The Record (Bergen County, NJ), July 26th, 2004
The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 07-26-2004
Martha and Mary -- A tale of two sentencings Date: 07-26-2004, Monday Section: OPINION Edtion: All Editions.=.Two Star B. Two Star P. One Star B
Martha Stewart got five months in prison for lying to investigators. Mary Bussanich cooperated with police. Her sentence? Five years.
Still, you could say Ms. Bussanich, a 23-year-old Bergen County mother, was lucky. Her punishment could have been far worse.
Unlike Ms. Stewart, who was convicted of trying to obstruct an investigation into a stock deal, Ms. Bussanich got in trouble for something our justi...
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