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White Collar Support Group™
Newsletter April 2025
Please scroll down for Zoom link, news, events, articles & resources, our second White Collar Conference this October, upcoming WCW Tuesday Night Speakers and our contact information.
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White Collar Support Group™
The World’s First Support Group
Devoted to Those Navigating the
White Collar Criminal Justice System
Start Here™
It's the isolation that destroys us.
The solution is in community.
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White Collar Support Group™
459th Meeting Online on Zoom
Start Here™
Mon. March 31, 2025
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7 pm ET, 6 pm CT, 5 pm MT, 4 pm PT
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We meet every Monday. Featured in the New Yorker.
We are a community of individuals, families and groups with white collar justice issues who have a desire to take responsibility for our actions and the wreckage we caused, make amends, and move forward in new way of life centered on hope, care, compassion, tolerance and empathy. Our experience shows us that many of us are suffering in silence with shame, remorse, and deep regret. Many of us have been stigmatized by our own families, friends and communities, and the business community. Our goal is to learn and evolve into a new spiritual way of life and to reach out in service to others. This is an important thing we are doing!
Over 1350 Fellow Travelers have participated in our support group meetings from Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming - and Canada, South America, Central America, Israel, Mexico, Europe, Scandinavia, and the Caribbean. All have agreed this has been a valuable, important experience in which everyone feels less alone, and gratified in the opportunity to talk about things in a safe space only we could understand.
WCSG members have free access to our private on-line chat and resource community which features peer and mentoring support, our white collar job and career board, news and events relevant to our community, advocacy initiatives (pardons/expungement and right to banking) and partnerships with other nonprofits, and a wide array of other resources. We sponsor a monthly newsletter, a Tuesday Night Speaker Series (open to family and friends), social media channels, and our website hosts our widely-read blog with over ten years of important content.
All freely given on a volunteer basis by group members at no cost!
Thank you for referring other justice-impacted people and families. We send out welcome packets to every new member: in...@prisonist.org.
Email for Tru-lincs/Corrlinks: in...@prisonist.org.
For press/media inquiries: pr...@grantlaw.com.
IMPORTANT!: If you are currently on supervised release, home confinement, probation or parole, it is important that you first discuss this with your P.O. To assist in this regard, information about our ministry is available on prisonist.org.
Please feel free to contact any team member if you are in need of support, or with any questions you might have regarding this group, our weekly meetings, or anything else whatsoever.
Have a peaceful week my friends.
Blessings, לשלום
Jeff
Jeff Grant, J.D., M.Div.
Co-founder, White Collar Support Group™
Please scroll down for News & Events section, Zoom link, news about our upcoming White Collar Conference (Oct. 19th - Please register now!), sponsors, and our contact information!
For details, invitation or to make referrals...
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White Collar Support Group
Tuesday Speaker Series:
Louis L. Reed
Civil Rights Advocate
Criminal Justice Reformer
On Zoom, Apr. 8, 2025, 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT
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White Collar Support Group Tuesday Speaker Series:Louis L. Reed, LADC, AADC, On Zoom, Apr. 8, 2025, 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT. Start Here™.
To Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/wuw7XjgXTa-suD-ZMJEWfQ
We are very happy to have Louis L. Reed as our April White Collar Support Group Tuesday Speaker.
Louis L. Reed is a nationally recognized leader in social impact, blending lived experience with expertise in criminal justice reform, policy advocacy, and public health. After serving nearly 14 years in federal prison, he helped pass over 30 state and federal bills, including the First Step Act of 2018, creating pathways to freedom for more than 650,000 individuals.
Reed is the Executive Vice President of the Douglass Project for Justice, where he leads efforts to reduce recidivism and support successful reentry. Previously, he served as Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships for Jay-Z’s REFORM Alliance and Director of Membership and Organizing at Dream Corps Justice, co-founded by Van Jones and Jessica Jackson.
As the host of the Illmatic Podcast, Reed explores the intersection of hip-hop, resilience, and justice reform, amplifying stories of transformation. He is the founder of Decoded: Story Lab, a documentary film production company, and the author of Deuce’s First Step, a children’s book for families impacted by incarceration, on Amazon: https://a.co/d/aFMmOUR Reed has also consulted for Hulu’s UnPrisoned and is featured in the documentaries First Step and When Does Freedom Begin.
A TEDx speaker and licensed addictions practitioner, Reed has earned recognition as one of LA Weekly’s “Top 5 People to Follow” in 2023 and was inducted into the 2024 Connecticut Hall of Change. Through his work, he continues to inspire change and advance equity at the intersection of justice, media, and culture.
