Personal Bio: This is off the front cover of my book, “Make Me Feel Real” – “The inspiring true story of a Beautiful Woman’s Life of child abuse, sexual assault, addiction, bank robbery, federal prison and at last…salvation.” This is off the back cover of my book: “The story starts with a terrifying sexual attack on the author at her Manhattan apartment. While the attack takes place she “escapes” in her mind by flashing back to her life from her horribly abusive childhood, through her life of fitness and beauty, and on to her romances, marriage and her son, up to the moment she is suffering this horrifying eighty-five-minute long attack. Once the attack ends, we hear about the aftermath of the attack that leads to her spinning out of control into a high-stakes world of gambling where she quickly gets in way over her head and to survive makes the desperate decision to rob banks. These riveting true-life events culminate in her capture and her being sent to federal prison with an ending that will leave you – FEELING REAL. You can look up the book on Amazon, “Make Me Feel Real,” by M.C. Angel – there’s a cover pic of my very beautiful w/a tear drop showing the basic truth of my life to cover it up w/ beauty. There is also a seven-page photo array inside. I got 1 year of second chance act halfway house, and 13 months of FSA halfway house, my date for halfway house is Oct. 5, 2023, I am so blessed to get that many credits, the most to date so far. I had earned 15 months of FSA halfway house but they came back w/ 2 months less – again a blessing as there have been many horrible stories of people w/ the same amount of credits putting in for dates this year and only getting 6 months!! 18months etc… As for my release plans my brother got an apartment for me in West Palm Beach, my relocation was approved so I will be going to a halfway house there. I will secure employment w/ a federal defense attorney ( I worked as a head law clerk for over 4 yrs, earned a legal secretary Dept.. of Labor apprenticeship, and graduated w/ distinction from Blackstone Institute w/a paralegal certification. I will also get a job in a gym, I worked at Equinox as an elite trainer and am more fit than ever. My long-term goal is to have my book made into a movie and start a nonprofit organization to help people being sentenced for federal offenses to completely understand what their plea agreement means before signing it, the extreme importance of the accuracy of their PSR, etc.. I already have a name for this proposed (nationwide) organization FIA, Federal Inmate Advocate. My son, daughter-in-law, and 2 laylettes (not grandchildren I am their Laylee and they are my laylettes 🙂 are waiting for my release to relocate to WPB Fl. I have served 8 years and 4 months and 2 weeks, and there have been major blessings from this time, the most important my faith in God, it’s been life-changing! Thank you for helping us in here.
-Michelle Cantatore
