by Justin Paperny | Sep 3, 2020 | 1: Life Before Federal Prison, Justin Paperny |
12 Facts That Surprised Me In Federal Prison When I surrendered to federal prison in April 2008, I had no idea what to expect. Other than exercising and wanting to learn Spanish, I did not really have any goals. Well, shortly after surrendering to federal prison, I...
by Justin Paperny | Jul 4, 2020 | 1: Life Before Federal Prison, Justin Paperny |
In this video I discuss how using social media poorly led to a longer federal prison sentence for a husband and wife. Their intentions were good, I think. But their shortsightedness and their desire to set the record straight led to problems they did not foresee. I...
by Justin Paperny | Jun 24, 2020 | 2: Life In Federal Prison, Justin Paperny |
My Interview From Taft Federal Prison in 2009 In late 2008, professors from DePaul University began reading the daily blog I was writing from Taft Federal Prison. In time, they reached out to see if I would answer student questions about ethics, white-collar crime,...
by Justin Paperny | Jun 17, 2020 | 1: Life Before Federal Prison, 2: Life In Federal Prison, Justin Paperny |
June 17, 2020 I’m writing this blog for defendants who are preparing for sentencing or prison. This blog is not for white collar defendants who talk about preparing but do nothing. Those defendants, from my experience, tell others “I will get around to it...
by Justin Paperny | Jun 11, 2020 | 2: Life In Federal Prison, Justin Paperny |
In the blog and video I posted yesterday, I discussed how adjustment patterns in prison follow a U-Shaped Curve. Essentially, people hold close ties to society when they are coming into the metaphorical “U.” After they surrender to federal prison and as they approach...
by Justin Paperny | Jun 10, 2020 | 2: Life In Federal Prison, Justin Paperny |
3 Stages of A Federal Prison Term (U Shaped Curve) Of all the blogs I have written about life in federal prison, none will be more important than this one. Of course, it will only be helpful for you if you apply this knowledge, then study your results. The suggestions...
by Justin Paperny | Jun 1, 2020 | 2: Life In Federal Prison, Justin Paperny |
May 31, 2020 Earlier today, I received a phone call from a former real estate broker who was just released from federal prison. He served 33 months for wire fraud. He was angry at the system, his lawyer, his Judge and his prosecutor. In a way, I know it was cathartic...
by Justin Paperny | May 31, 2020 | 2: Life In Federal Prison, Justin Paperny, Uncategorized |
Forget it Justin, “people told me.” It wont work! Those people were talking about my plans to write a book that would prepare defendants for life in federal prison. Given all the mistakes I made before sentencing and federal prison, I knew they were wrong. I knew...
by Justin Paperny | May 29, 2020 | 1: Life Before Federal Prison, Justin Paperny |
For several weeks our team has been offering a free character reference letter course.Inside the course, I discuss how sentencing videos can prepare you to obtain the shortest prison sentence. Yesterday, a student in the character reference letter course, sent me the...
by Justin Paperny | May 3, 2020 | 1: Life Before Federal Prison, Justin Paperny |
If you think preparing for sentencing and prison is risky or too hard, wait until they hand you the bill for not doing anything! Imagine giving $175K to white-collar defense attorney only to be told months later, “don’t worry about getting character...
