Krishna P
58819-177
Beaumont Camp
Release Plan
April 29, 2025
Dear Unit Team:
Before surrendering, I researched the best practices for serving time in federal prison. From that research, I found different websites to help me prepare. As I studied the information, I learned about the role of the Unit Team in the Bureau of Prisons and the importance of developing a release plan.
I plead guilty, and I accept responsibility for my mistakes. I am ashamed of my actions that brought me here, but I know that remorse alone cannot make amends for my crime. With my Unit Team’s guidance and the accountability of my loved ones, I will remain committed to making this time productive, reconciling with society, and strengthening relationships with my family.
I developed my release plan as an accountability tool that describes my self-directed pathway to prepare for the best outcomes after my release. I will continue updating and expanding the document as I meet milestones on my journey and set new goals consistent with my commitments.
The plan includes the following information:
| 1. Identifying Information | 7. Community Support |
| 2. Images | 8. Medical Prescriptions |
| 3. Projected Release Planning | 9. Financial Obligations |
| 4. Background | 10. Risk and Needs Assessment |
| 5. My Crime | 11. Personal Plan |
| 6. Making Amends | 12. Advisors |
I hope the Unit Team finds this plan helpful in guiding me back to my family and community as soon as possible.
Respectfully submitted,
Krishna P
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Identifying Information:
● Name: My name is Krishna P.
● Date of Birth: I was born on 8/9/1993 and I am 31 years old.
● Today’s Date: I began writing this release plan on 9/19/24.
● Sentence Length: My judge sentenced me to serve a 15-month term.
● Surrender Date and Location: Authorities informed me that I must surrender to the Beaumont Camp on 5/01/2025.
● Registration Number: According to the BOP website, my registration number is: 58819- 177.
Images:
To provide my Unit Team with information, the final pages of this document includes images from the following identifying documents:
● Driver’s License: My valid driver’s license is from Texas.
● Education:
o – High School Transcript: Kaplan High School (online)
o – College: Attended Southern Methodist University for one year before leaving to pursue business ventures.
o – Bachelor of Science in Biology: University of Texas at Arlington, 2021, Summa Cum Laude
o – Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT): 100% Percentile Scorer.
o – Bachelor of Science in Computer Science: Western Governors University, 2022 (completed at an accelerated pace)
o – Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence: University of Texas at Austin, 2025 (I will be graduating in the week prior to my reporting to Beaumont)
Projected Release Planning:
Throughout my life, I’ve always understood the value of hard work. Yet, in some ways, things came easily to me. Being an entrepreneur felt natural and effortless at times. But I failed to realized there are no shortcuts to true success, and I chose those shortcuts. Now, I’m paying the price for those choices and heading to prison because I didn’t make the right decisions.
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To that end, I began studying the Bureau of Prisons’ website. The website taught me much about the First Step Act and other BOP policies. Good behavior and program participation can influence an earlier transition to home confinement.
I intend to work productively with my Unit Team. With guidance from my unit team, I hope to advance as an excellent candidate for consideration for early transition to home confinement.
Various BOP Program Statements helped me understand how to earn additional credits toward the 15-month sentence my judge imposed.
I learned that if I avoid disciplinary infractions, my Unit Team will award Good Conduct Time credits that amount to 15% of the term my judge imposed. On a 15-month sentence, that amounts to a credit of 2.25 months. These credits leave me with a potential adjusted sentence of approximately 12.75 months.
In addition to the Good Conduct Time credits, if I comply with specific requirements, I may also earn “Time Credits,” in accordance with the First Step Act (FSA). Before qualifying for those FSA credits, I must complete a survey once I get to prison. My responses to questions on that survey will help my Unit Team assess my risk of recidivating with a PATTERN score.
The BOP’s website includes the survey questions for the PATTERN Risk Assessment: ● https://www.bop.gov/inmates/fsa/pattern.jsp
I began working through those questions independently. Based on what I learned, I anticipate that my Unit Team will agree that my PATTERN score will show me as a person with a “minimum” risk of recidivating.
According to a policy statement on the BOP’s website, I understand that my Unit Team will meet with me for an Initial Unit Team meeting within 30 days of my surrender. During that Initial Classification, I anticipate that my Unit Team will agree that I am at a “minimum” risk of recidivating.
I will participate in all of the programs that my Unit Team recommends.
If I am accurate, I anticipate receiving sixty days of earned time credit during each of my first six months in confinement.
