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Prosecution Closes Out Case against Martha Stewart.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, March, 2004

By Christopher Rowland, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Mar. 2--NEW YORK -- A prosecutor wrapped up the government's case against Martha Stewart yesterday by telling jurors she schemed to "cover up, lie, and conceal" when investigators questioned why she sold stock in ImClone Systems Inc.

"Martha Stewart lied about this, and Martha Stewart probably believed she would never get caught," deputy US Attorney Michael S. Schachter told the jury during closing arguments in her obstruction-of-justice trial.

Stewart's lawyer, Robert Morvillo, is scheduled to make his closing summation today. Jurors are expected to deliberate this week and possibly deliver a verdict by week's end. Stewart scored a victory Friday when...

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