Episode Details

When UBS fired me in 2005, I wasn't thinking about a government investigation. I was worried about my job, my clients, and how to spin a story. Three months later the FBI knocked, and I lied. Then I went dark for a year, convinced they'd forgotten about me. They hadn't. During that time, I should have been building a record that countered the government's version of events. Instead, I left the field wide open, and the government set the tone with their press release. In this episode, I talk about why silence makes you weaker, why judges do read everything, and what former judges have told us they look for—proof, not promises. If you have a probation interview or sentencing ahead, you can't wait. Start building something now, even if it's small, so the government isn't the only author of your story.

Justin Paperny