The BOP website tells me that after six months, I will have another Unit Team meeting, known as a Program Review. During that Program Review, I anticipate that my Unit Team will conclude that I remain at a minimum risk of recidivating.
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After two consecutive team meetings, I anticipate that my Unit Team will conclude that my PATTERN Risk Assessment will continue to show a minimum risk of reoffending. Since I will complete all programs that my Unit Team recommends, I should begin to receive 15 days of Earned Time Credit each month for the remainder of the time that I serve in prison.
Using those parameters, I projected the potential time that I will serve in prison before I become eligible to transition to home confinement.
Sentence my judge imposed: 15 months,
● Good Conduct Time: Approximately 2.25 months for an adjusted sentence of approximately 12.75 months.
● FSA Earned Time Credit: 5.10 months toward earlier release for an adjusted sentence of approximately 7.65 months.
● Adjusted time that I will owe to the Bureau of Prisons: Approximately 7.65 months. o I understand that I will serve some time in a secure facility.
o I understand that, at the discretion of my Unit Team, I may qualify to serve a portion of my term in a Residential Reentry Center (Halfway House) or on home confinement.
With this plan, my Unit Team will learn more about the steps I intend to take to advance my candidacy for early placement on home confinement.
If my projections are accurate, I anticipate owing the Bureau of Prisons between 5 and 8 months after factoring in Earned Time Credits. I hope the Bureau of Prisons will consider me a candidate for transition to home confinement or a Residential Reentry Center as soon as possible.
Background Story:
I grew up as an only child in a supportive household in Marietta, Georgia. My parents were great, always encouraging me to succeed. Early on, I realized I wanted more than a traditional path, so I convinced my parents to let me attend high school online to focus on entrepreneurship. By age 13,
I was already finding success as an internet marketer, selling various products online. This early exposure to business gave me the skills to generate significant income, but I missed out on the typical high school social experience, something I regret.
Despite my parents’ wishes for me to go to college, I found it wasn’t for me and left after a year to focus on my business ventures. I began selling supplements and skincare products, and my business quickly took off. At 20, I moved to Puerto Rico, drawn by the tax incentives. There, I founded a company in 2014, focusing on selling skincare products through a subscription model. This business grew rapidly, and I partnered with others to set up multiple companies to handle the high volume of transactions.
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However, I made some poor decisions to grow faster, including modifying EIN forms to open additional credit card processing accounts. Although no merchant processors or banks suffered any actual losses, I later faced legal issues years after I had closed the business in 2017. In 2019, I was sued for lack of clear website disclosures, and the FBI investigated my business practices. I moved back to Texas, and enrolled at the University of Texas at Arlington to pursue a degree in Biology.
While at UT Arlington, I volunteered extensively, working with terminally ill patients in hospice care and tutoring children in reading from underperforming schools. I took the maximum course load and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2021 with a BS in Biology and achieved a 100th percentile score on the MCAT (Medical College Admissions Test), intending to apply to medical school. However, due to the uncertainty of my legal situation, I pursued a second degree in Computer Science, graduating in 2022. I eventually accepted a plea deal and have since been focused on building a career in computer science.
In 2023, I settled my civil case with the FTC, forfeiting nearly $1 million in assets. I am currently pursuing a Master’s in Artificial Intelligence at UT Austin and plan to enter the tech field as a trained professional. I will be graduating in the days before I report to Beaumont camp thanks to the judge in my case allowing a lengthy delay in the date of my self-surrender. Despite my past mistakes, I am committed to using my skills and knowledge to build a positive future.
I offer the information above to show that although I pleaded guilty to a federal crime and a judge sentenced me to 15 months, I have a long history of living as a hard-working, contributing citizen.
I regret that I placed myself in the crosshairs of the criminal justice system, and I intend to use my time to make amends for the bad decisions that led me into this predicament.
My Crime:
I pled guilty to Count One of the Indictment. From around May 2014 through October 2018, in the District of Puerto Rico, I knowingly and willfully conspired with others to commit wire fraud, as outlined in Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code, violating 18 U.S.C. § 1343. I took shortcuts to success, which ultimately led to the falsification of documents. I became aware of the consequences of my actions when a process server came to my door in late February 2019, initiating a civil lawsuit. During this period, I worked with individuals known and unknown to the Grand Jury to engage in activities that resulted in this offense. I take full responsibility for my involvement in this conspiracy.
