Martha Stewart Reports to Prison
Martha Stewart Reports to Prison (Reuters)
Trendsetter Martha Stewart arrived at a minimum-security prison known as “Camp Cupcake” under cover of early morning darkness on Friday to serve a five-month sentence for lying about a stock sale. Stewart, who built and ran the publicly traded company Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., arrived about eight hours in advance of 2 p.m. — the time she had to report to the country’s oldest federal prison for women.
Federal Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Carla Wilson said Stewart, one of the America’s best-known personalities, was subjected to a strip search upon her arrival and had to squat and cough hard to check for hidden contraband. For the next five months, she will be known as prisoner No. 55170-054. “At approximately 6:15 a.m., Martha Stewart arrived at the Federal Prison Camp, Alderson, West Virginia, for service of her sentence,” a Federal Bureau of Prisons statement said.
Stewart told her fans through her Web site, “By the time you read this, I will have reported to a minimum-security prison in Alderson, West Virginia, to begin serving my five-month sentence.” The former chief executive, who vows to make a comeback, was found guilty in March of conspiracy, making false statements and obstruction of agency proceedings – all stemming from her suspicious sale of stock in biotech firm ImClone Systems Inc. on Dec. 27, 2001.
I certainly feel safer knowing that this vicious predator is off the streets. It’s only a matter of time, however, before she’s back terrorizing the public with 400 thread count sheets and tips for holiday decorating.
Well, I think she’s pretty frightening. Any woman who can tell another, straight-faced, that, “It really takes no time to carve 200 kohlrabbi into Michelangelos’ David, and they set off the table service so nicely,” is barking mad.
Especially insidious are those recipes taking longer than 30 minutes to prepare.