White Collar Advice Blog

Federal Sentence Reduction Specialist
Alan, a veteran and white collar defendant, called to tell me he thought I was a highly qualified, “Federal Sentence Reduction Specialist.”

Bail Hearing For A White Collar Defendant
Bail Hearing For A White Collar Defendant When a defendant is charged with a white collar crime, one of the first issues

Federal Plea Agreement Review
Federal Plea Agreement Review The Spanish American philosopher George Santayana wrote that those who didn’t understand history we’re doomed to repeat it.

Understanding The BOPs Administrative Remedy Program
Yesterday I began working with a wonderful family from North Carolina. In fact, they live about 20 minutes from Wake Forest University,

Bureau of Prisons Changes Home Confinement Pay Policy
I still get such a kick out of this statement: “The Bureau continues to assist individuals releasing from federal prisons in their

Why White Collar Offenders Fail in RDAP
I signed up for RDAP thinking it would be a piece of cake. Inmate alums had shown me their journals and they
The White Collar Advice blog helps people under investigation or facing federal sentencing understand the system, avoid mistakes that lead to longer sentences or tougher prison placements, and prepare for prison and reentry.
People under federal investigation, facing sentencing, or preparing for prison who want to build a documented record that shows they are different from the government’s one-sided version of events. Family members who want to understand the process and help a loved one prepare should read it too.
Yes. The blog is based on the combined experience of our team at White Collar Advice, including my time in the system, Michael Santos’s 26 years in federal prison, and the work we’ve done with thousands of people going through investigations, sentencing, and reentry. Everything comes from what we’ve seen and documented over many years.
These blogs teach you how to create assets that do not currently exist to influence cynical stakeholders, like a Federal Judge or Probation Officer.