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Federal Prison Expert, Geoffrey Mousseau, was asked during a radio interview this morning, whether he negotiated with the Bureau of Prisons on behalf of his clients.

Mr. Mousseau’s responded emphatically. 

No. 

Mr. Mousseau reminded the audience that the BOP is in control of inmates.  Inmates do not negotiate with the BOP.  Instead, an expert federal prison consultant teaches his clients how to navigate through the prison mine field. 

The goal is to get the client to the other side of the mine field.  The client needs to know where the mines are.  And the client must have the utmost respect for the mines, remembering that, while he traverses the field, the mines are in charge. 

Mr. Mousseau noted that his role is not political, nor is he providing legal advice.  The prison consultant does not deal with issues of guilt or innocence.  The prison consultant provides information to his client, their family and the defense team.  The primary objective is to inform and educate, to demystify this otherwise frightening experience.  

The prison consultant makes sure that his clients know what programs are available while in prison so the client is prepared to use those programs to return the client to his family, and to his life, as soon as possible.  The clients of an experienced prison consultant will know in advance about rules, socialization, what to expect, and how to avoid costly mistakes.

As a nation we are sending people to prison at an alarming rate.  Even as crime rates decline, prison populations continue to increase.  One consequence is the likelihood that the prison experience will touch more of our lives.  As this happens, more people will rely on prison consultants to help them navigate through this process.

This service was formerly available only to the wealthy.  Now, because of companies like White Collar Sentencing Consultants, Inc., this critical knowledge is attainable to almost everyone.  Learn what you need to know before it is too late.

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A Federal Prison Consultant who advises white collar defendants on how to prepare for their prison terms predicts that many people in the financial sector will be indicted. 

Geoff Mousseau, owner of White Collar Sentencing Consultants, Inc. in Los Angeles, stated his opinion at a meeting last evening. 

Given the magnitude of this crisis and the need for government intervention to stabilize the financial markets, it is no surprise that criminal investigations have commenced.  It is also fair to assume, for these same reasons, that charges will be filed against many, many individuals from this industry. 

Unlike the fallout from the stock option back-dating scandal two years ago, where experts incorrectly predicted a wave of criminal prosecutions, the targets of the current investigations are of a lower profile and have much less political clout.

The targets of the new investigations should be concerned about the threat of substantial prison sentences.  Current federal sentencing law has evolved modestly during recent years as a result of Supreme Court cases.  These Supreme Court cases permit federal trial judges to have more latitude when issuing criminal sentences.  In practice, however, most judges issue sentences that are very close to the terms prescribed by the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. 

The sentences prescribed by the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for white collar offenders depend heavily on the amount of money involved in the case.  For example, if two defendants are both convicted of fraud, the person who obtained more money from his fraud will receive a longer sentence.

And the amount of money involved does not need to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt for purposes of sentencing.  The evidentiary standard is lower than what is normally required for proof in a criminal case.

The current financial crisis involves amounts of money that are unimaginably large.  For this reason alone, the people charged with crimes arising out of this crisis will face the threat of prison terms measured in decades, rather than in years.

This threat has other ramifications as well.  One of the factors used by the Bureau of Prisons when it assigns inmates to prison is the length of the sentence.  Under the BOP rules, anyone who receives a sentence longer than 10 years will not qualify to go to a prison camp.  They will be assigned to a prison will cell-blocks, bars, and razor wire fences.

What do you do then if you are a subject of investigation as a result of the financial crisis?  Cooperate.  Assemble a competent legal defense team consisting of attorneys, economists and sentencing consultants.  Prepare for your negotiations with prosecutors like you were negotiating for your life, because you will be.

Mr. Mousseau and White Collar Sentencing Consultants, Inc. can be reached on the web at FederalPrisonInc.com. 

White Collar Sentencing Consultants, Inc. specializes in important federal criminal cases.  We complete your legal defense team.

White collar defendants and their families need answers.  You want to know about prison, how to reduce the length of the prison term, and how to ease your transition to and from prison.

 We know the answers. 

 We use our experience to give you and your client credible, clear, and candid information when it is needed most. 

  No other company provides our services because no other company has our dedicated staff.  The heart of our company is an experienced attorney who tried over 100 jury trials.  He also recently spent 15 months in Federal Prison where he worked as the Lompoc Camp “clerk” until early 2008.  His duties there included resolving the complaints and problems of over 600 prisoners, with staff contact at all levels of administration.  He can answer your client’s questions and provide counsel through this process with compassion and commitment because he has been there.  He has the unique and valuable perspective of a lawyer who was an inmate.

Our services include:

  *  Consulting with White Collar defendants, their family and defense counsel

  *  Analyzing issues relevant to mitigation of potential sentences

  *  Comparing your options such as placement and programs

  *  Describing strategic alternatives available to your client

Benefits include:

  *  Calmer and more informed clients

  *  Better utilization of attorney time

  *  Credible answers from a credible resource

Learn what you need to know.

And do it now, when it can still help you.

We can provide benefits to our clients as soon as the legal defense team is assembled.  One of the first crucial events that receive our attention is the preparation for the PSR/PSI report.  Defense counsel know how important this document is to the sentencing recommendation.  They may not know how many other ways this document is used that impact the client.  For example, for one client, medical information was proposed to be set forth in a PSR/PSI.  This information was proposed to be used because it had a nominal impact at sentencing, if any.  However, had the information been included in the final version of the report, the BOP would have applied their regulations and could have recommended placement of the client in a far-away medical facility.  We were able to avoid this result early and the client received placement at the federal prison location closest to his young family.

In another recent case, a former lawyer who was represented by a prominent attorney appeared at a sentencing hearing to get a pre-negotiated prison term.  He had not hired us.  During the hearing his experienced attorney successfully argued for a three month reduction in the agreed length of the sentence.  Although this sounds like a wonderful result, a result that would confirm the value of that defense attorney, it was not.  Neither the client, who had been a lawyer, nor his criminal defense attorney, realized the mistake.  As a result of a three-month reduction in the sentence, the client was no longer eligible for a reduction of 15 months!  Yes, due to the rules governing programs available to prisoners, the defendant was no longer eligible for a major reduction in his sentence.

 Had we been hired at the right time, this tragic mistake would have been avoided.  Still, we were able to arrange for an appropriate job assignment for the defendant.  We were also able to arrange for his wife and family to visit him within days of his arrival at prison.

 In another case, even though we were consulted late in the process, we were able to obtain placement for a defendant into a program resulting in an 18-month reduction in the length of his incarceration.  The 9th Circuit decided a case that had an effect on our client and we were able to take advantage of this development even though our client had been in prison for almost 2 years already.  We keep informed of developments that provide benefits to our clients. 

Our clients are armed with the information they need to obtain the best results.  They can be placed in the appropriate location for the shortest period of time.  They can take advantage of programs that are available, programs that may not be known to defense attorneys because they have not been in the system.  And once incarcerated, our clients will know how to avoid mistakes.  Significant attention is given to preparing our clients emotionally to deal with the adjustments required to assimilate into prison.  Mistakes in prison lead to harsh results.  By avoiding mistakes, by knowing what to expect, our clients will not have to experience the draconian punishments used by staff, such as solitary confinement, and transfers to other prisons that are either more dangerous or farther from home. 

 Don’t let this happen to you clients or their family.  Call or write us today.  We are there to help.

 WhiteCollarSentencingConsultants.com

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