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Early Life: 1964-1987

On January 15, 1964, I came into the world. I grew up in Lake Forest Park, a suburb in North Seattle. Along with my two

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Prison Years 1 Through 5

On the day of my arrest, August 11, 1987, I wasn’t ready to accept responsibility. All I wanted was to get out of jail. Somehow,

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Prison Years 5 Through 10

PRISON YEARS 5 THROUGH 10: 1992 THROUGH 1997-ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS Making Progress In the summer of 1992 I began studying toward a master’s degree at Hofstra

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Prison Years 10 through 15

Earning $1 Million in Prison Although I didn’t have access to computers, by reading I could learn about the Internet. In 1998, from inside of

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Prison Years 15 – 20

2002 THROUGH 2006 Getting Married in Prison Experiences of losing money in the stock market caused me to shift my attention. Rather than continuing to

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Prison Years: 20-25

PRISON YEARS 20 THROUGH 25: 2007 THROUGH 2012-CRUSHING IT Almost Out! While Carole and I continued to build our life together as a married couple,

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Prison Years: 21-25

2007 THROUGH 2012-CRUSHING IT Almost Out! While Carole and I continued to build our life together as a married couple, nurturing our relationship through weekly

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Halfway House: 2013

2012 THROUGH 2013—COMPLETING 9,500 DAYS AS A PRISONER Starting My Career As Carole drove me from the federal prison to the halfway house in San

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Year 1 of Liberty: 2014

Little Steps Lead to New Opportunities Within weeks of concluding my sentence, I began teaching as an adjunct professor at San Francisco State University. Prior

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