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White Collar Support Group
Tuesday Speaker Series:
Tony Dominguez
"The World's Most Elite Sober Coach"
On Zoom, May 13, 2025, 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT
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White Collar Support Group Tuesday Speaker Series: Tony Dominguez, On Zoom, May 13, 2025, 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT. Start Here™.
To Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/nLltbej8QFinQq0N4Md8jA
We are very happy to have Tony Dominguez as our May White Collar Support Group Tuesday Speaker.
Named by the Financial Times as "The World's Most Elite Sober Coach", Tony Dominguez is a FiA Certified Interventionist and Hypnotherapist. Tony’s fifteen years as a Recovery Coach and Sober Companion have yielded remarkable results. Working predominantly with HNWIs in the entertainment and business arena, it has been Tony’s privilege to help individuals reclaim their lives: from hopeless to high-functioning, from estrangement to reunited with family and friends, from rejected to respected members of their communities. Dealing with alcoholism and addiction requires caution, tangible skills, and extensive experience. Tony’s personal journey fuels his strong passion for offering those still struggling a second chance at life in recovery. With firsthand knowledge of the courage required to ask for help, Tony meets his clients where they are, entering their lives with compassion, unconditional understanding, and a complete lack of judgment...
Read more about Tony in the Financial Times: "Confessions of the World’s Most Elite Sober Coach": https://www.ft.com/content/edeb157b-f543-4af4-8532-4bd30f249dac?
To reach Tony: LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/e8PE_du4?
to...@resetpmd.com
https://resetpmd.com/
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YouTube Video:
White Collar Support Group
Tuesday Speaker Series:
Erin Frey
Professor, Yale School of Management
Focused on Second Chances for
Justice-Impacted Individuals
Mar. 18, 2025
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We were very happy to have Erin Frey as our March White Collar Support Group Tuesday Speaker.
Erin Frey is an Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Management. Her research focuses on how workers recover after making major mistakes, and how and when they are given second chances by organizations and society. She has studied second chances in a range of industries, including in the US military, entrepreneurial training organizations, and in the entertainment industry. Her current research is focused on second chances for justice-impacted individuals.
Erin received her BA from Harvard College and her PhD from Harvard Business School. She previously held faculty positions at the University of Virginia and the University of Southern California where she taught courses on leadership, decision-making, and negotiations. You can reach Erin at Erin....@yale.edu.
Sign up for Erin's research study on second chances for white collar justice-impacted individuals: http://tiny.cc/WCSGstudy
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Save the Date:
White Collar Conference 2025
The World's First & Only Conference
By & For Those Prosecuted for
White Collar Crimes and Their Families
October 11, 2025
On Zoom, Open to All!
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Last Year's Conference was Groundbreaking.
This Year: Bigger. Better. Bolder. Stay tuned for details
and sponsorship opportunities at:
whitecollarconference.com
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Fellow Traveler Jeff Grant
to Speak at the
American Bar Association's 2025
Litigation Section Annual Conference
Hilton Chicago
May 1, 2025, 10:30 am CT
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Jeff Grant is a member of our White Collar Support Group™
that meets on Zoom on Monday evenings.
I am honored to be on a panel, Attorneys Who Stumbled and Came Back Stronger: Lessons in Wellness. If you will be in Chicago, please join us for this conference that is an important opportunity to network and gain valuable information for your journey, and for our support group, mission and movement. And, let's meet for a hug, and breakfast or a cup of coffee!!
Check out the full lineup of programs and events at ambar.org/SAC2025. I hope to see you there! #LitigationSAC
GrantLaw, PLLC offers comprehensive private general counsel services for executives, entrepreneurs, and professionals managing complex legal, financial, and personal matters. Whether clients are proactively structuring their affairs to expand and/or mitigate risk, involved in high-stakes situations, responding to regulatory inquiries, or seeking to rebuild after past legal difficulties, we provide discreet, strategic guidance to help them move forward with confidence.We practice in New York and on authorized Federal matters, and work with local co-counsel and criminal defense counsel to represent clients throughout country. Link to website: GrantLaw.com.
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Fellow Travelers Drew Chapin & Jeff Grant
to Speak at the
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Greater Pittsburgh Chapter
Annual Conference
May 21, 2025
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Drew Chapin and Jeff Grant are members of our
White Collar Support Group™ that meets
on Zoom on Monday evenings.
The Discoverability Company: "Online discoverability isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s essential for survival. With that in mind, we're thrilled to announce the launch of The Discoverability Company, a firm dedicated to ensuring that you’re front and center everywhere your audience lives, works, and plays online. Why This? Why Us? Why Now?" - Drew Chapin, Founder. Link to website: discoverability.co
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Divine G of the movie "Sing Sing"
and Jeffrey Deskovic
on the Nightmare Success Podcast
with Brent Cassity
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Brent Cassity is a member of our
White Collar Support Group™ that meets on
Zoom on Monday evenings.
