Molly Conger

And they weren't talking about their shared hometown. They were talking about Frank's new consulting business. In 1994, Frank put a classified ad in USA Today that read...

Frank told Strom that the idea came to him while he was reading the paper one morning in September 1993. Lawrence Powell, one of the L.A. police officers convicted for his role in the beating of Rodney King, was quoted in the paper as being terrified at the prospect of going to prison.

Frank told Strom that the idea came to him while he was reading the paper one morning in September 1993. Lawrence Powell, one of the L.A. police officers convicted for his role in the beating of Rodney King, was quoted in the paper as being terrified at the prospect of going to prison.

Frank told Strom that the idea came to him while he was reading the paper one morning in September 1993. Lawrence Powell, one of the L.A. police officers convicted for his role in the beating of Rodney King, was quoted in the paper as being terrified at the prospect of going to prison.

The article says Frank claims to have 27 clients after just a few months of running his new consulting business. Though the author also prints without question Frank's claim that he left high school in the 11th grade because he was bored with it, not because he was in a youth correctional facility for bank robbery.

The article says Frank claims to have 27 clients after just a few months of running his new consulting business. Though the author also prints without question Frank's claim that he left high school in the 11th grade because he was bored with it, not because he was in a youth correctional facility for bank robbery.

The article says Frank claims to have 27 clients after just a few months of running his new consulting business. Though the author also prints without question Frank's claim that he left high school in the 11th grade because he was bored with it, not because he was in a youth correctional facility for bank robbery.

In the article, Strum writes out all of Frank's crimes and convictions, but that 1962 bank robbery is missing. But again, they didn't have the internet then. Of his criminal record, Frank told the reporter... I remember it was Nietzsche who wrote, The crime is not in the act, but in the stupidity of being caught. I was caught. And stupid.

In the article, Strum writes out all of Frank's crimes and convictions, but that 1962 bank robbery is missing. But again, they didn't have the internet then. Of his criminal record, Frank told the reporter... I remember it was Nietzsche who wrote, The crime is not in the act, but in the stupidity of being caught. I was caught. And stupid.

In the article, Strum writes out all of Frank's crimes and convictions, but that 1962 bank robbery is missing. But again, they didn't have the internet then. Of his criminal record, Frank told the reporter... I remember it was Nietzsche who wrote, The crime is not in the act, but in the stupidity of being caught. I was caught. And stupid.

And he'd get caught a few more times in the coming years, but he stays humble. That Nietzsche quote is still his favorite to this day, according to his Facebook profile. He had to take a break from his new consulting career when he went away for a year in 1995, but he picked right back up when he got out.

And he'd get caught a few more times in the coming years, but he stays humble. That Nietzsche quote is still his favorite to this day, according to his Facebook profile. He had to take a break from his new consulting career when he went away for a year in 1995, but he picked right back up when he got out.

And he'd get caught a few more times in the coming years, but he stays humble. That Nietzsche quote is still his favorite to this day, according to his Facebook profile. He had to take a break from his new consulting career when he went away for a year in 1995, but he picked right back up when he got out.

A 1997 Newsweek article about his business claims he was up to 87 clients now, with white-collar criminals paying Frank $1,000 for assistance in getting favorable placement. So not only did Frank promise that he could advise you about the differences in food, facilities, and culture at different federal prisons, he claimed he had connections and could influence your placement.

A 1997 Newsweek article about his business claims he was up to 87 clients now, with white-collar criminals paying Frank $1,000 for assistance in getting favorable placement. So not only did Frank promise that he could advise you about the differences in food, facilities, and culture at different federal prisons, he claimed he had connections and could influence your placement.

A 1997 Newsweek article about his business claims he was up to 87 clients now, with white-collar criminals paying Frank $1,000 for assistance in getting favorable placement. So not only did Frank promise that he could advise you about the differences in food, facilities, and culture at different federal prisons, he claimed he had connections and could influence your placement.

A Bureau of Prisons spokesman denied Frank had any ability to arrange transfers or promise placements at specific facilities, but at least one client told the reporter that prison officials had denied his request for a transfer during a five-year sentence for embezzlement. But after he wrote Frank and included a check for $1,000, his transfer came through.

A Bureau of Prisons spokesman denied Frank had any ability to arrange transfers or promise placements at specific facilities, but at least one client told the reporter that prison officials had denied his request for a transfer during a five-year sentence for embezzlement. But after he wrote Frank and included a check for $1,000, his transfer came through.

A Bureau of Prisons spokesman denied Frank had any ability to arrange transfers or promise placements at specific facilities, but at least one client told the reporter that prison officials had denied his request for a transfer during a five-year sentence for embezzlement. But after he wrote Frank and included a check for $1,000, his transfer came through.

Now, promising these transfers seems like it would put Frank back in mail fraud territory. But if he had stopped short of fraud, this isn't actually a terrible way for a guy like Frank to make a living. He really had been in a significant number of our nation's federal prisons. He'd been in facilities all over the country spanning decades.