Once you’ve BEEN criminally indicted, SENTENCE PREPARATION STARTS. DO NOT WAIT. – 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 DICTATES EVERYTHING THAT
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The Personal Narrative. Its Nuances in Legal Defense and Personal Reflection. * “Don’t wait to think about sentencing advocacy,” since 99 percent of federal criminal clients will be facing sentencing, start preparing the case for sentencing early on. –Federal Judge Robert N.
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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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* 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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A HEARTFELT ALLOCUTION BEGINS WITH A WELL-WRITTEN NARRATIVE. Dr. M. Blatstein WHITE-COLLAR SENTENCE MITIGATION SOLUTIONS | PHYSICIAN PRESENTENCE REPORT SERVICE | PRISON CONSULTANTS LinkedIn Article, March 29, 2025 A “It’s surprising how many otherwise competent attorneys punt at the sentencing hearing.” – Federal
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* * Being on the BOP Radar – Is To Be Avoided — Regarding Isolation: Be Careful What You Ask For ⇒ YOU MAY END UP IN ‘THE’ SHU. * ISOLATION! * A summary of the recent legal history of former Representative
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* A NEW ‘THING’ – CRYPTO PARDON ELIGIBILITY? * Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of Celsius, is facing the DOJ’s 20-year Sentence Recommendation. The judge ruled: 12 Years. * Lawyers for Alex Mashinsky have asked a U.S. court to impose a sentence
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Completed Courses in Kinesiology, Chemistry, Algebra, and English * In January 2025, four courageous female inmates from SCP Victorville embarked on a transformative journey by attending community college. As the first federal inmates to step into a college environment outside of a
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THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES, SO WHAT CAN YOU DO? * INSPECT YOUR EXPECTATIONS * * I YOUR MEDICAL RECORD. As long as possible before your Presentence Interview, should you need to continue current medical treatments, preparation should start to get copies of
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Has He Helped or Hindered His Defense? His Allocution Could Be His Only Lifeline, But Is He Ready? * BEFORE HIS PLEA, 2024 I wrote on September 7, 2024. George Santos now faces nearly two dozen criminal charges but has reached a
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