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.

Commitment to Growth

by David Applegate | Aug 21, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate | 1 Comment

Commitment to Growth August 21, 2015 If you read my recent article in the August issue of Outpatient Surgery (link in my last blog post), you know that following the events at ArthroCare, I had a tremendous amount of work to do in the area of personal growth. I...

A Big Step

by David Applegate | Aug 20, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate | 0 Comments

A Big Step August 20, 2015 I met Stan Herrin, publisher of the trade journal Outpatient Surgery magazine, in the late 1980s. Stan has been following this blog since the first entry right after I was sentenced in late August of last year. A few months back, I posted an...

Another new job in prison???

by David Applegate | Aug 4, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate | 0 Comments

August 2, 2015 Another new job in prison??? I know, I know. It seems like I can't hold down a job here! I have worked in the kitchen for the past six months and it was time for a change! The last two months I have been the lead "pm utility" guy. It actually wasn't a...

Goodbye and Good Luck – Off to RDAP!

by David Applegate | Jul 29, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate | 1 Comment

July 29, 2015 Goodbye and Good Luck - Off to RDAP! As I write this, my best friend here at the Taft camp - David K - is on a bus headed for the prison camp at Sheridan, Oregon where he will begin the Residential Drug Abuse program (RDAP). RDAP is a 9 month program for...

Will prison reform actually become a reality?

by David Applegate | Jul 27, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate | 0 Comments

Will prison reform actually become a reality? July 27, 2015 Given the current atmosphere on Capitol Hill and the past history of being "tough on crime," it is absolutely amazing to me that there looks to be a consensus on passing significant prison reform by year end....

Welcome to Ken’s World!

by David Applegate | Jul 16, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate | 1 Comment

Welcome to Ken's World! July 13, 2015 Absolutely wonderful visit with my husband Kenny and our dear long time friends Lisa and Gary on Saturday. The visit was so easy - it was like it always is the many times we have gotten together. As is often the case with close...

Movin On Up in Federal Prison!

by David Applegate | Jul 8, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate | 0 Comments

Movin On Up in Federal Prison! July 8, 2015 No - not to a deee-luxe apartment in the sky (I am really dating myself - apologies to my younger readers!) but actually, a pay raise! Let me put this in context first. When I worked on the outside, I was generally fortunate...

Justice Kennedy is my Hero

by David Applegate | Jun 29, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate | 0 Comments

Justice Kennedy is my Hero June 29, 2015 Well, you didn't think Friday's seminal Supreme Court decision would go by without me commenting! Coming just one day after the Glaukos IPO, the 5-4 decision making same-sex marriage the law of the land gave me a "1-2 high" the...

Congratulations Glaukos!

by David Applegate | Jun 25, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate | 0 Comments

Congratulations Glaukos! June 25, 2015 This morning shares of Glaukos Corporation began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:GKOS). I had the great privilege of working at Glaukos from April of 2009 until January of 2015. I have had the opportunity in my...

That’s What Friends Are For

by David Applegate | Jun 24, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate | 0 Comments

That's What Friends Are For June 23, 2015 I know I sound like a broken record sometimes when I go on and on about how grateful and fortunate I am to have such wonderful friends who write me, email me, support me and just love me for being me. Last Thursday evening, my...