How to Write a Sentencing Statement That Doesn’t Sound Like a Script I’ve been to too many sentencing hearings where someone stands up, reads their statement, and…… Read More
The Janitor Who Tried Last week, my daughter Alyssa asked me to watch America’s Got Talent with her. I told her:… Read More
How to Respond to Kickback Schemes Charges—and Avoid the Mistakes That Make Things Worse When I was indicted for securities fraud, I remember sitting in my lawyer’s office, nodding… Read More
The Sentencing Mistake That Makes Judges Lose Trust One of the biggest mistakes I see defendants make is waiting. They wait to take… Read More
What I’d Do If I Were Facing Healthcare Fraud Charges Today When I was under federal investigation, I wanted a shortcut. I kept hoping something—anything—would spare… Read More
Still Blaming the Government? You’re Not Ready for Sentencing I’ve seen a lot of sentencing presentations fall flat. Not because the person wasn’t remorseful.… Read More
Still Think Documenting Progress in Prison Doesn’t Matter? Read This. Seventeen years ago, I surrendered to federal prison. At the time, I thought I had… Read More
Preparing for Medicare Fraud Charges: What Most Defendants Get Wrong When I first got the call that federal agents were investigating me for securities violations,… Read More
The Sentencing Mistake I See Too Many Defendants Make There’s a mistake I see over and over:Someone walks into a federal sentencing, stands in… Read More