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 WILL HAPPEN TO YOU. AFTER, YOU’LL BE IN PRISON. ONCE IN THE BOP […]
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. Scola * “It’s surprising how many otherwise competent attorneys punt at the sentencing […]
* 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 to process, then take a deep breath and: Find an attorney with Federal […]
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 Judge Patrick J. Schiltz. The importance of writing your personal narrative and including […]
* 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 of no more than 366 days on the former Celsius CEO, who pleaded […]
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 all of your records. When it comes to providing medical care to individuals […]
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 plea deal on two federal counts with federal prosecutors in New York on […]
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2/2024, Evaluation of Issues Surrounding Inmate Deaths in Federal BOP Institutions9/26/2024, Inspection of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Federal Correctional Institution Lewisburg a In March 2023, Thornhill received an 80-month federal prison sentence for drug-related offenses. While serving time in Idaho in 2022, he underwent a colonoscopy during which two polyps were removed. Following his […]
PREPARATION – BEYOND THE LEGAL THE NUANCES OF YOUR PERSONAL BACKGROUND – ARE ‘NOT PART’ OF A TRADITIONAL DEFENSE. A A ANO ONE WAKES UP ONE MORNING INTENDING TO BREAK THE LAW – AND PRISON. WHILE THINKING, THAT’S WHERE I DO NOT WANT TO GO 1st, Take A Breath: Admiral McRaven’s Lessons […]
This advice doesn’t come from me; instead, it comes from federal judges who have been interviewed across the country. * Own the Mistake and Demonstrate Sincere Remorse, by Alan Ellis An allocution can influence judges, but relying on it until sentencing can be a risky strategy. First, construct a sentencing theory where your client […]