On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2XPVDXWO8SSysYbAfvbQ6w?si=558afb9a91654085
Nightmare Success show notes: "Meet the real Divine G Whitfield who inspired the Academy Award nominated Movie Sing Sing. Colman Domingo was nominated for Best Actor playing Divine G in the movie Sing Sing. Divine G is just attended the Academy Awards for his movie. In this episode of the Nightmare Success Podcast, host Brent Cassity engages in a profound conversation with Divine G Whitfield and Attorney Jeffrey Deskovic, both of whom have experienced the harrowing reality of wrongful conviction. Divine G shares his journey of resilience, creativity, and the founding of Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA)while serving 25 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Jeffrey, who was wrongfully convicted for 16 years and exonerated through DNA, discusses his work in advocating for justice and helping others find freedom. Together, they explore themes of hope, community support, and the transformative power of art in healing and rehabilitation. Their stories serve as a testament to the strength of the human spirit and the importance of fighting for justice and truth. It must further be noted that Divine G is still fighting to undo this gross miscarriage of justice and currently has a Conviction Review Unit (CRU) Complaint pending in the Kings County District Attorney’s Office. This complaint has been pending in that Office for over seven years.To assist in the endeavor to free Divine G from this gross miscarriage of justice, click on the FreeDivineG.org link and sign the Petition."
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White Collar Week News, Events & Resources
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1. White Collar Support Group in The New Yorker, "Life After White Collar Crime", by Evan Osnos: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/30/life-after-white-collar-crime
2. WCSG Slack Chat Group: If you are directly justice-impacted, you are invited to join our Slack chat group for 24/7 support. To request link to join: in...@prisonist.org.
3. Career Information Slack Channel: We are dedicated to helping our members to find career opportunities and acquire soft-skills and other training to be successful. All new job listings are posted in real time in the Career Information channel of our WCSG Slack Chat Group. We encourage all members to post on Slack any information you might discover.
4. Articles & News Slack Channel: We have a WCSG Slack Chat Group channel dedicated to sharing topical articles and other relevant information.
5.Skool Group: Our friends at the Justice Impacted Support Forum have an online group in which they share vital information for our community. For info and to join: https://www.skool.com/justice-impacted-support-forum-6039/about
6. Fellow Travelers in Prison: If you would like to send letters and/or books from a major bookseller (e.g. Amazon, Barnes & Noble) to Fellow Travelers currently in prison and need contact information, please let us know at in...@prisonist.org.
7. Spiritual Urgent Care 1/2 Hour Mini Meeting, Online on Zoom, Thursdays, 10 am ET, 7 am PT: Please join us for a 1/2 hour midweek check-n. Open to friends and family members too!: https://zoom.us/j/397962564
8. YouTube Video: Fellow Traveler Jeff Grant on the Locked In Podcast with Ian Bick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxqGQUwT_zA&t=250s
9.YouTube Video: White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series - Rachel Barkow on Clemency, Pardons & Sentencing Reform, Former Member U.S. Sentencing Commission, NYU Professor: https://youtu.be/SCdezLRsy4E
10.YouTube Video: White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series - Erin Frey, Professor, Yale School of Management Focusing on Second Chances: https://youtu.be/aiLBT8lziqo
11.YouTube Video: White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series - Amy Nelson, Start Up Founder, Lawyer, Criminal Justice Advocate: https://youtu.be/EvGy8BrQLVc
12.YouTube Video: White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series - Brian Cuban, Author, Lawyer, Speaker, Addiction Recovery Advocate: https://youtu.be/gP1zO-etQSU
13. YouTube Video: White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series - Fellow Traveler Sabrena Morgan, Criminal Justice Advocate, Blogger, Social Media Influencer: https://youtu.be/UHMCHfL1mG0
14.YouTube Video: White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series - Molly Parmer, Esq., Criminal Defense Attorney & CourtTV Commentator: https://youtu.be/eBwtQBJxHjM
15. YouTube Video: White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series - Fellow Traveler Glenn E. Martin, Founder of JustLeadershipUSA, GEMtrainers and GEMrealestate: https://youtu.be/a5WR4bTcv9s
16.YouTube Video: White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series - Doug Berman, Esq., Sentencing Law & Policy Expert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPnQ1dya8dQ
17. YouTube Video: White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series -Tarra Simmons, Lawyer, Civil Rights Advocate, Washington State Legislator, Formerly Incarcerated Person: https://youtu.be/82FgCNZb9wI
18. YouTube Video: White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series - Elizabeth Kelley, Esq., Criminal Defense Attorney for People with Mental Health Disabilities: https://youtu.be/s6FL5CjyEkI?si=VNnn7psaxguO9tYI
