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 […]
Pre-Suasion Is a Record You Build Long Before Sentencing and Federal Prison
Robert Cialdini’s Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade begins with a warning: If you wait until your moment of need […]
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 […]
The Greatest Consequence of a Federal Conviction—and Why It Matters for Sentencing
I was walking to Nobu in Newport Beach to have dinner with Michael Santos and Matthew Boyer when a journalist called to […]
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 […]
Using Federal Prison Time Well: Document Progress and Prepare for Early Release
Last week, I got a call from an upset woman whose husband is preparing for federal prison. She was angry because, in […]