Episodes
Friday Apr 27, 2018
BONUS Is Adam Kokesh Just a Big Ole Hippie at Heart
Friday Apr 27, 2018
Friday Apr 27, 2018
Adam Koskesh was gracious enough to stick around and answer some questions from our Lions Pride member and talk about his hippie heart.
Friday Apr 27, 2018
FF 121 - Adam Kokesh: Libertarian, Felon and Candidate for Not-President
Friday Apr 27, 2018
Friday Apr 27, 2018
Today's guest needs no introduction, but he'll get one anyway. Adam Kokesh joins Felony Friday host John Odermatt to talk about his past run-ins with the law and his unique campaign for President, which if elected he will execute a peaceful dissolution of the federal government.
Adam joined the Marines at age 17 and saw war first hand while serving during the Iraq War. In 2007 he joined Iraq Veterans Against the War and in 2008 he founded Veterans for Ron Paul. For those who have seen Adam speak live, he's a talented and motivating speaker.
Adam has a long history as an activist. He's been arrested over three dozen times for protesting, smoking cannabis, cursing, filming on the sidewalk, and even dancing. He's is the host of his longtime show Adam vs the Man and the author of the book, Freedom.
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Friday Apr 20, 2018
Friday Apr 20, 2018
John Ziegler joins the Felony Friday show for a fourth time to expose the out of control fraud that has occurred during the Penn State settlement process as a resulted of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. .
Some background on John Ziegler, he's a documentary filmmaker, director and author. John has a podcast called The World According to Zig, and he's a columnist at Mediaite. And he's without a doubt the most knowledgeable person on the Penn State/Sandusky/Paterno scandal.
There are two reasons why I wanted to bring John back on the show. The first, HBO released their Paterno Movie and the absurd "Joe knew" story line is back in the mainstream media. The second, and the main reason why I invited John back on the show is because there's A LOT of new evidence in this case that is now available for public consumption. Most people don't know that John and Ralph Cipriano, also a previous guest on this show, had a massive article that was so very close to being published by Newsweek just prior to the release of the Paterno film. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. John is here to share what happened and to talk about all the new developments in the Penn State/Jerry Sandusky/Joe Paterno saga. Luckily, John has made the entire Newsweek article available on his website, linked below.
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Today's Sponsor: Dan Wise, YouTube's Top Prison Consultant, Sentence Reduction and Federal Prison Consulting services. Stop the stress and get your life back.
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Submit any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
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Friday Apr 06, 2018
FF 118 - Convicted Murderer Takes Advantage of a Second Chance
Friday Apr 06, 2018
Friday Apr 06, 2018
On today's episode of Felony Friday Ta'Rell Burton Sr. joins host John Odermatt to discuss his journey from convicted murderer to becoming a positive force for change in the community.
Ta'Rell is the founder of A True Change, which is a non-profit organization that promotes stability and guidance to inner city at risk-youth and families by providing resources and education. The goal is to help these individuals build a foundation for self-betterment, achievements, and positive lifestyle change.
In 2003, Ta’Rell made a mistake and angered a rival gang. Things escalated, and he found himself responsible for the death of another man. Ta'Rell was sentenced to 30 years in prison. He utilized the time by educating himself at Northeastern Junior College; he found solace in religion and in the thought of coming home to his daughter and son one day, no matter how many years that would take.
Ta'Rell spent thirteen years in prison. A week before he was to be released, rival gang members shot and killed his 18-year-old son. Now he strives to live for his son, as well as his daughter and two grandsons.
He’s acted as a motivational speaker, and he said that his hope is that talking about his struggles and triumphs will give someone the guidance they need to turn away from the path he took.
Find past editions of Felony Friday at the Felony Friday Archive!
Today's Sponsor: Dan Wise, YouTube's Top Prison Consultant, Sentence Reduction and Federal Prison Consulting services. Stop the stress and get your life back.
You can find the show notes page >here<
Submit any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
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Friday Mar 30, 2018
FF 117 - A Mother Spent a Decade in Prison for an Introduction
Friday Mar 30, 2018
Friday Mar 30, 2018
Today on Felony Friday Gracie Walker joins host John Odermatt to share how she spent more than a decade in prison for the "crime" of introducing two people. In 2007, Gracie was convicted of Conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance in the Northern District of Texas. She was sentenced to 290 months. Gracie was not charged or convicted of selling drugs, rather she was sentenced to prison for introducing two people.
When she was arrested, Gracie was a working single mother and had not been involved with drugs for over three years. She was not in possession of any contraband and no drugs were found in the house where she was arrested. Prosecutors did offer a plea deal in exchange for information, but since Gracie had not been selling drugs she did not have any information to offer, so she was convicted. Thankfully, after spending ten years in President Obama granted Gracie clemency, shaving at least ten years off her sentence.
Find past editions of Felony Friday at the Felony Friday Archive!
