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⚫ | Sam Mangel (born 1963) is an American businessman who ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samuel Jay Mangel |url=https://www.floridaresidentsdirectory.com/person/121340417/mangel-samuel |
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| name = Sam Mangel | | name = Sam Mangel | ||
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| image = Sam Mangel.jpg | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1963|2}} | |||
| occupation = Prison consultant | | occupation = Prison consultant | ||
| years_active = 2000 – present | | years_active = 2000 – present | ||
| website = https://sam-mangel.com/ | | website = https://sam-mangel.com/ | ||
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⚫ | '''Sam Mangel''' (born February 25, 1963) is an American businessman who ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samuel Jay Mangel |url=https://www.floridaresidentsdirectory.com/person/121340417/mangel-samuel |access-date=20 Dec 2024 |website=Florida Residents Directory}}</ref> He served 20 months in ] after pleading guilty to ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=United States v. Mangel, No. 18-1963 {{!}} Casetext Search + Citator |url=https://casetext.com/case/united-states-v-mangel-3 |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=casetext.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=United States v. MANGEL, 2:16-cr-00147 - CourtListener.com |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6537022/united-states-v-mangel/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=CourtListener |language=en-us}}</ref> Upon release, Mangel began advising defendants, such as ], ], and ], on navigating the U.S. prison system.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Katelyn Polantz, Sara Murray, Devan |date=2024-10-21 |title=Steve Bannon to be released from prison next week, Bureau of Prisons says, despite his attempts for earlier exit {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/21/politics/steve-bannon-early-release-bureau-of-prisons/index.html |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=York |first=Josie Ensor, New |date=2024-06-29 |title=The fixer who can get white-collar criminals a quieter cell or cushy job |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/the-fixer-who-can-get-white-collar-criminals-a-quieter-cell-or-cushy-job-w7s37bdc7 |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Coleman |first=Adlai |date=26 Aug 2024 |title=A Trump advisor just got out of a Miami prison. He's scheduled to speak at the RNC |url=https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article290156329.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/7k17i |archive-date=20 Dec 2024 |access-date=20 Dec 2024 |work=The Miami Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-19 |title=Peter Navarro Begins 4-Month Prison Sentence for Contempt of Congress |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/us/politics/peter-navarro-jail-contempt-congress.html?smid=em-share |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240826141332/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/us/politics/peter-navarro-jail-contempt-congress.html?smid=em-share |archive-date=2024-08-26 |access-date=2024-12-20 |language=en}}</ref> He is also a CNN contributor on the topics of federal incarceration and ].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/09/politics/video/prison-bannon-navarro-consultant-sam-mangel-nr-digvid |title=Hear consultant for Bannon and Navarro explain what he tells clients before prison {{!}} CNN Politics |date=2024-06-09 |last=Haider |first=Monica |language=en |access-date=2024-12-20 |via=www.cnn.com}}</ref> | ||
== Conviction == | == Conviction == | ||
Mangel was indicted in 2011 for wire fraud and illegal insurance business practices in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Through his company Rumson Capital Inc., located in ], ], Mangel operated a ] policy brokerage that facilitated the sale of existing life insurance policies to ] providers. His charges related to falsifying and forging life insurance policy disclosure documents in Pennsylvania.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elia |first=Tom |title=Boca man faces insurance fraud charges in Pennsylvania |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2016/08/13/boca-man-faces-insurance-fraud/7652150007/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=The Palm Beach Post |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=USA v. Samuel Mangel |url=https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1843&context=thirdcircuit_2019 |access-date=20 Dec 2024 |website=Law Library Digital Depository}}</ref> He faced a statutory maximum of 85 years in prison but only served 20 months.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elia |first=Tom |title=Boca man faces insurance fraud charges in Pennsylvania |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2016/04/12/boca-man-faces-insurance-fraud/7380764007/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=The Palm Beach Post |language=en-US}}</ref> | Mangel was indicted in 2011 for wire fraud and illegal insurance business practices in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Through his company Rumson Capital Inc., located in ], ], Mangel operated a ] policy brokerage that facilitated the sale of existing life insurance policies to ] providers. His charges related to falsifying and forging life insurance policy disclosure documents in Pennsylvania.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elia |first=Tom |title=Boca man faces insurance fraud charges in Pennsylvania |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2016/08/13/boca-man-faces-insurance-fraud/7652150007/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=The Palm Beach Post |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=USA v. Samuel Mangel |url=https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1843&context=thirdcircuit_2019 |access-date=20 Dec 2024 |website=Law Library Digital Depository}}</ref> He faced a statutory maximum of 85 years in prison but only served 20 months.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elia |first=Tom |title=Boca man faces insurance fraud charges in Pennsylvania |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2016/04/12/boca-man-faces-insurance-fraud/7380764007/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=The Palm Beach Post |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
