what did martha stewart go to jail for

Martha Stewart went to jail for her involvement in a 2001 insider trading scandal. She was found guilty of felony charges including lying to federal investigators, obstruction of an agency proceeding, and conspiracy to obstruct. She was sentenced to five months in a federal facility, two years of supervised release with five months of electronic monitoring, and was fined $30,000, among other harsh penalties imposed over a 2006 SEC civil case. She served her time at the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) in Alderson, West Virginia.