My 6 AM FBI Visit and Introduction – Both Surreal And Terrifying
Welcome. For over thirty years, I have provided medical and surgical management of the lower leg, ankle, and foot, a privilege that allows me to practice a discipline I love.
- When I opened my 6 a.m. knock at my front door, I was greeted by a litany of FBI and other law enforcement. This was followed by an 8 a.m. visit to my office (I hadn’t arrived yet), where they took computers and was accompanied by the local board of medicine. We still managed to see patients, but the writing was on the wall, and my demeanor had changed.
- The next thought regarding a future career path for me was months to years later and was not very comforting, “as this was all I knew.” This was a significant life event that I did not adjust well to.
I owe a significant part of how I made it to the other side to the help of colleagues who supported me as I appeared before the local board of medicine, was accepted, and eventually had my license to practice reinstated. But equally, if not more so, I had those who encouraged me to pursue getting that license back, as that was something my soul needed, and I will be forever grateful.
My New Career Evolved By Merging: Presentation Interview Preparation – With Both My Medical And Non-Medical Background Experiences.
This career transition (is equally rewarding) as I can use my 1st) 30+ years of medical training, 2nd) personal experiences in the BOP, 3rd) relationships I have developed with retired BOP officials, and 4th) access to various medical colleagues across the country; this has evolved into providing Presentence Interview Preparation – with the Healthcare and Overall Seriousness it Deserves.
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I am sharing the many obstacles I encountered so you do not have to experience the same frustrations of being unprepared and disappointed.
- Just One Example of what I have learned, where I go into others throughout this site;
- Participate in your Defense – I didn’t. Granted, I was a basket case, but that’s no excuse.
- I had a former prosecutor turn White-Collar defense attorney, and we agreed to appeal the “Indictment.”
- ALWAYS ASK YOUR COUNSEL HOW MANY CASES (OR APPEALS) THEY HAVE WON, AS THE DOJ HAS A CONVICTION RATE APPROACHING 98% – I didn’t.
- After completing my sentence, (I remember the judge told us he didn’t want me back in his courtroom).
- Believe them.
- I was released from FPC Pensacola and returned to court for the Indictment Appeal.
- I ASSUMED that they would rule: Yes or No. NOPE, He Rulled No and then Sent Me BACK to Prison – He Didn’t Want Me Back.
- Knowledge and Preparation provide you with a plan, routine, and what to expect in prison on the day you surrender—before you get there.
Through my story, this video explains why finding the right attorney is essential. This is your life-altering event; Preparation and Knowledge of what you are about to do could still result in the best outcome for you. Remember that the DOJ has a 98% conviction rate – with incarceration as the outcome they want; what then is a realistic positive outcome for you? Learn from my experiences through my video:
Approximately two decades ago, I, too, was convicted of a felony due to a white-collar crime. There was never any issue regarding the quality of patient care provided, and I took responsibility for my actions and that of my practice. Later, with my work and colleagues’ support, my practice license was reinstated.
At sentencing, the judge said that he did not want to see me back in his courtroom, and both my attorney and I heard what he said—but were we listening? We next asked if we could appeal the indictment, and “he” agreed, assuming (not too bright on my account) that I would only get a Yes or No at the time of my Indictment appeal—boy, was I wrong! I’ll share the rest of this story with you once we speak in person.
But I digress…
I had no idea what to expect when entering Prison, as I went directly into an Isolation Cell or Solitary Confinement when I expected to go ‘directly’ to the Satellite CAMP. Years later, I learned that my attorney could have informed me that going into the isolation cell (or solitary to the rest of us) is “usual and customary” for the BOP when you are designated to a Satellite Camp.
My placement into ‘solitary’ was also preventable as I arrived before all of my judge’s orders. I have no idea why nobody bothered to check, other than they must have Assumed, Incorrectly, that the records would have been received wrong! So yes, I Panicked, followed by a sudden attack of Claustrophobia. Learn other reasons one is immediately placed in solitary.