lying on the witness stand -- meaning her conviction on conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges could get thrown out.
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