Frank Amedeo
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I did 13. That's a hell of a taste. Yeah. But I got 26 and four months. So, you know, it wasn't game time. No, no, it was not. It was, it was, yeah. Did you go initially to a max or medium or what? No, I, so, you know, first of all, I went in with camp points. Right. Even though I was on the run, like I never got an escape or anything. So I was on the run.
I did 13. That's a hell of a taste. Yeah. But I got 26 and four months. So, you know, it wasn't game time. No, no, it was not. It was, it was, yeah. Did you go initially to a max or medium or what? No, I, so, you know, first of all, I went in with camp points. Right. Even though I was on the run, like I never got an escape or anything. So I was on the run.
I got, I had like two, I had like two, two points. Okay. You know, I should have gone straight to a camp, but you got 26 years. Can't, you know, unless you're under 20, you got to go to a medium. Go to a medium. I'm there three years. Because you have to do 23. Then I go to the low. Okay. But I cooperated. The problem is in the cooperation, it was at the beginning of the financial crisis.
I got, I had like two, I had like two, two points. Okay. You know, I should have gone straight to a camp, but you got 26 years. Can't, you know, unless you're under 20, you got to go to a medium. Go to a medium. I'm there three years. Because you have to do 23. Then I go to the low. Okay. But I cooperated. The problem is in the cooperation, it was at the beginning of the financial crisis.
I got, I had like two, I had like two, two points. Okay. You know, I should have gone straight to a camp, but you got 26 years. Can't, you know, unless you're under 20, you got to go to a medium. Go to a medium. I'm there three years. Because you have to do 23. Then I go to the low. Okay. But I cooperated. The problem is in the cooperation, it was at the beginning of the financial crisis.
So they were like, look, these crimes are three, four, five years old. We've got him for the stuff he did. And these other people like, fuck, we got banks that are going under for $800 million or half a billion dollars. Like, these are bigger crimes. And so they just never really went back and grabbed these people that I cooperate against. Well, so now I'm screwed, right? Like I've been locked up.
So they were like, look, these crimes are three, four, five years old. We've got him for the stuff he did. And these other people like, fuck, we got banks that are going under for $800 million or half a billion dollars. Like, these are bigger crimes. And so they just never really went back and grabbed these people that I cooperate against. Well, so now I'm screwed, right? Like I've been locked up.
So they were like, look, these crimes are three, four, five years old. We've got him for the stuff he did. And these other people like, fuck, we got banks that are going under for $800 million or half a billion dollars. Like, these are bigger crimes. And so they just never really went back and grabbed these people that I cooperate against. Well, so now I'm screwed, right? Like I've been locked up.
Then what ended up happening was that I had been asked to do Dateline NBC. I've been to be interviewed. I was interviewed. They said they'd consider it substantial assistance. Well, the US attorney said we did consider it. It's not. Oh, no, it gets worse. It gets worse. Then American Greed comes to me. They come to my lawyer. The U.S. attorney says, look, I want him to be interviewed.
Then what ended up happening was that I had been asked to do Dateline NBC. I've been to be interviewed. I was interviewed. They said they'd consider it substantial assistance. Well, the US attorney said we did consider it. It's not. Oh, no, it gets worse. It gets worse. Then American Greed comes to me. They come to my lawyer. The U.S. attorney says, look, I want him to be interviewed.
Then what ended up happening was that I had been asked to do Dateline NBC. I've been to be interviewed. I was interviewed. They said they'd consider it substantial assistance. Well, the US attorney said we did consider it. It's not. Oh, no, it gets worse. It gets worse. Then American Greed comes to me. They come to my lawyer. The U.S. attorney says, look, I want him to be interviewed.
I will definitely consider this substantial assistance. Great. I do it. I'm brought into the warden's office for two days of interviews. They have my interview.
I will definitely consider this substantial assistance. Great. I do it. I'm brought into the warden's office for two days of interviews. They have my interview.
I will definitely consider this substantial assistance. Great. I do it. I'm brought into the warden's office for two days of interviews. They have my interview.
me on there they run the program we go back we say okay you said you'd consider substantial assistance she goes i know we did it's just not enough i'm sorry then i have this guy that runs the national mortgage brokers like education program in the united states and all mortgage brokers have to do three hours of ethics and fraud. So he comes to me, he says, you actually own a mortgage company.
me on there they run the program we go back we say okay you said you'd consider substantial assistance she goes i know we did it's just not enough i'm sorry then i have this guy that runs the national mortgage brokers like education program in the united states and all mortgage brokers have to do three hours of ethics and fraud. So he comes to me, he says, you actually own a mortgage company.
me on there they run the program we go back we say okay you said you'd consider substantial assistance she goes i know we did it's just not enough i'm sorry then i have this guy that runs the national mortgage brokers like education program in the united states and all mortgage brokers have to do three hours of ethics and fraud. So he comes to me, he says, you actually own a mortgage company.
You were a FHA lender. You were like, you're the only person that's hit every crime on the mortgage spectrum. And you were a broker and a loan officer. I mean, you owned a company, mortgage company. Could you help me write this course? I said, yeah, he flies. I say, you got to get, go to the US attorney, flies to Atlanta, gets on paper. I do the course. They start using the course.
You were a FHA lender. You were like, you're the only person that's hit every crime on the mortgage spectrum. And you were a broker and a loan officer. I mean, you owned a company, mortgage company. Could you help me write this course? I said, yeah, he flies. I say, you got to get, go to the US attorney, flies to Atlanta, gets on paper. I do the course. They start using the course.
You were a FHA lender. You were like, you're the only person that's hit every crime on the mortgage spectrum. And you were a broker and a loan officer. I mean, you owned a company, mortgage company. Could you help me write this course? I said, yeah, he flies. I say, you got to get, go to the US attorney, flies to Atlanta, gets on paper. I do the course. They start using the course.