White Collar Advice

Several months into my federal prison sentence I had my first major "aha" moment. Up until that moment I had spent my days in federal prison doing nothing else besides exercising. I wasn't giving any real thought to the life I was hoping to leave once I left federal prison. I mistakenly presumed everything would work out, and opportunities would open. Then, I began to study my environment, and I r...

A journalist was shocked when I told him, "Today was a good day for Todd and Julie Chrisley. "Please explain," he said. I explain my reasoning in this podcast. Justin Paperny

"As part of our BOP leadership webinar series, we spoke with Jon Gustin, a former leader of the BOP halfway houses and reentry program. During this interview I ask Jon the following questions (amongst others): "Why is the release plan so important" "Why should a defendant have a pre sentence plan?" "How long does one stay in a halfway house? Can you have a phone and car ?" "What if your post-relea...

Earlier this week the team at Nicki Swift asked me the following questions: "Todd Chrisley is set to serve 12 years in FPC Pensacola, a minimum-security prison located in Pensacola, Florida, and his wife Julie will be serving her seven-year sentence at medium security facility FCI Marianna SCP, which has a minimum security satellite campus. Based on your knowledge, which Chrisley might have a hard...

White Collar Advice is proud to sponsor Prison Professors Non-Profit Organization. Part of Prison Professors' mission is to help all justice-impacted people work their way through government investigations and prison. To help accomplish that goal the nonprofit shares insights and knowledge from subject-matter experts.  To that end, Prison Professor's non-profit was fortunate to have Jon Gustin joi...

Regardless of what good Sam Bankman-Fried has done in the past, others will judge him for the criminal misconduct alleged in the complaint. In this podcast, I offer suggestions how Bankman-Friend should do as he prepares for trial or a guilty plea. Justin Paperny

When authorities bring people into the criminal justice system, they frequently rip away the humanity of the accused. Regardless of what good the person has done in the past, others will judge that individual for the criminal misconduct alleged in the complaint. Unfortunately, people in that predicament lack a best-practice way of preparing. To use a cliche, they resemble that deer-in-the-headligh...

Proud to share the first chapter from our book, Prepare. To read chapter 1, click the link below: https://www.whitecollaradvice.com/white-collar-criminal-investigation-chapter-1-prepare/

The New York Times featured our work in an article they call, "Want to Do Less Time? A Prison Consultant Might Be Able to Help." For a price, a new breed of fixer is teaching convicts how to reduce their sentence, get placed in a better facility — and make the most of their months behind bars. In this video, I read the entire article and offer additional insights. To read the article, click the fo...

"Where is your release plan?" A Schuykill Federal Prison Camp case manager posed this question to a former banker from Philly. According to the banker's wife, Angela, (who called me), the banker replied, "I do not understand what you mean. What is a release plan?" During my call with Angela, I learned that her husband, the banker, was so certain that he would get probation, he did little to prepar...

Sam Bankman-Fried from FTX has been arrested. Certainly, the decisions he makes in the coming months will have a huge influence on his eventual sentencing, federal prison term, and life after federal prison. In this podcast, I offer insights into what he is going through right now and I offer suggestions on what he should do next as he manages this self-imposed crisis. Justin Paperny

Earlier this week, Todd and Julie Chrisley were sentenced to lengthy federal prison sentences. Todd received a sentence of 12 years, while Julie received a sentence of seven years. Their convictions date back to June 2022 when they both were found guilty of tax evasion and bank fraud. Further, they submitted fraudulent documents to banks to take out loans that funded their excessive lifestyle. Nat...

Immediately, after learning that Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison, I filmed a live stream on YouTube . In the video, I cover several subjects, including her first day in federal prison, jobs, restitution, disciplinary infractions, how to stay productive in federal prison, and much more.  Thank you for listening. Justin Paperny

Elizabeth Holmes turned in 130 character reference letters. Will they help her get a shorter federal prison sentence? I break it all down in this podcast. Best, Justin Paperny

received the following text message recently: "Justin, super bummed. I paid my white collar lawyer $200K for my plea hearing and sentencing. I just plead and was told (from my lawyer) that we drew the worst possible judge and there is really not a whole lot he can to do get a sentence below the sentencing guideline range. This is so devastating and I feel kind of taken because if it all hinges on...

Our team hopes these two stories encourage you to truly prepare for your sentencing hearing and federal prison.

Recently, President Biden signed bills giving the Department of Justice more time to prosecute people accused of defrauding the government during the COVID-19 pandemic. For some background, our team at White Collar Advice has been guiding people involved in PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) fraud since late 2020. Now, the investigations are really picking up. The new bills the President signed giv...

After Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison, I was asked to share my thoughts with Court TV.

In this podcast, I address a comment a retired federal public defender left after reading the article in the New York Magazine titled: Want to Do Less Time? A Prison Consultant Might Be Able to Help.  The specific comments follows:   "I am a retired federal public defender. The work done by these sentencing consultants is doubtless helpful when the criminal defense attorney is unfamiliar with fede...

A subscriber asked how Elizabeth Holmes could only serve 18 months on a 60-month federal prison sentence. I break it down in this video and also encourage everyone to visit our subject matter expert page at prison professors. Here is the link: https://prisonprofessors.com/subject-matter-experts/ Best, Justin Paperny

On June 7th, I received this email: " Hello!   I'm the morning show producer for KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles.   My host, Bill Handel, read an article about Justin Paperny and White Collar Advice in the NY Times and was fascinated by what your company does.   I wanted to reach out and ask if it was possible to make arrangements for Bill to interview Justin for our show.   Thank you!"   I am pleased t...

In this podcast, we learn from Jeff Piecka, a client preparing to surrender to federal prison for 34 months.  Shortly before his surrender, Jeff left the following review at https://www.trustpilot.com/review/whitecollaradvice.com "First Class Team: Sam Mangel, Mike Berlon, and Larry Hartman have been FABULOUS since I hired this Team. I have had extensive conversations with Sam and Mike and their a...

For a price, a new breed of fixer is teaching convicts how to reduce their sentence, get placed in a better facility — and make the most of their months behind bars. To read the entire article in the New York Times click the link below: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/07/magazine/prison-consultants-fixers.html  

In this podcast with Scott Reisch from Crime Talk we discuss: How to prepare for sentencing Life in Federal Prison How to work with lawyers Life after prison Learning to tell your story and much more We hope you enjoy our podcast! Justin Paperny

Our team is proud to share this interview with Federal Judge, Mark Bennett. The lessons Judge Bennett shares are as relevant as ever. In this free-flowing, organic conservation Judge Bennett provides invaluable insights into what he has learned over the course of his 23-year career on the bench. n this interview, Michael asks Judge Bennett the following questions: 1: What have you learned from sen...