Why Some People Serve Less Prison Time—and Others Don’t
I’ve done this a long time. By now I know now some people embrace silence as a strategy or just presume the […]
What do you do when you’re told not to prepare for sentencing?
Robert Cialdini’s Pre-Suasion begins with a warning: If you wait until your moment of need to influence someone, you’re too late. We […]
What George Santos Got Wrong About Federal Sentencing
When I got sentenced to 18 months in a minimum-security federal prison camp, people said I didn’t deserve a second chance. I […]
Waiting for Trial Is Not Waiting Time: What the Minnesota COVID Fraud Case Teaches Defendants
The Feeding Our Future fraud case in Minnesota exposed something deeper than financial theft. As FBI Director Kash Patel put it, this […]
How the BOP’s FSA Task Force Will Impact Inmates and Staff: New Standards for Home Confinement and Accountability
The Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) launch of the FSA Task Force changes how home confinement credits are calculated and applied under the […]
George Santos: 5 Things He Must Avoid in Federal Prison
I spent time this week reviewing the sentencing, media tour, and public comments made by George Santos, who’s now facing 87 months […]
Why the BOP Created the FSA Task Force: Director Marshall’s Push to Fix Home Confinement Delays
The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) launched the FSA Task Force to confront a critical bottleneck: delays in processing home confinement placements under […]
Why Early Cooperation and Documentation Matter in Federal Cases: Lessons from Healthcare Fraud Defendants
Waiting Too Long Closes Doors Last February, I spoke with a pharmacist facing serious opioid distribution charges—millions of pills allegedly moved through […]
How a Documented Release Plan Separates Preparation from Regret
When I met Michael Santos in prison, he had already served 22 years. I had just started an 18-month sentence. One of […]