by Alec Burlakoff | May 3, 2024 | 1: Life Before Federal Prison, 2: Life In Federal Prison, 3: Life After Federal Prison, Prepare, Prepare 2.0!, Release Plan |
Hi, Alec here. I have a question for you. How will you make sure you NEVER set foot in a courtroom again as a defendant? It doesn’t matter if you are in the middle of a white-collar criminal investigation, pre-sentencing, or soon to surrender – you need a...
by Justin Paperny | Nov 10, 2023 | 1: Life Before Federal Prison, Justin Paperny |
White Collar Advice You Tube In this video, I address a challenging situation faced by a wife whose husband has been sentenced to 47 months in federal prison. While the federal prison sentence itself is a significant strain, the wife’s primary concern and...
by Justin Paperny | Apr 26, 2023 | 2: Life In Federal Prison, Justin Paperny |
Fifteen years ago today, I was getting ready to attend my going away to federal prison party. I was tipping the scales at a solid 210–exercise and discipline were two words that meant little to me. Two days later, on April 28, 2008, I surrendered to Taft Federal...
by Justin Paperny | Mar 13, 2023 | Justin Paperny, Release Plan |
If you are going to federal prison, you have to create your release plan. As you may know, I was a stockbroker at Bear Stearns, then UBS. Bad decisions I made on behalf of a hedge fund manager led to a government investigation. When I learned of the investigation, I...
by Justin Paperny | Mar 12, 2023 | 1: Life Before Federal Prison, 2: Life In Federal Prison, Justin Paperny |
I received an interesting call from a white-collar defendant on his way to federal prison for 60 months. “Tell me what you can do for me, to get me out asap, and I will hire you. Give me your best pitch, what you got,” he said. Rather than utter the...