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Welcome to my blog. For those of you who do not know, I was incarcerated at the Federal Prison Camp in Miami, Florida for 11 months. It took six years from the time that I knew I was under investigation to the day I reported to prison. In many ways those six years were worse than the 11 months I actually sat. This blog is going to deal with many of the issues facing people like myself who are just trying to navigate the legal system when they find out they are in trouble and are thrown into the crazy world that is our criminal justice system. My case was kind of high profile so I dealt with it all. I am sharing what I learned so that others will be a little more prepared as to how to deal with various situations and to hopefully shed a little bit of light on what really goes on in the system. Please email me with any questions and if you would like to utilize my consulting services. Appreciate any comments and critiques! Email me at mike@whitecollarguru.com with any questions.

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

MICHAEL COHEN: WORLD"S DUMBEST MAN

I have written a few blogs about Michael Cohen. I have said that prison would be very bad for him, and for what I am told, it was not great for him to be there. Michael Cohen went to Otisville, AKA the “Jewish Prison”. This is a prison that “caters” to Orthodox Jews; Jews who overwhelmingly support Donald Trump. Just about every Jew who get convicted of a white-collar crime that carries a sentence of less than 10 years, but more than five years ends up doing at least a little bit of time in Otisville. Unfortunately, Otisville does not have an RDAP (alcohol rehab) program at the camp. The irony of that odd fact cannot be overstated! So aside for the time spent at other prisons to complete the RDAP program, most white-collar Jews end up in Otisville.

So, what do you think happened to Mr. Cohen, who bad mouthed the Donald Trump to try and save himself, as soon as he entered prison where the President has a 90% approval rating? Well naturally he was attacked! That is what I have been told at least. A person with a brain, and I think we can establish Mr. Cohen is not very normal, would have asked to go to a prison where he would not be entering a hostile environment. While he clearly was going into any prison as a celebrity, he could have chosen one where he would not be walking into the proverbial lion’s den. One can call it ignorance or call it arrogance. It was just dumb.

 

Well Michael Cohen, like many other prisoners was released from prison due to the COVID pandemic. Well he was not exactly released, but he was given permission to serve the remainder of his sentence at home. This was not a perk unique to Michael Cohen as just about every prisoner gets to serve the lesser up 10% of the total sentence or six months under home confinement. While this is not prison, it is not exactly freedom either. For the most part an ankle bracelet must be worn, and every move the inmate makes must be reported. A call must be made prior to leaving a current location such as home and upon arrival at the pre-approved destination, such as work or church. In other words, an inmate under home confinement is not allowed to go to the moves, go out to dinner, go to the gym or even go for a stroll. Home confinement is not freedom! The punishment for not abiding by these restrictions is having the home confinement revoked and being sent right back to prison. Everyone knows this!

 

One would think that any prisoner especially one as famous as Michael Cohen would bide his time at home and play by the rules. This is especially so since Michael Cohen is so recognizable that if he is to violate the rules someone would find out. One would also assume that these rules, under the COVID environment would be easy to abide by. So, what does our genius Michael Cohen do? Well he decided it would be a good idea to go out to dinner, at night, with friends and sit outside. I mean really??!!! Again, is it ignorance, arrogance or just stupidity? Well predictably, Michael Cohen, who is quite possibly the most foolish man in the country, was photographed and by the New York Post which obviously resulted in the Bureau of Prisons finding out he was not following the rules of home confinement!

 

The BOP now had a real problem. Ultimately Michael Cohen had to report to the probation office, where he was cuffed, shackled and sent back to…. you guessed it, Otisville! Now, however since he is coming from the outside, he is stuck in solitary confinement! What’s more he is now viewed as someone who cannot follow the rules so there is a good chance that he is not even going to get the home confinement time that he would have gotten had he not benefited from the COVID pandemic! All of this so that he can go to dinner. Is that normal?

One can only conclude that Michael Cohen is quite possibly the most stupid man in America. How he found himself in the President’s orbit for so many years is beyond logic, but he most certainly did not get there based on his intellect! Home Confinement is a privilege! Do not be like Michael Cohen!

 


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