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Craig Carton’s Second Chance After Lewisburg Federal Prison Camp
Craig Carton was one of the top sports radio hosts in New York. Then he went to federal prison for fraud tied […]
Justin Paperny
Jun 15, 2025
When Silence Becomes a Crime: My Role in a $6 Million Investment Fraud
Keith transferred over $6 million into our UBS account. That should’ve been a win. For six months, he traded it into the […]
Justin Paperny
Jun 14, 2025
Why My Conviction Still Follows Me—Years After Prison
This is the final entry in the 5-part blog series. In Part 4, I shared how prison became the place I started […]
Justin Paperny
Jun 13, 2025
Encore Webinar! BOP To Expand Home Confinement
That’s right—the Encore Webinar on the New BOP Directive! It’s not every day we revisit a topic this quickly, but the reaction […]
Justin Paperny
Jun 13, 2025
How Daily Writing from Prison Changed My Life After Release
This is Part 4 of the 5-part blog series. Part 3 ended with a call from my lawyer: I was going to […]
Justin Paperny
Jun 12, 2025
Why Lying to My Lawyer Made the Case Against Me Stronger
This is Part 2 of the 5-part blog series. If you missed Part 1, I shared how one lie during an FBI […]
Justin Paperny
Jun 10, 2025
How a Cynical Federal Judge Might Respond to the New BOP Memo
Someone in our community texted me, “How do you think a judge would respond to the new BOP memo about going to […]
Justin Paperny
Jun 9, 2025
What I Did the Day the FBI Showed Up—and Why It Made Everything Worse
This 5-part blog series breaks down what actually happens when you make the wrong decisions during a federal investigation—from the first FBI […]
Justin Paperny
Jun 9, 2025
Atlas Shrugged, The Prince, and What I Learned from Michael Santos
Someone in our community said to me, “Dude, that Plato allegory story really stuck with me. Got any more?” That question changed how I […]
Justin Paperny
Jun 9, 2025
The Truth About Status in Prison: It Doesn’t Matter
When I self-surrendered to federal prison, I assumed people would care about my white collar crime. I assumed they’d care about where […]
Justin Paperny
Jun 7, 2025
How I Justified Fraud—and Ended Up in Prison
I walked into my senior partner’s office convinced I had leverage. I tossed my latest commission statements on his desk—$100,000 in revenue […]
Justin Paperny
Jun 6, 2025
7 Components of a Credible Release Plan
This one-page guide helps you prepare a persuasive release plan aligned with the May 28, 2025 BOP directive. Your file—not the policy—determines […]
Justin Paperny
Jun 3, 2025
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