Martha Stewart controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2008
United Kingdom visa refusal
The UK Border Agency refused Stewart a visa because of her criminal conviction, preventing a planned speaking engagement at the Royal Academy.
2004
ImClone stock-trading conviction
Stewart was convicted of conspiracy to obstruct, obstruction of an agency proceeding, and making false statements to federal investigators in a case arising from her sale of ImClone Systems shares after receiving information from her broker. She served five months in federal prison and later accepted an SEC settlement that included disgorgement, a civil penalty, and a five-year restriction on serving as an officer or director of a public company.