3 Reasons I Went to Federal Prison

Many people involved in government investigations regret the plea agreement they signed. In short, they do not feel the plea agreement is accurate.
How can we resolve this program?
I cannot guarantee that the problem can totally be resolved, but I know one way to improve it!
Before signing a plea agreement, make sure all stakeholders (defense lawyer, United States Attorney, Probation Officer, Judge) know all details of your life and the alleged offense.
How?
In our experience, it starts with introspection and self-examination. Only through introspection can you understand the details that led you to a government investigation.
I didn't fully understand why I went to federal prison until I was in federal prison. Had I truly invested the time to introspect before signing my plea agreement, I think I would have had a better outcome. In fact, I got evidence of that when I spoke at The FBI Academy in March 2011 (perhaps I will share that story in another video).
Our team wants you to own your story, with all the good and bad, while you still have an opportunity to influence all stakeholders, including your white-collar defense attorney.
To help you develop your thoughts, I share three reasons I went to federal prison in this video.
After you watch this video, go write:
1: What pressures did you face in business?
2: How did you rationalize those choices?
3: What opportunities did you seize?
4: As of now, what part of the government's version do you agree AND do not agree with?
5: Ask your lawyer, "Can you describe to me what I did, as you see it?"
6: If you broke the law, why and what was the defining moment you knew you crossed the line?
7: What role did others have in your offense?
8: and hundreds more to ask and answer.
If you have questions, call or text 818-424-2220.
Thank you,
Justin Paperny
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[@JGULLIF]

Describing the real-time acknowledgment of your infraction, AS YOU DID IT, is nightmarish. The dread you must have felt when the feds came knocking ... oh God ... I should watch this every morning before I engage the world. Thank you Justin.

[@ladyeowyn42]

I am lucky to be distant from the justice system. I love the deep wisdom you share. Growing up means developing who you’re going to be, but being a grown up means accepting who you really are. Thank you for sharing your hard won wisdom with all of us.

[@phatsanta3836]

That “I’m a little ramped up, let me scale back” moment was awesome 😅. You’ve got a great level of self awareness, even at that level.

[@dawnmicheleabbott]

Thanks for being honest, raw, and real!!!! I love a man that takes responsibility for their actions!!!

[@janevarley8482]

Thank you for sharing this. It’s all about the lies we tell ourselves. I have known so many people over the years, myself included, who construct a narrative in which they are the innocent victim when in reality they are anything but the victim. It’s a reminder to take a daily inventory of our actions and to be honest - with ourselves, above all.

[@speednlift]

Justin, your level of honesty paired with awareness of what the firm was doing by letting Keith do these things is admirable! Thank you so much for being so opened about your situation. I’m sad you had to go to prison for this because you have shown you truly knew this was wrong.

[@lss74]

I'm so pleased you did this.

[@WhiteCollarAdviceOfficial]

Appreciate you. Thanks for watching.

[@helpyourcattodrive]

I have listened to this one and another one of yours a few times today. It took a few times to get the whole story bc I’m not in the investment business. Time well spent. I was arrested a whole bunch of times as a teenager/young adult. I was a juvenile delinquent from a hellish family. I’m making a painting of a picture of that time in Venice Beach when I was this crazy kid getting into a lot of trouble so I appreciate it. I’ve been arrested. I changed real quick (or it felt like real quick, in reality it took a while) the minute they locked the door and I didn’t have the key. I got real straight right away, very different situation from yours but similar on the major points- be accountable, stay out of trouble, honesty is the best policy. I made a painting of Michael Santos in jail from a picture I got online. I’m making a painting of you also because you and your company have a great message. It’s important.

[@Ludo2300]

Thank you for sharing your story

[@WhiteCollarAdviceOfficial]

And thank you for watching!

[@rrebecca108]

Amazing Video. Thank You for sharing.

[@WhiteCollarAdviceOfficial]

You’re welcome!

[@SopwithTheCamel]

Another fine Video. I'm sure many of us wondered. As ever, just follow the money.

[@WhiteCollarAdviceOfficial]

Thank you for watching.

[@cmason5203]

I love these videos

[@WhiteCollarAdviceOfficial]

Thank you!

[@natashanicholson9313]

Wow this was amazing

[@WhiteCollarAdviceOfficial]

Thank you for watching!

[@lakishapearson5229]

Thanks so much I am ready to plea now

[@WhiteCollarAdviceOfficial]

Keep mitigating

[@PoppysGuitar]

This was a great video. You really detailed how saying stupid things at the wrong time and failing to address what you were doing led to a catastrophe. I am curious as to why your attorney let you go into a meeting with a federal agent.

