Martha Stewart is deemed as having told a lie during an investigation. Even though she corrected it after reviewing her notes of her own volition and prior to any sort of adjudication, she is placed in jail.

When Jeff Adams was with a lawyer employed by Bettison, Doyle, Apffel & Guarino, P.C. as they sought to be employed by Eagle Broadband, Inc. et al. he filed a blatantly false affidavit of disinterestedness.

Download this order where judge LETITIA Z. CLARK gently slaps Jeff down.

We've seen Conflict Of Interest problems and false affidavits before, but in this case Jeff Adams was an appointed officer of a few public companies affiliated with Eagle Broadband.

Let's start the clock ticking as to when Mr. Adams gets incarcerated. Too bad it doesn't look like Jeff has any bargaining leverage in order to help a District Attorney nab a bigger crook, like the otherwise similarly situated Suzzanne Uhland.

Suzzanne is better off than Jeff because if she plays her cards smart, she could strike a deal while the window is still open...