The Cons Who Scammed The Cons

Fed time is known for being relatively laid back and low key. Club Fed isn't always that way however especially while waiting in the various holding dens before the actual sentence. Many of the county jails are filled up with federal inmates that are just waiting for their day of reckoning. This means when the judge slams down his/her gavel to tell the inmate what their fate is. Many times the lawyers have a pretty good idea of what their client is going to end up with but it is mostly up to the judge. That is why its important to pray for a judge who isn't having a bad day. The DA's are definitely part of the process as well, usually their aren't too many surprises. A few cons from Texas decided to con some federal inmates families out of some cash. They set up a faux firm under the phony guise of being real and made it appear that they were able to get some inmates out with a "rule 35 sentence reduction." The only problem is that this is usually a motion that one could file on their own and it doesn't cost any money unless one pays a lawyer but in many cases inmates only have a public pretender. I am surprised that they were able to pull off this con because inmates have a lot of jailbird lawyers around them at all times and are usually wise to the ways of the world. All together they stole 4.4 million dollars from 22 victims. It was set up like an extortion ring, Mail and Wire fraud charges were filed. One con received 19 years and the other con received 8 years for the scam. I was grateful for the advise that I received from my jailbird lawyer friends. The advise was sincere,  I am a drug addict but I am not naïve to how people act when their motives appear to be genuine. That is why many of the people that are locked up aren't hard core criminals and predators and many have a chance of being rehabilitated. They need to be in a program on the inside, either AA, something vocational or Smart recovery otherwise their chances are much less then average. The system sets people up for failure on the inside and also when they get out, it appears that society doesn't want them to succeed. Jobs need to be lined up for these people and they need to waive felon record laws for people that have demonstrated their ability to change while they were incarcerated. The system is making a fortune because people cant find a decent job as a convicted felon so this becomes an exercise in futility, so many  have no choice but to go back to their old ways. Cold Calling in boiler rooms is not my idea of decent jobs. That's almost on the same level as these cons from Texas who conned the inmates families out of cash.