== Post- |
== Post-prison career == | ||
After his 2020 release from prison, Mangel established a prison consulting practice using his familiarity with prison to secure his clients their desired prison jobs, get into programs that will reduce their sentences, and other tasks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=York |first=Josie Ensor, New |date=2024-06-29 |title=The fixer who can get white-collar criminals a quieter cell or cushy job |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/the-fixer-who-can-get-white-collar-criminals-a-quieter-cell-or-cushy-job-w7s37bdc7 |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Prison consultant helps ex-Trump adviser navigate life behind bars {{!}} Semafor |url=https://www.semafor.com/article/05/21/2024/prison-consultant-sam-mangel-helps-ex-trump-adviser-peter-navarro-navigate-life-behind-bars |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241107041642/https://www.semafor.com/article/05/21/2024/prison-consultant-sam-mangel-helps-ex-trump-adviser-peter-navarro-navigate-life-behind-bars |archive-date=2024-11-07 |access-date=2024-12-20 |language=en}}</ref> His clients have included Steve Bannon, Sam Bankman-Fried, Peter Navarro, British businessman David Price,<ref>{{Cite web |last=York |first=Josie Ensor, New |date=2024-06-29 |title=The fixer who can get white-collar criminals a quieter cell or cushy job |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/the-fixer-who-can-get-white-collar-criminals-a-quieter-cell-or-cushy-job-w7s37bdc7 |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}</ref> and ] founder ].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-03 |title=Binance Founder CZ Reports to Low-Security California Prison |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-03/binance-founder-zhao-reports-to-low-security-california-prison?srnd=homepage-americas |access-date=2024-12-20 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Polantz |first=Tierney Sneed, Katelyn |date=2024-03-19 |title=Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro begins serving prison sentence after historic contempt prosecution {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/19/politics/peter-navarro-jail-contempt-of-congress/index.html |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> | After his 2020 release from prison, Mangel established a prison consulting practice using his familiarity with prison to secure his clients their desired prison jobs, get into programs that will reduce their sentences, and other tasks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=York |first=Josie Ensor, New |date=2024-06-29 |title=The fixer who can get white-collar criminals a quieter cell or cushy job |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/the-fixer-who-can-get-white-collar-criminals-a-quieter-cell-or-cushy-job-w7s37bdc7 |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Prison consultant helps ex-Trump adviser navigate life behind bars {{!}} Semafor |url=https://www.semafor.com/article/05/21/2024/prison-consultant-sam-mangel-helps-ex-trump-adviser-peter-navarro-navigate-life-behind-bars |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241107041642/https://www.semafor.com/article/05/21/2024/prison-consultant-sam-mangel-helps-ex-trump-adviser-peter-navarro-navigate-life-behind-bars |archive-date=2024-11-07 |access-date=2024-12-20 |language=en}}</ref> His clients have included Steve Bannon, Sam Bankman-Fried, Peter Navarro, British businessman David Price,<ref>{{Cite web |last=York |first=Josie Ensor, New |date=2024-06-29 |title=The fixer who can get white-collar criminals a quieter cell or cushy job |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/the-fixer-who-can-get-white-collar-criminals-a-quieter-cell-or-cushy-job-w7s37bdc7 |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}</ref> and ] founder ].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-03 |title=Binance Founder CZ Reports to Low-Security California Prison |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-03/binance-founder-zhao-reports-to-low-security-california-prison?srnd=homepage-americas |access-date=2024-12-20 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Polantz |first=Tierney Sneed, Katelyn |date=2024-03-19 |title=Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro begins serving prison sentence after historic contempt prosecution {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/19/politics/peter-navarro-jail-contempt-of-congress/index.html |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> | ||
Because of his work, Mangel is frequently consulted by media when high-profile arrests or charges, such as those of ], ], ], ], ], and ] are made.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Us Weekly |date=2024-10-02 |title=Inside Diddy's New Life Behind Bars: 'Pure Hell,' 'Horrible' Jail (Excl) |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/inside-diddys-new-life-behind-bars-pure-hell-horrible-jail-excl/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US |
Because of his work, Mangel is frequently consulted by media when high-profile arrests or charges, such as those of ], ], ], ], ], and ], are made.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Us Weekly |date=2024-10-02 |title=Inside Diddy's New Life Behind Bars: 'Pure Hell,' 'Horrible' Jail (Excl) |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/inside-diddys-new-life-behind-bars-pure-hell-horrible-jail-excl/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Italiano |first=Laura |title=Luigi Mangione — now in solitary confinement — could join the same jail unit as Diddy and SBF as soon as Monday |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/luigi-mangione-solitary-confinement-join-diddy-and-sbf-2024-12 |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Krisztina |first=Tatiana |last2=Kinsella |first2=Rudi |date=2024-12-16 |title=How P Diddy will spend Christmas this year in 'hell on Earth' prison - from meals to visits |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/how-p-diddy-will-spend-christmas-this-year-in-hell-on-earth-prison-from-meals-to-visits/ar-AA1vWc5S?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1 |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Beganski |first=Decrypt / André |date=2024-09-27 |title='Keep Your Head Down': SBF's Prison Advisor Offers Advice for Caroline Ellison |url=https://decrypt.co/283537/sbf-prison-advisor-advice-caroline-ellison |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Decrypt |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Burlew |first=Jeff |title=Scott Maddox released from federal prison after serving 18 months of 5-year bribery sentence |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/fbi/2023/05/22/scott-maddox-on-home-confinement-after-serving-18-months-in-federal-prison/70240843007/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Tallahassee Democrat |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-31 |title=Prison Expert Warns: Trump Behind Bars Would Be 'Nightmare' |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/prison-expert-warns-trump-behind-bars-would-be-nightmare-for-him-and-country/?ref=home |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=The Daily Beast |language=en}}</ref> | ||
