David Applegate

My name is David Applegate. I am 59 and am a native Californian currently residing in Palm Springs with my husband and partner of 34 years. I served 34 months at the federal prison camps at Taft, CA and Sheridan, OR and was released on November 28, 2017. I am now on supervised release. I had a very successful career in sales and marketing in several medical device categories. While running a business unit at a growing mid-sized public company, I – along with several others – succumbed to the pressure of meeting Wall Street expectations and engaged in channel stuffing. It seemed to be manageable and fairly innocuous in the beginning but it was a slippery slope that resulted in a large restatement of revenue and earnings. I acknowledge my role in the conspiracy and I take full responsibility for my actions and the harm they caused others. Although difficult, going to prison was the best possible thing that could have happened to me. I have changed my priorities, identified my irrational thinking errors and developed tools to recognize them when they occur. I hope what I have learned – and will learn – will be helpful to others.

Things I Think I Will Miss In Prison Camp

by David Applegate | Nov 8, 2014 | Blog, David Applegate | 6 Comments

November 8, 2014 Things I Think I Will Miss When I Get to Prison Camp I thought it would be interesting to put together a list of the things I think I will miss the most once I am in prison and then put together the same list after I am there for a while and see if...

The Gray Area

by David Applegate | Oct 22, 2014 | Blog, David Applegate | 3 Comments

October 22, 2014 I am very fortunate to have a huge network of friends and colleagues – many of whom I have met in the many cities we have lived in (and the many companies I have worked for!). The experts say that when you find yourself in a situation like I currently...

Living The Trailer Life

by David Applegate | Oct 5, 2014 | Blog, David Applegate | 8 Comments

Being indicted by the federal government kind of makes you rethink a lot of things in your life – one of the big ones being finances. We were in a pretty big hole coming out of 2008. Neither of us had jobs, we were in a house in Austin we could not afford, most of our...

Let It Go – and Live in the Moment

by David Applegate | Sep 23, 2014 | Blog, David Applegate | 13 Comments

September 23, 2014 Let It Go – and Live in the Moment A lot of my friends and colleagues have asked me how I have been able to continue to have a successful career - and enjoy what life has to offer - with everything that has been hanging over my head the past few...

Incapacitated

by David Applegate | Sep 14, 2014 | Blog, David Applegate | 5 Comments

Those who know me know that I truly believe that good things come out of bad situations. On the other hand, bad situations are still bad situations and they must be dealt with and more importantly experienced. There is often as much or more to learn from bad...

Anger. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.

by David Applegate | Sep 10, 2014 | Blog, David Applegate | 3 Comments

September 10, 2014 Anger. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. A lot of people think I should be angry or at least they would understand if I was. Because I got “thrown under the bus.” Because the government didn’t treat me “fairly.” Because I got a long...

Commitment to Document the Journey through Federal Prison

by David Applegate | Aug 29, 2014 | Blog, David Applegate | 10 Comments

August 29, 2014 Commitment to Document the Journey through Federal Prison August 29th marked the end of one journey and the beginning of another. On that day, I was sentenced to 60 months in a Federal Prison Camp. I remain free on bond until I self surrender –...