1904: The White Collar Support Group

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Javier Leiva

True Crime, Society & Culture, Technology

4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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It’s hard to imagine former executives, investment fraudsters, and insider traders gathering for weekly support meetings. When I first heard about a support group for white-collar criminals, I was skeptical. It sounded like an SNL sketch: former hedge fund managers, insider traders, and embezzlers sitting in a circle, sharing their woes. However, Jeff Grant, the founder of the White Collar Support Group, doesn’t see it that way. After serving time for his crimes, Grant emerged with a mission—to help others like him rebuild their lives, one meeting at a time. “I was lost,” he admits. After his release from prison, Grant realized there was no blueprint for people like him to re-enter society. That’s why he founded the White Collar Support Group, a space for those prosecuted for financial crimes to navigate life after prison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:22.1	When I got out of prison, I didn't know what I wanted to do. I just knew I wanted to help people.
0:27.0	This is Jeff Grant, the founder of the first and only white collar support group that I know of anyway.
0:32.0	I decided to apply to seminary,
0:36.0	you know, Divinity School and then got a master's of divinity and became a
0:42.0	Reverend and so there I am a and became a reverend.
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0:49.0	Jeff was lost and religion gave him direction, a sense of purpose.
0:53.7	So he started working in churches and volunteering at criminal justice organizations.
0:58.6	And in the course of doing that, we founded the white colorar Support Group and our ministry that's devoted to supporting people
1:06.8	who have been prosecuted for white collar crimes and their families and that really just
1:10.8	took off.
1:11.8	A White Collar support group? Yes, think of it as AA but for
1:17.6	Ponzi schemers, corrupt CEOs, investment fraudsters, insider traders, you know, those kind of guys.
1:24.7	The kind of people who would never be caught lifting your wallet on a bus, but don't think twice
1:30.1	about embezzling funds from your company's account or draining your life savings.
1:34.9	For the most part, these are privileged individuals who are well educated, had high-paying jobs,
1:41.3	and were in a position of power. Of all the people, these might be the last guys you
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