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Lyn Ulbricht Presents the Case for Clemency for her son Ross Ulbricht

Posted on August 17, 2018 by John Odermatt

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On today’s episode of Felony Friday Lyn Ulbricht joins John Odermatt to discuss her son Ross Ulbricht’s case. Ross, of Silk Road fame, was convicted of money laundering, computer hacking, conspiracy to traffic fraudulent identity documents, and conspiracy to traffic narcotics by means of the internet in February 2015. He is currently serving a double life sentence plus forty years without the possibility of parole. Lyn has been working tirelessly, doing media and giving speeches to raise awareness of the injustice

The Journey from Despondent Addict to Successful Business Owner

Posted on August 10, 2018 by John Odermatt

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On today’s episode of Felony Friday Keith Bauer joins host John Odermatt to share how he overcame his struggles with addiction and incarceration to eventually become a successful business owner. Keith was born in Florida. He started using drugs at a young age and was first arrested at the age of 15 for drug possession. He moved around a lot over the years and moved in and out of jail and rehab. Today, Keith has been sober for almost 5

Fighting Local Police Surveillance with Michael Maharrey

Posted on August 3, 2018 by John Odermatt

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Today on Felony Friday Michael Maharrey joins host John Odermatt to talk about police surveillance and how we can fight back. Michael has found himself embroiled in a legal battle with his local police department in Lexington, KY. We talk about that battle on the show, but first we discuss two very important topics, ice hockey and Donald Trump. Michael Maharrey serves as the national communications director for the Tenth Amendment Center. Michael is the author of three books: Our Last

Developing the BluePrint for Addiction Recovery with Chris Dreisbach

Posted on July 27, 2018 by John Odermatt

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Today on Felony Friday Chris Dreisbach joins host John Odermatt to share about his addiction recovery and how he broke free from the prison system. Chris is the CEO of BluePrints for addiction recovery. He is the founder of multiple successful businesses. Chis is a Libertarian who is actively fighting to end to the failed War on Drug and create avenues for addicts to find help, instead of being inhumanely locked away in a cage. Blueprints for Addiction Recovery Find

Changing Your Game Plan with Randy Kearse

Posted on July 20, 2018 by John Odermatt

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On today’s episode Randy Kearse joins Felony Friday host John Odermatt. Randy is the founder and CEO of Reentry Strategies (RES) and the author of Changin’ Your Game Plan: How I used incarceration as a stepping stone for SUCCESS. The concept for RES was created while he was serving a 15-year sentence in federal prison for a nonviolent drug offense. While serving his sentence Randy had a growing desire to live and experience a better quality of life, which he

From Prisoner to Professor with Aaron Kinzel

Posted on July 13, 2018 by John Odermatt

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On today’s episode of Felony Friday host John Odermatt is joined by Aaron Kinzel. Aaron is a professor at the University of Michigan, a criminal justice reform advocate, and a formerly incarcerated individual. Aaron spent several months in juvenile detention facilities during his youth and nearly ten years straight in adult prisons. Upon release from prison Aaron was able to leave the life of crime that he led as a young teenager behind. Aaron chose to pursue a future in higher

Live from the Libertarian National Convention with Maj Toure and Eric Mulder

Posted on July 6, 2018 by John Odermatt

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Today’s episode of Felony Friday is a first! The show is comprised of two separate interviews that took place during the Libertarian National Convention in New Orleans. The first interview is with Maj Toure, the founder of Black Guns Matter. This is Maj’s second appearance on Felony Friday. He last appeared back on Episode 62. The second interview is with Eric Mulder, Libertarian candidate for Sheriff in Arapahoe County, CO. Eric is running on a platform to demilitarize local police

Student Loan Justice with Alan Collinge

Posted on June 29, 2018 by John Odermatt

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On today’s episode of Felony Friday Alan Collinge join host John Odermatt to talk about the injustice that surrounds student loans. Alan is the founder of Student Loan Justice, which he founded back in 2005. StudentLoanJustice.Org is a grassroots citizens organization dedicated to returning standard consumer protections to student loans. Alan has written numerous articles and editorials on the topic, and also published The Student Loan Scam in 2009. He was selected as one of seven “Financial Heroes” by CNN/Money Magazine in

Hey Kim Kardashian and Trump: There are a Lot More Prisoners Who Deserve Clemency

Posted on June 8, 2018 by John Odermatt

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Today on Felony Friday we have two incredible guests. They are both making their 2nd appearance on Felony Friday. I wanted to bring these two on back on the show to shine a light on many of the non-violent offenders who are still incarcerated. Now, this episode was recorded before President Trump commuted the sentence of Alice Johnson. During this show, Alice was identified as an individual worthy of clemency. Thankfully, with a final push by Kim Kardashian and the

NJ Cop Repeatedly Hits Unarmed 20-Year-Old Girl in the Head

Posted on June 1, 2018 by John Odermatt

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On today’s episode of Felony Friday fellow Lions of Liberty contributor J.B. Lubin joins host John Odermatt to discuss some trending police and criminal justice news stories. Topics discussed on the show are linked below! Relevant topics: Cop Punches Girl’s Head Repeatedly In Front of Her Family Over Unopened Cans of Beer (Full video below) Man arrested for keeping 1,500 tires in Richmond yard EXCLUSIVE: Richmond man races to clean up tires moments before he’s due in court Florida teacher explains