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I Am Off To The FBI Academy
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 On March 15 I'll be traveling to Quantico, Virginia to speak at the FBI Academy. I consider this a huge honor. It validates the hard work I've been doing to redeem the bad decisions I made in my 20s that led to a conviction for my violating...
Maxim Magazine: A Popular Choice In Prison!
Monday, March 7, 2011 I am excited to get back to work after a weekend of relaxing. I will admit there is not much time to relax while working as executive director of The Michael G. Santos Foundation. I'm also managing my speaking and consulting career. I'm busy, but...
Penn St Student Asking About Dissenting
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 Today I received a call from a business student at Penn St. This student, who heard me speak last month, was calling to thank me for some advice I gave during the Q&A portion of one of my speeches. "What was the topic," I asked. "It was...
Bernard Madoff
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 I read that Bernard Madoff has been reaching out from prison. He insinuated to a New York Times reporter that banks and prominent individuals were complicit with his fraudulent Ponzi scheme. That may be the case. Languishing in prison gives a...
Michael G. Santos Foundation: We Are Off & Running!
It's early in the morning on Monday the 21st. In a few minutes I will head to the airport to board a flight to Chicago. I'll be lecturing Tuesday through Thursday. Before I do, however, I wanted to post a blog I started writing over the weekend. Let's talk prison and...
Discussing Our Broken Justice System
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 On the way back from Penn State a few weeks ago, I read an interesting report regarding governmental spending cuts. The cuts seemed a bit unusual. One White House proposal, for example, could result in the immediate release of 4,000 federal...
Mortgage Fraud Sends You Direct To Federal Prison
January 31, 2011 Mortgage Fraud Sends You Direct To Federal Prison Alan is a mortgage broker who called me today with questions. He was struggling with anxieties over how his life would change once he surrendered to federal prison. A guilty plea in federal court to...
Introducing the Michael G. Santos Foundation
Friday, January 21, 2011 I'm enthusiastic about work that I've begun as executive director of The Michael G. Santos Foundation (MGSF). It's an organization that I've been instrumental in putting together to contribute to a safer society. Initially, the Foundation will...
United States Attorney Nicholas Marsh
Sunday, January 16, 2011 United States Attorney Nicholas Marsh This past week's New Yorker issue featured an article by the esteemed legal correspondent Jeffrey Toobin. I've followed Mr. Toobin's work for several years, not only through his frequent legal articles for...
Mike Carona, The Former Sheriff Of Orange County
Tuesday, January 13, 2011 Mike Carona, The Former Sheriff Of Orange County I read that Mike Carona, the former sheriff of Orange County, will soon surrender to federal prison. There's a good chance the Bureau of Prisons will order that he serve his sentence in the...