Today's Sponsor: Dan Wise, YouTube's Top Prison Consultant, Sentence Reduction and Federal Prison Consulting services. Stop the stress and get your life back.
You can find the show notes page >here<
Submit any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
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Friday Mar 23, 2018
FF 116 - College Student Gets Jail Time for Selling a Couple Adderall
Friday Mar 23, 2018
Friday Mar 23, 2018
On today's episode Felony Friday host John Odermatt is joined by Sarah Brady Wagner. Seven years ago Sarah was arrested for attempting give someone a couple Adderall during finals when she was an 18 year old college student.
Sarah was convicted in 2012 and was in jail from November 2012 to March 2013. This occurred while she was a student at George Mason University in Virginia. Since her conviction, Sarah has been able to get her voting rights restored in VA, and will be able to request a pardon next year, but Virginia does not offer expungements so she will forever have a "violent felony" on her record for giving someone Adderall during finals when she was eighteen years-old.
Sarah is active in the North Carolina Libertarian Party and is the host of the new Speaking of Liberty Podcast brought to you by the Libertarian Party of North Carolina.
Find past editions of Felony Friday at the Felony Friday Archive!
Today's Sponsor: Dan Wise, YouTube's Top Prison Consultant, Sentence Reduction and Federal Prison Consulting services. Stop the stress and get your life back.
You can find the show notes page >here<
Submit any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
Join the conversation in our private Facebook Group: The Lions of Liberty Forum!
Friday Feb 16, 2018
FF 111 - 13 Years in Prison for $500 Worth of Drugs
Friday Feb 16, 2018
Friday Feb 16, 2018
Find past editions of Felony Friday at the Felony Friday Archive!
Today's Sponsor: Dan Wise, YouTube's Top Prison Consultant, Sentence Reduction and Federal Prison Consulting services. Stop the stress and get your life back.
You can find the show notes page >here<
Submit any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
Join the conversation in our private Facebook Group: The Lions of Liberty Forum!
Friday Feb 09, 2018
FF 110 - Federal Prosecutors Gone Wild!
Friday Feb 09, 2018
Friday Feb 09, 2018
On today's show Lynn Espejo joins Felony Friday host John Odermatt to share a shocking story of injustice. Lynn was indicted on wire fraud in 2011 and the charges were dismissed in 2012. She was indicted again in 2014 for wire fraud, money laundering, and tax fraud. During pre-trial a US Attorney was caught hiding evidence and an IRS agent was caught sharing Lynn's tax returns illegally with her husband's employer. The US Attorney was removed from my case but no penalty to him or IRS agent for their illegal behavior.
Lynn refused all plea deals and maintains her innocence. She was convicted Feb 2017 of all charges by jury after the judge blocked Lynn from telling the jury about the shredding of all the financial documents. She was sentenced November 2017 to 45 months and was ordered to pay $819K in restitution. Lynn is scheduled to report to Bryan Texas FPC on Feb 26th.
Find past editions of Felony Friday at the Felony Friday Archive!
Today's Sponsor: Dan Wise, YouTube's Top Prison Consultant, Sentence Reduction and Federal Prison Consulting services. Stop the stress and get your life back.
You can find the show notes page >here<
Submit any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
Join the conversation in our private Facebook Group: The Lions of Liberty Forum!
Friday Feb 02, 2018
FF 109 - Dealing with the Criminalization of an Unimaginable Tragedy
Friday Feb 02, 2018
Friday Feb 02, 2018
Today on Felony Friday David McNamar joins John Odermatt to discuss a heart wrenching tragedy he experienced. David is a listener of the show and a member of our Lions of Liberty forum. He reached out to me about a month ago to inquire if I'd be interested in hearing his story.
David had a very tragic accident occur in his life. One that is unimaginable. David and John discuss this accident, the impact it had on his life and what it taught him about the criminal justice system.
Find past editions of Felony Friday at the Felony Friday Archive!
Today's Sponsor: Dan Wise, YouTube's Top Prison Consultant, Sentence Reduction and Federal Prison Consulting services. Stop the stress and get your life back.
You can find the show notes page >here<
Submit any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
Join the conversation in our private Facebook Group: The Lions of Liberty Forum!
Friday Jan 26, 2018
FF 108 - Rising to the Defense of Death Row Inmates
Friday Jan 26, 2018
Friday Jan 26, 2018
On today's episode John Palombi joins Felony Friday host John Odermatt to talk about one of the most polarizing topics in the realm of criminal justice, the death penalty.
John Polombi has practiced law for over 30 years, almost all of that as a public defender. He has represented clients on death row in three different states, and has argued over 50 cases in state and federal courts and filed briefs in over 200 cases.
For the last 9 years he has been an assistant federal defender in the capital habeas unit for the federal defender's office for the Middle District of Alabama, representing indigent defendants on Alabama's death row.
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You can find the show notes page >here<
Submit any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
Join the conversation in our private Facebook Group: The Lions of Liberty Forum!