How a Forged Signature Opened the Door to a Federal Investigation
On December 15, 2004, I walked into my branch manager’s office at UBS thinking it was a normal day. It wasn’t. He […]
What Judges See When You Protect Yourself Instead of Reporting Fraud
At a meeting I never should have been in, I watched an elderly investor and his accountant sit across the table and […]
How Ego and Denial Led Me from Merrill Lynch to Federal Prison
When I Refused to Join the Team, I Thought I Was Standing for Integrity In 1997, I graduated from USC and started […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I Thought It Was Over—Then the Government Called
This is Part 3 of the 5-part blog series. In Part 2, I explained how lying to my lawyer gave the government […]
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 […]
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 […]
What Judges See When You Knew It Was Wrong and Did It Anyway
I Took the Call—and Took the Money On June 16, 2002, I got a call from Keith, a hedge fund manager I […]
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 […]
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 […]