19.YouTube Video: White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series - Michele Weinstat Miller, Esq., General Counsel of The Fortune Society, Author, Formerly Incarcerated Person: https://youtu.be/S1SBgjtIn_s
20. YouTube Video: We Presented at the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section Fall Conference, "Prosecuted Lawyers' Reflections on Prosecutions & Reentry': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGFKuSAHBY8&t=330s
21.YouTube Video: White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series: Jason Bowles, Esq., Criminal Defense Attorney for Hannah Gutierrez, Armorer for the "Rust" Movie Case: https://youtu.be/OlHiafJwpnM
22.YouTube Video: White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series - Fellow Traveler Brent Cassity, Author, Speaker and Host of the "Nightmare Success" Podcast: https://youtu.be/I3dtA7dG4_k
23. YouTube Video: White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series - David B. Smith, Esq., Federal Restitution & Forfeiture Collection Expert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfZweg0EL6s
24. Entrepreneur: I Went to Prison for SBA Loan Fraud – 7 Things to Know When Taking Government Money: by Fellow Traveler Jeff Grant: https://www.grantlaw.com/hurricane-ian-fraud-alert-entrepreneur-article-redux-i-went-to-prison-for-sba-loan-fraud-7-things-to-know-when-taking-covid-19-relief-money-by-jeff-grant-j-d-m-div/
25. Entrepreneur: 9 Things to Know when Hiring a White Collar Criminal Defense Attorney, by Fellow Traveler Jeff Grant: https://www.grantlaw.com/entrepreneur-9-things-to-know-when-hiring-a-white-collar-criminal-defense-lawyer-by-jeff-grant-esq/
26. Donations: Thank you for your generosity in supporting Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc. and our White Collar Support Group™. We suggest a minimum donation of $5 per meeting. Please make your check payable to "Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc.," a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and send to our mailing address: 516 S. Dixie Hwy., Box 222, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401. Or, please make your online donation here: https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=LP57G6978Q7SS. All donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.
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White Collar Support Group™
Annual Fundraising Campaign!
We have no dues or fees but we do have expenses!
Thank you for your tax deductible support!
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2024 was a milestone year for the White Collar Support Group™. 2025 promises to have even more in store. Stay tuned!
>Our inaugural White Collar Conference brought together over 150 attendees, moderators and panelists creating a much-needed platform for connection, advocacy, and hope. And as the year comes to a close, we reflect on the incredible progress we’ve made together - and the work still ahead.
>Weekly Support Group Meetings: For over 9 years and over 450 meetings, we've provided our Fellow Travelers our experience, strength and hope and a sense community as they navigate the white-collar criminal justice system. We have had over 1350 participants.
>Initiatives: We have many short-term, mid-range and long-range initiatives, including sending books and other materials to our members in prison, a Right to Banking Initiative, and a Federal Pardon & Expungement Reform Initiative.
>Monthly Guest Speakers: We bring subject matter experts to share their critical insights into criminal justice issues.
>Spiritual Urgent Care: Our 30-minute Thursday morning respite offering guidance and community during challenging times.
Everything we offer is freely given, but providing these vital services requires resources. That's why we rely on your support. From guiding individuals through arrest and sentencing, to supporting them during their incarceration, and helping rebuild lives after release, your generosity helps sustain everything we do. As a 501(c)(3), your donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.
All donations totaling $100 and over will receive our White Collar Conference coffee mug!
Together, we will create a brighter future for our community. Thank you for your commitment, your generosity, and your belief in a better future.
Please send your check payable to "Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc." to 516 S. Dixie Hwy., Box 222, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, or make your online donation here:
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Jeff Grant, Charlie Naselsky & Bill Livolsi in West Palm Beach, FL
Rev. Jeff Grant, J.D., M.Div.
Co-founder, White Collar Support Group™
Mailing: 516 S. Dixie Hwy, Box 222, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Contact us: prisonist.org/contact
Website: prisonist.org
Conference Website: whitecollarconference.com
Email: in...@prisonist.org
Donations (501c3): https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=LP57G6978Q7SS
Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/jeff-grant-woodbury-ct/731344
Free 1/2 Hour Pastoral Counseling Session: https://calendly.com/jgrant-grantlaw/30min
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/revjeffgrant
not a prison coach, not a prison consultant
Media Relations: pr...@grantlaw.com
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