Larry Levine
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About myself. I spent 10 years in federal custody. I was in 11 different federal prisons. I got charged and sentenced for narcotics trafficking, securities fraud, racketeering, obstruction of justice, and machine guns. They moved me around to 11 different federal prisons across the U.S., I got two 10-year sentences and a five-year sentence all ran concurrent.
About myself. I spent 10 years in federal custody. I was in 11 different federal prisons. I got charged and sentenced for narcotics trafficking, securities fraud, racketeering, obstruction of justice, and machine guns. They moved me around to 11 different federal prisons across the U.S., I got two 10-year sentences and a five-year sentence all ran concurrent.
And when I got out, I started a company called Wall Street Prison Consultants. And I am the very first prison consultant in the United States. Matter of fact, I started the industry And now I help people that are going into custody, get out early. I help people going through their criminal case, you know, before they've been sentenced.
And when I got out, I started a company called Wall Street Prison Consultants. And I am the very first prison consultant in the United States. Matter of fact, I started the industry And now I help people that are going into custody, get out early. I help people going through their criminal case, you know, before they've been sentenced.
OK, first of all, the BOP, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, they give you a gift bag. It's a big plastic bag. And when I went in in 98, I mean, it was a big fucking bag. And it had cookies and candy and potato chips and all this crap in it. And they act like they were doing you a favor giving you this gift bag. But what they didn't tell you that they mark up the stuff on the commissary 30%.
OK, first of all, the BOP, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, they give you a gift bag. It's a big plastic bag. And when I went in in 98, I mean, it was a big fucking bag. And it had cookies and candy and potato chips and all this crap in it. And they act like they were doing you a favor giving you this gift bag. But what they didn't tell you that they mark up the stuff on the commissary 30%.
They take that 30% markup and they buy the holiday bag. So you're actually, they're not giving you shit. You paid for that bag. And that bag over the years, it shrinks every year. So that's your holiday festivities. There'll be candy canes in it. They may serve, I'm going to say may, serve a special meal on Christmas. I was, like I said, in 11 different facilities.
They take that 30% markup and they buy the holiday bag. So you're actually, they're not giving you shit. You paid for that bag. And that bag over the years, it shrinks every year. So that's your holiday festivities. There'll be candy canes in it. They may serve, I'm going to say may, serve a special meal on Christmas. I was, like I said, in 11 different facilities.
And we had Cornish game hens and we had ham. But that's, you know, we could go to the regular dining hall. This guy's not going to the dining hall because he's locked in a cell. Now, it gets to another question. Is he really in the shoe? This has racked my brain after reading the U.S. attorney's motion against him getting bail. And they said he was using other people's telephones.
And we had Cornish game hens and we had ham. But that's, you know, we could go to the regular dining hall. This guy's not going to the dining hall because he's locked in a cell. Now, it gets to another question. Is he really in the shoe? This has racked my brain after reading the U.S. attorney's motion against him getting bail. And they said he was using other people's telephones.
Now, if he's in the shoe, if he's locked in that cell 24-7, he doesn't have contact and access to other people. He does not. Maybe he can have a conversation through the vents and they can shout and lie about things to each other. But for him to use other people's telephone service... he would have to have their PAC number, their personal access code.
Now, if he's in the shoe, if he's locked in that cell 24-7, he doesn't have contact and access to other people. He does not. Maybe he can have a conversation through the vents and they can shout and lie about things to each other. But for him to use other people's telephone service... he would have to have their PAC number, their personal access code.
In other words, you go up to the phone and you punch in the number and it has numbers that you've entered in on speed dial. Well, in order to set all that up and get all these PIN codes from people, he'd actually have to have physical access to them. This is not something that you could just do.
In other words, you go up to the phone and you punch in the number and it has numbers that you've entered in on speed dial. Well, in order to set all that up and get all these PIN codes from people, he'd actually have to have physical access to them. This is not something that you could just do.
The SHU is the Special Housing Unit. In other words, in a regular housing unit at MDC, and I spent two years at MDC myself in LA. So I'm real familiar with what happens. In a regular housing unit, you have a common area and you have all these cells like around the walls and they don't have bars or anything. They have steel doors with like little slats on the bottom.
The SHU is the Special Housing Unit. In other words, in a regular housing unit at MDC, and I spent two years at MDC myself in LA. So I'm real familiar with what happens. In a regular housing unit, you have a common area and you have all these cells like around the walls and they don't have bars or anything. They have steel doors with like little slats on the bottom.
They can slide food in and like a rectangular window that goes up and down. Well, if you're in the shoe, you're essentially locked in there by yourself. You're not going out into a housing unit. You're not going anywhere. And it's not really solitary confinement. Because they could, big could in quotation marks, they could put somebody in there with you.
They can slide food in and like a rectangular window that goes up and down. Well, if you're in the shoe, you're essentially locked in there by yourself. You're not going out into a housing unit. You're not going anywhere. And it's not really solitary confinement. Because they could, big could in quotation marks, they could put somebody in there with you.
But you're not getting the same kind of visits people get. You're not socializing with people. You have limited access to the showers. You have limited access to the telephones. Really, the only people you can see are your lawyer and maybe one or two people on your visiting list. So they limit you. They limit your access. Your whole day is... I don't know.
But you're not getting the same kind of visits people get. You're not socializing with people. You have limited access to the showers. You have limited access to the telephones. Really, the only people you can see are your lawyer and maybe one or two people on your visiting list. So they limit you. They limit your access. Your whole day is... I don't know.