by Leigh Sprague | May 4, 2014 | Leigh Sprague
Finally, after all the worrying and waiting and wondering, the big day is almost here: I check in tomorrow morning to Lompoc Federal Prison Camp. This will be a short post because my to-do list is still long and the hours are short. In some ways I am relieved. I ran...
by Leigh Sprague | Apr 22, 2014 | Leigh Sprague
A week or so ago I received my long-awaited “call-up” letter from the Bureau of Prisons - available here at this link - telling me when and where to report. I considered it good news not only because I got a letter in the first place – I’ve heard many stories of...
by Hilary Neiman | Apr 17, 2014 | Blog, Hilary Neiman
April 17, 2014 My book, Things Fall Apart, will be published in the next few weeks. For a few reasons, I do not have an acknowledgement page. But, if I did have one, I would have thanked Justin Paperny for helping me to hold my head up high when I never thought I...
by Leigh Sprague | Apr 13, 2014 | Leigh Sprague
Money: The High Cost of Justice I decided to set aside for the moment all the extremely serious issues you will face as a white collar criminal defendant - loss of freedom and reputation, trauma to self and family, humiliation, incarceration - to focus on another...
by Justin Paperny | Apr 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
April 12, 2014 Should I take a plea deal? This morning I had the shortest prospecting call of my life. A criminal defendant called to ask my opinion on whether he should take a plea deal. Please note, he asked me that after 15 seconds on the phone. Moreover, prior to...