When I learned that the government had launched an investigation, I agreed to do everything possible to make things right. I responded to questions, accepted responsibility, and agreed to plead guilty. I have surrendered to prison because I see the consequences of my actions and want earnestly to work towards making them right.
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Making Amends:
I am deeply disappointed in myself for how I behaved in this instance. Up until the day that I learned of the investigation, I considered myself a good citizen. Once I began going through the criminal justice system, I realized how I failed my community, my profession, and my family.
I want to make things right.
Toward that end, I spent a lot of time working to prepare before sentencing. I had never been in trouble with the law before, and I wanted to understand the goals of our judicial system. With time to plan, I studied websites that belong to the Department of Justice and the U.S. Courts. That research led me to learn the purpose of sentencing.
Federal judges impose sentences that should:
1. Deter other people from committing crimes,
2. Punish people for committing crimes,
3. Isolate people while they serve sentences, and
4. Rehabilitate people who commit crimes.
As a defendant, I could not influence deterrence, punishment, or isolation. Those goals would serve the interest of justice, but my judge would impose the term that would accomplish such goals.
When it came to rehabilitation, however, I had to think. I had to consider how that fourth goal of sentencing applied to me as a 31-year-old entrepreneur.
Then, I realized that “rehabilitation” isn’t only about me or restoring financial loss. It’s about the entire system, the entire country. My judge sentenced me to serve 15 months. I must make the most of that term to reconcile with society. Doing so would require me to find ways to live with meaning, relevance, and usefulness.
The charge against me reads: United States of America v. Krishna P. Therefore, I feel a duty to make amends to every citizen in this country. While awaiting my surrender, I devised a plan to reconcile and atone. I intend to work toward that end during my term and will continue living in service upon release.
Each day will be a target for improvement. I know that it will take time to heal from the pain of the last decade. I know I will have good and bad days. Still, I have faith that my best days are ahead of me.
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Looking back, I see how I lived in denial and failed to step on the brakes when I had a chance. I knew my colleagues and I were crossing a line. While I had no intent to cause harm, I realized my actions had a ripple effect and hurt others.
My actions have taken me away from this family that I love, and I want to help others avoid making the same mistakes I did. While incarcerated, I plan to help others where allowed. I want to teach others what I’ve learned about business through my decade long career as an entrepreneur. Doing so will allow me to sharpen my skills and insights so that, someday soon, I can return to doing the work I love with the people I love.
When I look back on this chapter in my story, I want it to end with reconciliation and peace. I want to be an example of how to learn from mistakes and help others. I want to be a role model for handling painful moments with humility and grace. I look forward to sharing my story to help others–inside and outside prison–avoid my terrible mistakes.
While incarcerated, with approval from my Unit Team, I hope to accomplish the following tasks:
1. I want to learn more about business law to be a better steward of companies in the future. 2. Volunteer in ways that staff members recommend.
3. Journal about my progress and share those writings with our community. 4. Read books to help me become more aware of the influences that led me to this problem. 5. Engage in programming to advance my knowledge of finances.
6. I will reflect on what I learned from reading and then apply those lessons to the volunteer work that I intend to complete upon my release.
My mission and moral obligation are participating in as many programs as possible through the BOP. This includes programs that may enhance my earned time credits and my character. I have also begun to evaluate my options for further educational opportunities. Since the beginning of this process, it has been my goal that my preparation and dedication to the programs, housing status, and opportunities I have listed will keep me at a low-risk assessment.
I hope my Unit Team will support the personal release plan that I put into place and consider me a good candidate for maximum placement on home confinement for the reasons expressed below.
Community Support:
I intend to live at home with my parents once my unit team and the Bureau of Prisons deem it appropriate.
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Medical Prescriptions and Substance Abuse:
I am in good health and physically fit. I am not taking any medications.
While incarcerated, I will comply with any directives by medical staff and my Unit Team. I take my health seriously and will do what’s required to return to my loved ones healthier than when I left.
Financial Obligations:
In addition to my 15-month sentence, the judge initially imposed forfeiture, which the judge confirmed was completed. While incarcerated, I will continue to comply with the Financial Responsibility Program (FRP), even though I have no remaining financial obligations (apart from the special assessment).
Once I am released, I will resume my career, using skills I continue to develop, and I will fulfill any remaining obligations as quickly as possible.
