Koreasa Williams 17612-508
I am 47 years old and a MINIMUM security level
FCI-Phoenix Satellite Camp, 3930 N 45th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85086
I was taken from court post sentencing on 12/17/2021 to incarceration at a detention center. After being out on pretrial for 30 months for wire fraud, I (personally) was sentenced to 51 months BOP and was presented with a 2nd indictment during my sentencing hearing against my insurance business (LLC). While being held in CCA Florence for the next 10 months, even though I immediately pled guilty to that indictment as well. I was then sentenced concurrently for 136 months on 09/30/22. After finally being transferred to the camp on 02/02/2023 to where I started working right away on my release plan.
According to my computation statement, I have 54 GCT and 654 Projected GCT.
My projected release date without FSA is 04/14/2032. I have been participating in FSA since my arrival at camp and I have been able to move my release date up till 03/05/2032.
My crimes of wire fraud are all because I did not trust others to take care of me and constantly feared being abandoned. I stole money from 11 of my 1800 insurance clients, over a 10 year span to support my business and my family and community out of my personal need for approval and acceptance. I have paid 9 out of the 11 clients back. I could only do this by utilizing funds from my last 2 clients that was either gifted or had been given as a loan to my business. I now have restitution in the sum of $1.65 million to cover all costs from both indictments.
I am currently fighting my second sentence with a 2255 request to reduce my sentence back to the originally offered plea deal of 66 months. Please pray for our success of proving my ineffective counsel and his poor advice and performance in knowing and using the law before and during my sentencing.
As a wife of 20 years and a mother of 3 girls, ages 11, 12, and 25, I work everyday to find my way home! The first lesson, I had to learn was to REST! Be still and know that He is GOD! This experience has proven to me that we are OVERCOMERS and Phil 4:13 is my mantra! Everyday, I workas as orderly in the business office and as a chaplain clerk in religious services. I fully engage in EBRRs, PAs, ACE classes, Recreation, Religious Services and I am also taking more college courses to better myself. I am the camp leader for community services where we are making mats for the homeless by partnering with Youth for Troops and we are also decorating postal boxes to send care packages to active duty military members. I already have a BS in Political Science and a MA in Philanthropy, but these college courses help with my FSA’s and I am taking courses that will help me in advocating for other inmates in my future. My current course load in Human Communications, Business Marketing, Social Development and Drug Recovery Counseling. During my pre-trial I had closed my insurance business and became a certified Christian Counselor. Helping me walk on their healing journey is my passion. I am an active member of Greater Faith Church in Tucson, AZ and I continue to evangelize and engage in bible studies while in prison.
Since being incarcerated, I have read over 200 plus books. In the beginning I would read for escape and to better understand the justice sytem. My favorite authors were Michael Connolly, Tami Hoag and Jonathan Kellerman. I was able to relate to many situations that I have experienced in real life. And I was also able to get a better understanding of the motivations behind, prosecutors, detectives and the FBI.
I was also able to come to full peace with my incarceration after reading “My Expected End” by Katie Souza. My clients, my christian faith, my community and my family are my victims. I did my crime and I will not make excuses as I am the one that is solely responsible for everyone’s pain. It may take a long time for people to move forward from the damage I have done and my heart aches for all those I have harmed. Moving forward I want to continue to make amends and I am willing to put in the hard work to earn back trust. I have put all of my trust in God to lead me and show me all of His unique purposes for my life. I am willing to be obedient and allow Him to show me all that He knows about me, about life, about relationships, about my career in advocacy, about every decision before I make it. I no longer suffer from pride and I am now willing to ask others and God for help to be the best wife, mother and community member that I can be to glorify God. I know that when I listen and share my hard-to-tell experiences with others, I must be open, honest and vulnerable for God’s love to be able to enter into our hearts and lead the way for each of us to heal mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually, prior to me being trusted in society again. I am willing to endure my process to advocate for others as well.
THANK YOU for your patience and for establishing a space for me to begin sharing my journey. I pray that I may make an impact by imparting wisdom and determination to never stop growing!
Blessings,
Koreasa
