[Ans] Which company's stock was at the center of Martha Stewart's insider trading scandal?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which company's stock was at the center of Martha Stewart's insider trading scandal?"

On this day in 2005, billionaire mogul Martha Stewart reported to prison to begin serving a five-month sentence for lying about a stock sale. Stewart was convicted in 2004 of conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to her selling of shares of drug maker ImClone Systems. Authorities said she used inside information of an FDA ruling against a key ImClone drug to sell shares ahead of the negative news and made false statements about it when asked. After a highly publicized jury trial, Stewart was found guilty of felony charges of conspiracy, obstruction of an agency proceeding, and making false statements to federal investigators.

[Answer] Which company's stock was at the center of Martha Stewart's insider trading scandal?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which company's stock was at the center of Martha Stewart's insider trading scandal?"

...On this day in 2005, billionaire mogul Martha Stewart reported to prison to begin serving a five-month sentence for lying about a stock sale. Stewart was convicted in 2004 of conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to her selling of shares of drug maker ImClone Systems. Authorities said she used inside information of an FDA ruling against a key ImClone drug to sell shares ahead of the negative news and made false statements about it when asked. After a highly publicized jury trial, Stewart was found guilty of felony charges of conspiracy, obstruction of an agency proceeding, and making false statements to federal investigators.

[Ans] Which celebrity was sentenced to prison for lying about insider trading activities?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which celebrity was sentenced to prison for lying about insider trading activities?"

Insider trading is the trading of a public company's stock or other securities (such as bonds or stock options) by individuals with access to nonpublic information about the company. In various countries, some kinds of trading based on insider information is illegal.