Rosemary Martoma, the physician wife of alleged inside trader Mathew Martoma, sat in the first row of a Manhattan federal courtroom on Tuesday, dressed down in a simple black sweater and dark-blue slacks, and wearing no flashy jewelry.
It’s as if she picked up some pointers from Liz Steinberg, whose husband, Michael, was convicted last month on charges similar to those that now face Martoma.
Liz Steinberg, The Post reported exclusively during that trial, asked her friends and family attending the trial not to wear any fancy jewelry, designer clothes or furs.
Both men were portfolio managers at the once-mighty SAC Capital Advisors hedge fund, and the only ones from SAC to stand trial.
Six other former SAC money men have pled guilty, as did SAC itself.
If convicted, Martoma faces up to 15 years in prison — a hefty sentence because of the massive $276 million made on his alleged crime.
In contrast to Steinberg, who had dozens of friends and family cheering him on, Martoma had only his wife at his side. Both appeared solemn during the proceedings.
After the first day of jury selection ended Tuesday, Martoma smiled as he tapped his wife’s arms.
The two then walked out together.
Jury selection may conclude Wednesday morning, with opening statements possible in the afternoon.
The prosecution’s opening witness will be Tim Jandovitz, who previously worked at SAC and is now a senior vice president at Jefferies Strategic Capital.
Jandovitz will be followed by SAC’s chief financial officer, Daniel Berkowitz, and Alison Hulme, an executive vice president at Elan, one of the companies that Martoma is alleged to have gotten illegal tips about.