by Michael Santos | Aug 31, 2020 | Political
The DC Circuit Court Refuses to End Case Against Michael Flynn It’s a rare day when both the Department of Justice and a criminal defendant lose. But that is what happened today. Michael Flynn is a well known political operative. He was once a decorated...
by Michael Santos | Aug 20, 2020 | Fraud, wire fraud
Will Steve Bannon go to Prison for Wire Fraud? Prosecutors from the Southern District of New York indicted Steve Bannon, exposing him to multiple decades in prison. An indictment is a charging instrument that prosecutors use when they want to convict a person of a...
by Michael Santos | Jul 24, 2020 | Journals
Use Journals to Build the CEO Mindset in Prison I’m enthusiastic to introduce “the prison journals to prepare for success” that our team at Prison Professors is developing. While climbing my way through 26 years in prison, I used journals to record progress....
by Michael Santos | Jul 23, 2020 | Home Confinement
Prosecutors Want to Keep Cohen in Prison Prosecutors respond to Michael Cohen’s motion for home confinement (7/23/2020). This article includes a video where I describe how the Department of Justice sought to put Michael Cohen back in prison simply because he...
by Michael Santos | Jul 19, 2020 | Branden Coluccio
Branden Prepares to Surrender to Federal Prison Three days from today, I will be in the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons. (Update: Branden has already surrendered to the federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut. He is on quarantine, but he managed to send...
by Michael Santos | Jul 10, 2020 | Home Confinement
Seek First to Understand: Complexities of Home Confinement Today was a tough day for the Cohen family. News reports showed Michael Cohen going back to prison. (July 9, 2020). Speak with an Expert Michael Cohen served as President Donald Trump’s personal attorney for...
by Michael Santos | Jun 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Navigate Your Way to Success Don’t go through the journey blindly. Do everything within your power, at the soonest possible time, to learn more about the journey ahead. Then, craft a plan that will help you get the outcome you want. Speak with an Expert In our...
by Michael Santos | Jun 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Better to Prepare In this video I reveal how I got 45 years in prison. It’s part of an ongoing series from our team at Prison Professors. We create digital content to help people who are in the unfortunate position of having to prepare for sentencing, or best outcomes...
by Michael Santos | Jun 25, 2019 | Bureau of Prisons, Early Release from Federal Prison, First Step Act, Sentencing, Shon Hopwood
Another federal judge has found that the criteria for compassionate release, contained in the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, is inconsistent with the statutory changes made by the First Step Act. Yesterday, Federal Judge Sim Lake reduced Arturo Cantu-Rivera’s prior...
by Michael Santos | Jun 24, 2019 | Bureau of Prisons, Early Release from Federal Prison, First Step Act, Reforms, Sentencing, Sentencing Guidelines, Shon Hopwood
I recently posted about my new law review article called Second Looks & Second Chances, and the argument that federal district court judges may use the compassionate release, as amended by the First Step Act, to give second looks in individual cases and then...
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