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The vision board below shows the journey from my arrest, through the 26 years I served in federal prison, to the career I built following my release. To learn more, click within the time frame. The link will open to a dedicated page where I offer more details and verifying links.

1964-1987

Early Life

Growing up and making bad decisions. Start breaking the law when I am 20. And at 23, I go to prison.
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Prison Years: 1-5

Make bad decisions during the pretrial phase, which leads to a 45-year sentence.
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1987-1992
1992-1997

Prison Years: 5-10

Pursuing a deliberate path leads to a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in my first decade.

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Prison Years: 10-15

After a warden blocks me from completing a doctoral program, I begin investing and earn $1 million from inside prison boundaries.

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1997-2002
2002-2006

Prison Years: 15-20

Marry the love of my life, Carole, inside of a federal prison visiting room on June 24, 2003.

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Prison Years: 20-25

Begin writing books that will help more people prepare for successful journey if they face challenges with court or prison system.

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2007-2012
August, 2013

Complete Prison Term

While in halfway house, start to rebuild my life with a commitment to succeed in business and in life.

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Year 1 of Liberty

Beginning my career as both an investor, an entrepreneur, and also as a professor at San Francisco State University.

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August, 2014
August, 2015

Year 2 of Liberty

Creating entrepreneurial ventures while simultaneously growing investment portfolio, adding three new rental properties.

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Year 3 of Liberty

While continue to grow my entrepreneurial ventures, I also continue growing my real estate investments, with my fifth property.

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August, 2016
August, 2017

Year 4 of Liberty

Together with my wife, Carole, we launched Pacific Vista Senior Living. We acquired a property, made renovations, and got licensing.

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Year 5 of Liberty

Launch Alternative Investment Properties, preparing new venture to show how I built $5 million in investment assets since release from prison.

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August, 2018
August, 2019

Year 6 of Liberty

Efforts to invest in a real estate development project goes terribly wrong. I launch litigation to recover $1.4 million investment. My lawsuit results in FTC retaliating by amending complaint to sue me. That lawsuit costs me $3 million in equity, $5 million in assets, and a lost year.
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Year 7 of Liberty

Return focus to Prison Professors as a resource to teach and inspire people. Set up new home studio in sunny Orange County, California, between Dana Point and Laguna Beach.

August, 2020
September, 2020

Prison Professor 4.0

Launch new website to improve outcomes for people experiencing the criminal justice system. Expand venture to include focus on government investigations, and opening income opportunities for people that experienced the injustices of mass incarceration.

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