[@Justdizzy]

Thank you very much

[@WhiteCollarAdviceOfficial]

You’re welcome.

[@jerrybaird2059]

You cannot make even the first wrong step. That is the lesson of Justin’s experience. The first wrong step is always in the present tense, so far as the prosecution in concerned. It establishes your criminal liability, no matter how much of a paper wall of exculpation you try to erect thereafter.

[@janevarley8482]

So true. As the saying goes, no one crosses the line without smudging it first.

[@helpyourcattodrive]

Very interesting.

[@WhiteCollarAdviceOfficial]

Thanks!

[@michaelspoto8720]

You would be great at speaking to high schoolers about not breaking the law and also your overall philosophy on how to handle problems

[@vannahfrazier174]

So good! Applause!

[@WhiteCollarAdviceOfficial]

You’re kind. Thank you.

[@LifeinWV]

Exactly the first thing you said is me I got the same thing held over a barrel made to take a plea of not I was looking at 25 I’m on HC now 2 yrs then 3 on probation

[@Lenoxlanellc]

Make sure we’re in compliance

[@pjt3887]

I think my Mom served on the jury in your case. She served as a juror on you prominent case during that time..I think it was yours and the other one was the savings and loan crisis. With her background in accounting she was able to explain to the other jurors exactly where the person broke the law and why. 😮

[@lynng6556]

I left a software company in 2013 because they were committing fraud selling software that didn't exist. I always wondered if I should have reported the CEO and COO but I didn't know what to do. There were plenty of people in the company who knew about it, cashed in on it and went along with it. Not me.

[@meowmeow1733]

1...Thanks for fixing your sound problems (or maybe the problem was only on the videos I watched) 2....I'm listening to your story and wondering how the board at Theranos got away with willful blindness? If you could be convicted with it why can't you do the same to the board of a fraudulent company?

[@ernestmacmurray1716]

A good percent of people never are tested. You where tested and failed. That's ok . The paradox is a good person continues to feel the failure and recognizes the lie they told themselves during there weakness, Your right its always about Character.

[@chem525]

What should you have done, exactly, to change this narrative? It's very difficult to remember an email in thousands or millions of them.

[@ladyeowyn42]

The underlying intent was obviously “did you know he was lying about returns”. So if you don’t remember the email but do know the answer to their real question is “yes”, then say “I knew he wasn’t honest about the returns”. Then go from there, being honest. I imagine that’s how cooperation agreements begin, with the defendant showing a willingness to cooperate.

[@DrSchor]

how is it possible that the client did not know his money was gone? did the client not look at his statements, or was your boss generating false statements? if so, how is it you did not know the statements were false?

[@ultratestosterone2983]

he had fake statements

[@ultratestosterone2983]

the case is online

[@jakeoreilly9627]

You obviously forgot you have the right to remain silent

[@Lenoxlanellc]

FBI investigations take time

[@jakeoreilly9627]

Large portions of this story are missing.

[@JaBoss397]

good story ... but sorry you went to prison for your client

[@WhiteCollarAdviceOfficial]

If you got that impression I did a poor job here. I’ll strive to do better.

[@daylinlott5723]

What? Why not tell us why you 'really' went to prison right up front?

[@dkupke]

Should have stayed locked up

[@histoiretraduite]

I break the law and commit crimes everyday but since I'm jewish I feel, or better, I have the conviction that everything is gonna be alright, no bro?

[@kengreenberg]

Check the ageism. Frank Gehry is 93. You slammed the “elderly” client repeatedly. Was your client enfeebled ? Did you have POA for the individual? Get real.

[@prisonisterriblellc]

Watch your mouth, dude.

[@kengreenberg]

@@prisonisterriblellc Ah, so you enjoy bashing old people. Glad we got that cleared up.

[@ultratestosterone2983]

actually the indictment was listed above but he was convicted because he claimed UBS had vetted the hedge fund under Paperny and backed its veracity He also told clients (Paperny) that the hedge fund would have special IPO shares from UBS Nothing to do with lying to FBI etc

[@electrolytics]

People are getting tired of the "woke virtue signaling".

[@kengreenberg]

@@electrolytics love your use of contemporary parlance for hate speech. Better die before you get old.

[@kurtmiller8773]

You are incredible

[@WhiteCollarAdviceOfficial]

Thank you.