Risk and Needs Assessment:
Reading the Bureau of Prisons’ website taught me a lot about needs and risk assessments. Once I surrender, it’s my understanding that I’ll need to complete SPARC-13 survey that will help staff members measure 13 factors that can influence criminal behavior:
1. Anger/hostility: I do not perceive any anger management issues.
2. Antisocial peers: I do not socialize or interact with people who violate the law. Despite my conviction, crime was not a way of life for me.
3. Cognitions: I do not have any cognitive or learning impairments and consider myself an exceptional learner.
4. Dyslexia: I have never been diagnosed with dyslexia.
5. Education: I value education, as evidenced by my professional certifications and desire to help others achieve their academic goals.
6. Family/parenting: I have excellent relationships with my immediate and extended family. 7. Finance/poverty: My family will be financially stable in my absence, although I am eager to return to earning an income doing the work I love.
8. Medical: Healthy
9. Mental Health: NA.
10. Recreation/Leisure/Fitness: I work out regularly, attending the gym 5 days a week. 11. Substance abuse: I am fortunate not to have challenges with substance use. 12. Trauma: NA
13. Work: I have always been a hard worker, and I hope that a solid, self-directed work ethic will allow me to return to gainful employment quickly.
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Personal Plan:
While serving my sentence, I will follow the guidance of my Unit Team. I would like to participate in self-help and personal development courses to the extent possible. They should help me work toward repaying society for the problems I created. I want to volunteer to assist people who wish to advance their education.
To address my needs, I intend to spend time reading to the best of my ability. To the extent possible, I intend to read books on leadership and personal development. After reading each book, I will take the following steps:
● Step 1: Write the title of each book I read.
● Step 2: Write the date I finished reading each book.
● Step 3: Write why I chose to read each book.
● Step 4: Write what I learned from reading each book.
● Step 5: Write how reading each book will contribute to my success upon release.
I have organized my reading list into the sections outlined below, which I developed based on what I’ve learned about risk assessments and the SPARC-13 model. The categories I will focus on include fiction, business, science fiction, and material on AI and machine learning.
● Thought – Books on personal growth will help me become a more thoughtful person and a better member of the broader community. Books on thought would address the SPARC13’s emphasis on cognitions.
● Finance—Given the significance re-establishing financial security, I would like to develop my understanding of how to manage financial affairs properly and efficiently. Books on finance would address the SPARC-13’s emphasis on finance/poverty.
● Service– Given the SPARC-13’s emphasis on personal accountability, I thought reading books that would contribute to the service I want to provide upon release would be helpful.
● Biography: Given the SPARC-13’s emphasis on mental health, I have selected a series of biographies to learn from people who’ve lived as contributing citizens (particularly biographies of entrepreneurs). These books should address the criminogenic needs of antisocial peers, education, and mental health.
On the Bureau of Prisons’ website, I found Program Statement 5350.27: Inmate Manuscripts. It complies with the Code of Federal Regulations, which holds that:
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● “An inmate may prepare a manuscript for private use or for publication while in custody without staff approval.”
The above Program Statement encourages me, as I intend to comply with all rules. But I want to publish the book reports I write. By documenting my journey through prison, I memorialize the various ways that a person can work to build mental health with a deliberate, intentional plan to
prepare. Strength comes through transparency and reconciliation, and I plan to build a record showing how I used time in prison to grow stronger.
Before surrendering to serve my sentence, I will order the first two books. While waiting for guidance from my Unit Team, I will carry out the plan by reading. If appropriate, I will teach others how they can engineer a release plan that helps them prepare for success upon release.
By sending my book reports home, I will help my family stay in tune with my progress and keep our connection strong. We’re working through these challenges together, and I want them to know of the preparations I’m making to grow stronger and persevere while I serve my sentence.
Besides adhering to my plan, I will follow guidance from the experts in the BOP. Future Plans
I plan to focus on AI and start a new company with my father, a software engineer. However, I am open to testing the job market and working within the confines of the BOP’s rules regarding employment. I have several areas and skill sets I can leverage to find employment, and I am prepared with secondary plans if I need to adapt during certain stages of supervised release.
Immediately following my release, I have a company willing to offer me gainful W2 employment as an entry-level AI specialist.
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Advisors:
Staff Guides: Federal Prison:
Unit Manager Name:
Case Manager Name:
Counselor Name:
Work Detail Supervisor: Halfway house Supervisor: Probation Officer:
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