If you’re facing a sentencing hearing in federal court, one of the most overlooked—but essential—steps is understanding how the Bureau of Prisons […]

Justin Paperny22 June 20254 min read

I Thought I Was Just a Witness When the meeting began, my lawyer and I were told I was just a witness. […]

Justin Paperny20 June 20254 min read

On December 15, 2004, I walked into my branch manager’s office at UBS thinking it was a normal day. It wasn’t. He […]

Justin Paperny18 June 20254 min read

When Michael Santos handed me a blank notebook in federal prison, I thought it was a symbolic gesture. It wasn’t. It was […]

Justin Paperny18 June 20253 min read

A few minutes into Tuesday’s webinar, I asked Marcus a direct question: “You’ve been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison. What […]

Justin Paperny18 June 20253 min read

Craig Carton was one of the top sports radio hosts in New York. Then he went to federal prison for fraud tied […]

Justin Paperny16 June 20255 min read

Keith transferred over $6 million into our UBS account. That should’ve been a win. For six months, he traded it into the […]

Justin Paperny14 June 20253 min read

This is the final entry in the 5-part blog series. In Part 4, I shared how prison became the place I started […]

Justin Paperny13 June 20253 min read

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 Paperny13 June 20255 min read

This is Part 4 of the 5-part blog series. Part 3 ended with a call from my lawyer: I was going to […]

Justin Paperny12 June 20253 min read

This is Part 2 of the 5-part blog series. If you missed Part 1, I shared how one lie during an FBI […]

Justin Paperny10 June 20252 min read

Someone in our community texted me, “How do you think a judge would respond to the new BOP memo about going to […]

Justin Paperny10 June 20253 min read