== Personal life == | |||
Mangel was born on February 25, 1963 and raised in ]. He graduated from ] in 1985. He was married in 1989 and has one son and one daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Mangel: The Federal Prison Fixer |url=https://calbizjournal.com/sam-mangel-the-federal-prison-fixer/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=California Business Journal |language=en}}</ref> Mangel is a hobby ] player.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Life Time Pickleball Ladder League - Pickleball League |url=https://pickleballleagues.com/leagues/4709e401-dccd-45dc-bdf3-509aa5ffa962/session/F5B8B64C-A39D-4015-B314-6C8717AF9CA3/matchdate/CB84B128-7A4E-432B-A00C-106FD2549E4A/rsvp?sortByP=rank&sortByNP=rank&sortByW=rank&playersListP=Playing&playersListNP=Not+Playing&playersListW=Waitlist |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Pickleball.com |language=en}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Sam Mangel | |
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Born | February 1963 (age 61) |
Occupation | Prison consultant |
Years active | 2000 – present |
Website | https://sam-mangel.com/ |
Sam Mangel (born February 25, 1963) is an American businessman who consults for incarcerated individuals. He served 20 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud. Upon release, Mangel began advising defendants, such as Steve Bannon, Sam Bankman-Fried, and Peter Navarro, on navigating the U.S. prison system. He is also a CNN contributor on the topics of federal incarceration and white-collar crime.
Conviction
Mangel was indicted in 2011 for wire fraud and illegal insurance business practices in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Through his company Rumson Capital Inc., located in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, Mangel operated a life insurance policy brokerage that facilitated the sale of existing life insurance policies to life settlement providers. His charges related to falsifying and forging life insurance policy disclosure documents in Pennsylvania. He faced a statutory maximum of 85 years in prison but only served 20 months.
Post-prison career
After his 2020 release from prison, Mangel established a prison consulting practice using his familiarity with prison to secure his clients their desired prison jobs, get into programs that will reduce their sentences, and other tasks. His clients have included Steve Bannon, Sam Bankman-Fried, Peter Navarro, British businessman David Price, and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.
Because of his work, Mangel is frequently consulted by media when high-profile arrests or charges, such as those of Sean Combs, Hunter Biden, Luigi Mangioni, Caroline Ellison, Scott Maddox, and Donald Trump, are made.
Personal life
Mangel was born on February 25, 1963 and raised in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He graduated from University of Pennsylvania in 1985. He was married in 1989 and has one son and one daughter. Mangel is a hobby pickleball player.
References
- "Samuel Jay Mangel". Florida Residents Directory. Retrieved 20 Dec 2024.
- "United States v. Mangel, No. 18-1963 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- "United States v. MANGEL, 2:16-cr-00147 - CourtListener.com". CourtListener. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- Cole, Katelyn Polantz, Sara Murray, Devan (2024-10-21). "Steve Bannon to be released from prison next week, Bureau of Prisons says, despite his attempts for earlier exit | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Coleman, Adlai (26 Aug 2024). "A Trump advisor just got out of a Miami prison. He's scheduled to speak at the RNC". The Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 20 Dec 2024. Retrieved 20 Dec 2024.
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- Elia, Tom. "Boca man faces insurance fraud charges in Pennsylvania". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- "USA v. Samuel Mangel". Law Library Digital Depository. Retrieved 20 Dec 2024.
- Elia, Tom. "Boca man faces insurance fraud charges in Pennsylvania". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
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{{cite web}}
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- Polantz, Tierney Sneed, Katelyn (2024-03-19). "Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro begins serving prison sentence after historic contempt prosecution | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Staff, Us Weekly (2024-10-02). "Inside Diddy's New Life Behind Bars: 'Pure Hell,' 'Horrible' Jail (Excl)". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- Italiano, Laura. "Luigi Mangione — now in solitary confinement — could join the same jail unit as Diddy and SBF as soon as Monday". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- Krisztina, Tatiana; Kinsella, Rudi (2024-12-16). "How P Diddy will spend Christmas this year in 'hell on Earth' prison - from meals to visits". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- Beganski, Decrypt / André (2024-09-27). "'Keep Your Head Down': SBF's Prison Advisor Offers Advice for Caroline Ellison". Decrypt. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- Burlew, Jeff. "Scott Maddox released from federal prison after serving 18 months of 5-year bribery sentence". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- "Prison Expert Warns: Trump Behind Bars Would Be 'Nightmare'". The Daily Beast. 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- "Sam Mangel: The Federal Prison Fixer". California Business Journal. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- "Life Time Pickleball Ladder League - Pickleball League". Pickleball.com. Retrieved 2024-12-20.