From the Inside
A Prison Memoir
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This is a riveting tale of a journey thru the federal prison system as experienced by a corporate executive. Once a wealthy and powerful entrepreneur with a thriving business, several homes, a yacht, exclusive private club memberships, etc, he was plucked from this luxury lifestyle at the age of fifty-five, and placed in federal prison.
This book is about every corporate executives nightmare, prison. Robert L. Berger was the CEO of Royce Aerospace Materials. After a major investigation by the IRS and Department of Defense, he was convicted of four felonies and sentenced to three years in federal prison, later, while incarcerated, another felony charge added eighteen months to his sentence. His experiences in federal prison cover just about the whole gamut of what one can expect from doing time in seven different facilities having varying degrees of security levels. He did time at Allenwood Camp, as well as Lewisburg Penitentiary. In this memoir the reader will find an honest, truthful depiction of incarceration. It is prison life revealed on a daily basis. Certainly, the characters Berger encounters along the way are quite colorful, and delightful to read about. At the same time this is a very stirring book, and will surely trigger the reader's emotions. Berger is a naturally gifted author, he writes with a style that is captivating, and guaranteed to leave a lasting impression with his readers.About the Author
Robert L. Berger is a native of New York City. He was brought up in Brooklyn and Long Island. From 1973 until 1997 he was the founder and CEO of Royce Aerospace Materials Corp. As a successful businessman Robert lived on the North Shore of Long Island in Oyster Bay Cove. In November of 1997 he was convicted of four felony charges and on February 6, 1998 began a thirty-eight month federal prison sentence. He was released on July 20, 2001. He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, and works in Manhattan as a consultant. He also lectures and privately counsels white-collar felons.