by Justin Paperny | Jun 19, 2011 | Blog
Sunday, June 19, 2011 I've been writing about the Straight-A Guide, a comprehensive learning module prisoners may use to prepare for law-abiding lives. I’m pleased to have a collaborative role with Michael Santos in designing the module. I used it…
by Justin Paperny | Jun 16, 2011 | Blog
Thursday, June 16, 2011 In previous blogs I wrote about the importance of attitude and aspiration. Those attributes of the Straight-A Guide don't mean anything without action. In Michael Cade, one of the newest members of the Straight-A Guide, we…
by Justin Paperny | Jun 15, 2011 | Blog
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 In my previous blog I wrote about the importance of the Straight-A Guide and how proud I am to have a role in contributing to the lives of other prisoners. What I am finding, however, is that the Straight-A Guide doesn't…
by Justin Paperny | Jun 15, 2011 | Blog
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 In my previous blog I wrote about my contributions in launching the Michael G. Santos Foundation. I served 18 months in a federal prison camp for bad decisions I made as a stockbroker. I feel strengthened as I work to redeem…
by Justin Paperny | Jun 7, 2011 | Blog
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 It's hard to believe that more than two years have passed since I walked out from the Taft Federal Prison Camp and resumed my life as a law-abiding citizen. Those two years have been fulfilling in unexpected ways. I would not…
by Justin Paperny | May 25, 2011 | Blog
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Last week, while lecturing at EisnerAmper in New York, an executive asked me how my transition into this new life began. It started with a short blog in October 2008, I told him, just a few months after my surrender to Taft…
by Justin Paperny | Apr 9, 2011 | Blog
Saturday, April 9, 2011 Matthew Kluger & Garrett Bauer The Wall Street Journa l reported on the arrest of Matthew Kluger and Garrett Bauer on insider trading charges. Mr. Kluger is a lawyer who worked at prestigious firms such as Cravath Swain,…
by Justin Paperny | Apr 6, 2011 | Blog
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 The Supreme Court recently issued its opinion in CONNICK v. THOMPSON. It was a case that involved an unjust conviction based on prosecutorial misconduct. Harry Connick, Sr. prosecuted John Thompson for some heinous crimes.…
by Justin Paperny | Mar 26, 2011 | Blog
Saturday, March 26, 2011 I love running The Michael G. Santos Foundation ! Running the Foundation, together with my consulting firm Etika, LLC, provides a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment I have never known. I love the creative process, and I…
by Justin Paperny | Mar 22, 2011 | Blog
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Barry Minkow has been indicted on insider trading charges. I'm familiar with Barry Minkow's story. He schemed up a fraud during the mid-1980s with a name like zzzz carpet…