White Collar Advice Blog

The Surprise or “Ambush” Interview
February 8, 2016 The Surprise or “Ambush” Interview If you missed the first two parts of my series on government interviews, you

Core Attitudes of the Residential Drug Abuse Program
February 4, 2016 To succeed through the Residential Drug Abuse Program it is essential to understance and embrace the core attitudes. For

When You Lie To The Government, What Crime (Or Crimes) Are You Committing?
February 2, 2016 When Law Enforcement Comes Knocking — What Are Your Options? Part 2 of 5: When You Lie To The Government,

Taft Federal Prison Camp
January 31, 2016 “This place is just too boring for me, too many staff and just too much damn time on my

Info. I Needed When The FBI Showed Up
January 27, 2016 Last week a mortgage executive from Ohio asked me what separates successful defendants from unsuccessful ones. “Successful defendants prepare

Residential Drug Abuse Program: The Ethical Prison Consultant
January 23, 2016 I will be filming a video every monday in 2016 on the Residential Drug Abuse Program. These videos will
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.