FEAR OF SENTENCING AND GOING TO PRISON

HOW DO YOU COUNTER THE FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN? WHAT CAN YOU DO? S Find a Group or Someone To Talk To Someone Who’s Been Through This – You’re Not Alone ⇓ This White-Collar Support Group is a Great First Start ⇓
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PREPARING FOR SENTENCING – STARTS YESTERDAY.

You’ve been criminally indicted. The DOJ’s case is mostly complete. SENTENCE PREPARATION BEGAN YESTERDAY. – Federal Judge Robert N. Scola * IT’S NEVER TOO EARLY TO PREPARE – THIS IS “YOUR” LIFE  * PREPARING FOR YOUR INTERVIEW CAN’T BE TOO EARLY. YOUR PRESENTENCE REPORT
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STARTING 6/2025: HOME CONFINEMENT FOR THOSE ELIGIBLE – IS NOT DEPENDENT ON RRC BED AVAILABILITY

HOME CONFINEMENT  THIS 6/17/2025 PRESS RELEASE APPEARS TO HAVE SOME TEETH BEHIND IT ONLY TIME WILL TELL  *   GETTING INTO THE DETAILS OF THE SECOND CHANCE ACT If your sentence is > 60 mo (5 yrs) = last 6 mo on home confinement. If
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HOME CONFINEMENT: MORE CLARITY FROM THE NEW BOP DIRECTOR, WILLIAM MARSHALL III

** PRIORITIZING INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT NEED STRUCTURED SUPPORT – TO HC. 6/17/2025 FSA [First Step Act] and SCA [Second Chance Act], cumulatively applied in sequence to maximize prerelease custody. Residential Reentry Center (RRC) Bed Availability/Capacity Shall Not Be a Barrier to
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JOSHUA SMITH: FROM PARDONED FELON TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE BOP

Who is Joshua Smith – the next Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons? Joshua Smith spent five years behind bars in Kentucky for his involvement in drug trafficking, then in 2025, Smith was awarded a full pardon Wednesday by President
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PHYSICIAN, ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, OR HEALTH SYSTEM CEO; YOU MAY BE THE DOJ #1 TARGET

False Claims Act (FCA), Coding – falls into: “fraud (intentional)” or “abuse (innocent mistake).” * The #1 Target that the DOJ Criminal Division will prioritize and investigate begins with Healthcare and Procurement Fraud—memorandum: May 12, 2025. A What was once considered criminal,
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False Claims Act (FCA) 2025, COULD PUT YOU IN LEGAL JEOPARDY

FCA #1: HEALTHCARE. IF YOU’RE A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR SYSTEM CEO-COO, A CONTRACTOR, OR PROCUREMENT OFFICER: UNDERSTAND THE DOJ 5/12, & 19/2025 MEMOS DON’T BE ON THEIR TARGET LIST. + 5/12/2025 MEMORANDUM TO: All Criminal Division Personnel FROM: Matthew R. GaleottiHead of
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DOJ INDICTMENTS, CIVIL OR CRIMINAL SHOULD BOTH BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY

  I CAME ACROSS THIS ARTICLE FROM 1/2025, AND IT ALARMED ME. MANY BUSINESSES COULD, UNFORTUNATELY, FALL INTO THIS BUCKET.   Knowing the DOJ’s intentions up front allows you to argue for leniency if subjected to a federal investigation. Prosecutors are instructed to
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PRESENTENCE INTERVIEW PREPARED: NOW YOUR PROBATION OFFICER IS YOUR ADVOCATE. YOU’RE ONE STEP CLOSER TO PERSONALLY SPEAKING WITH YOUR JUDGE. ARE YOU PREPARED?

* IT DETERMINES YOUR ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE, SECURITY LEVEL, PLACEMENT, AND RELEASE DATE   * THIS IS YOUR LIFE: YOUR NARRATIVE, RELEASE PLAN, CHARACTER LETTER, AND ALLOCUTION A Don’t let panic paralyze you while facing your indictment. Allow yourself five minutes
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