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Supreme Court Transforms Restitution In White Collar Cases
When I surrendered to federal prison in April 2008, restitution wasn’t my focus. I was a former Bear Stearns and UBS broker […]
Justin Paperny
Jan 28, 2026
BOP Visiting Rules: Avoid the Walmart Mistake
BOP visiting rules are strange, I know. Several months into my federal sentence, my mom came to visit. Usually she’d arrive around […]
Justin Paperny
Jan 25, 2026
Find the Right Criminal Defense Lawyer
A guide to finding, evaluating, and working with the best criminal criminal defense lawyer—by someone who learned the hard way. Why Finding […]
Justin Paperny
Jan 25, 2026
Self-Surrender Checklist: Top 10 Steps Before Federal Prison
If you’re self-surrendering to federal prison, you need to prepare. You need a self-surrender checklist that helps prepare you and helps handle […]
Justin Paperny
Jan 24, 2026
First Step Act Time Credits Update
Earlier today, on the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, I watched a video featuring Lauren Lambert interviewing Rick Stover, the BOP’s First […]
Justin Paperny
Jan 23, 2026
Asset Engineering: The Brutal DOJ Narrative | Chapter 1
The Day the Narrative Was Written (and You Didn’t Write It) Asset engineering begins the day your story changes. Most people don’t […]
Justin Paperny
Jan 18, 2026
The Federal Probation Interview
If you’re preparing for sentencing, the federal probation interview is where people either help themselves or quietly hurt themselves. Not because probation […]
Justin Paperny
Jan 13, 2026
SSI and Medicare Federal Prison Rules Explained
Summary: SSI and Medicare Federal Prison Rules Explained When someone in their 60s or 70s is sentenced to federal prison, the fear […]
Justin Paperny
Jan 8, 2026
Preparing for Sentencing and Prison
At the start of our first webinar of the year, I said: If you leave this call and do nothing, you’ve wasted […]
Justin Paperny
Jan 8, 2026
How to Get a Shorter Prison Sentence: 10 Strategies
You can earn a shorter prison sentence through strategic preparation, documented mitigation, and, in some cases, cooperation with prosecutors. Defendants who use […]
Justin Paperny
Dec 21, 2025
Why Keonne Rodriquez Is Going To Morgantown Federal Prison Camp
Summary The case of Keonne Rodriguez highlights how fast DOJ priorities can shift. For nearly 10 years, his non-custodial Bitcoin privacy software […]
Justin Paperny
Dec 12, 2025
First Step Act Time Credits: How to Earn Maximum Days Off Your Sentence
Federal prisoners can earn 10 to 15 days off their sentence for every 30 days of approved programming under the First Step […]
Justin Paperny
Dec 8, 2025
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