James Catledge

Yeah, it's all about what they would like to do and the narrative they can create with the jury.

Yeah, it's all about what they would like to do and the narrative they can create with the jury.

Yeah, it's all about what they would like to do and the narrative they can create with the jury.

I didn't end up going. I was convinced by my lawyer to plead guilty to one count of mail fraud. Which was how long? I pled guilty to a five-year cap, meaning no matter what the judge says, I cannot be sentenced to more than five years. So that's what I agreed to. Okay. And mail fraud has up to 20 years in the statute, but I wasn't gonna be open-ended in my plea.

I didn't end up going. I was convinced by my lawyer to plead guilty to one count of mail fraud. Which was how long? I pled guilty to a five-year cap, meaning no matter what the judge says, I cannot be sentenced to more than five years. So that's what I agreed to. Okay. And mail fraud has up to 20 years in the statute, but I wasn't gonna be open-ended in my plea.

I didn't end up going. I was convinced by my lawyer to plead guilty to one count of mail fraud. Which was how long? I pled guilty to a five-year cap, meaning no matter what the judge says, I cannot be sentenced to more than five years. So that's what I agreed to. Okay. And mail fraud has up to 20 years in the statute, but I wasn't gonna be open-ended in my plea.

I pled to a cap of 60 months, and I went in and told the judge that I felt horrible about what had happened. This is called your elocution. horrible about what happened. I had no intention whatsoever to harm anybody. I didn't need to harm anybody. There's no motivation for me to harm anybody. I would have made more money had the project continued forward with no harm.

I pled to a cap of 60 months, and I went in and told the judge that I felt horrible about what had happened. This is called your elocution. horrible about what happened. I had no intention whatsoever to harm anybody. I didn't need to harm anybody. There's no motivation for me to harm anybody. I would have made more money had the project continued forward with no harm.

I pled to a cap of 60 months, and I went in and told the judge that I felt horrible about what had happened. This is called your elocution. horrible about what happened. I had no intention whatsoever to harm anybody. I didn't need to harm anybody. There's no motivation for me to harm anybody. I would have made more money had the project continued forward with no harm.

But we find ourselves in a situation where responsibility has to be taken. I'm willing to take it. I'm willing to do time on it. And so I played guilty to one count of mail fraud and allowed myself to be sentenced to 60 months in a federal prison. And I was very blessed.

But we find ourselves in a situation where responsibility has to be taken. I'm willing to take it. I'm willing to do time on it. And so I played guilty to one count of mail fraud and allowed myself to be sentenced to 60 months in a federal prison. And I was very blessed.

But we find ourselves in a situation where responsibility has to be taken. I'm willing to take it. I'm willing to do time on it. And so I played guilty to one count of mail fraud and allowed myself to be sentenced to 60 months in a federal prison. And I was very blessed.

They don't come get them. You use them to defend yourself. Uh, you, you, you, you end up in eight years with no cashflow living. Did they hit you for restitution on all this? Sure. Sure. Yeah. I have a restitution agreement, which I honor with the U S government, which is a manageable, uh, situation, which anybody that's got restitution, it can be structured where it's manageable.

They don't come get them. You use them to defend yourself. Uh, you, you, you, you end up in eight years with no cashflow living. Did they hit you for restitution on all this? Sure. Sure. Yeah. I have a restitution agreement, which I honor with the U S government, which is a manageable, uh, situation, which anybody that's got restitution, it can be structured where it's manageable.

They don't come get them. You use them to defend yourself. Uh, you, you, you, you end up in eight years with no cashflow living. Did they hit you for restitution on all this? Sure. Sure. Yeah. I have a restitution agreement, which I honor with the U S government, which is a manageable, uh, situation, which anybody that's got restitution, it can be structured where it's manageable.

And I, and I have one and I honor it. Uh, But I did 14 months is the bottom line. That's what I want to get to. I did 14 months inside. And, and I will be honest if, if I compare my mission to those 14 months, those 14 months changed my life forever. The guy I am right here today could not. I like me today.

And I, and I have one and I honor it. Uh, But I did 14 months is the bottom line. That's what I want to get to. I did 14 months inside. And, and I will be honest if, if I compare my mission to those 14 months, those 14 months changed my life forever. The guy I am right here today could not. I like me today.

And I, and I have one and I honor it. Uh, But I did 14 months is the bottom line. That's what I want to get to. I did 14 months inside. And, and I will be honest if, if I compare my mission to those 14 months, those 14 months changed my life forever. The guy I am right here today could not. I like me today.

Okay. Now I like me then too. I was happy guy. You meet me then you you'd like me then, but I have a depth. of compassion and sensitivity that simply was turned off prior to going inside. I don't know when it got turned off. Maybe it got turned off as a kid when dad pulled out, but it got turned back on inside. And I was able to help a lot of guys. They changed my life. I made a difference.

Okay. Now I like me then too. I was happy guy. You meet me then you you'd like me then, but I have a depth. of compassion and sensitivity that simply was turned off prior to going inside. I don't know when it got turned off. Maybe it got turned off as a kid when dad pulled out, but it got turned back on inside. And I was able to help a lot of guys. They changed my life. I made a difference.