Sam Mangel

Sam Mangel
Born	(1963-02-25) February 25, 1963 (age 62)
Occupation	Prison consultant
Years active	2000 – present
Website	https://sam-mangel.com/

Sam Mangel (born February 25, 1963) is an American federal prison consultant. ^{[1] [2]} Mangel served 20 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud in an insurance fraud scheme. ^{[3] [4]} Mangel is also a CNN contributor on the topics of federal incarceration and white-collar crime. ^{[5] [6]}

Conviction

Mangel was indicted in 2016 for wire fraud and illegal insurance business practices in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. ^[5] Through his company Rumson Capital Inc., located in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, Mangel operated a life insurance policy brokerage that facilitated the sale of existing life insurance policies to life settlement providers. His charges related to falsifying and forging life insurance policy disclosure documents in Pennsylvania. ^{[7] [8]} He was sentenced to 60 months in prison but returned home in 2020 after serving 20 months at Federal Correctional Institution, Miami. ^{[9] [10]}

Post-Prison Career

Mangel established a prison consulting practice after his release from prison, ^{[11] [12]} which has serviced well-known clients including Steve Bannon, ^[13] Sam Bankman-Fried, ^{[11] [14]} Peter Navarro, ^[6] British businessman David Price, ^[15] and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao. ^{[16] [17] [5]} Mangel is also known for providing services related to securing federal clemency, ^{[18] [19]} a legal process which has seen a sharp increase in demand and public interest since Donald Trump took office in his second term. ^[20]

Mangel is a media personality generally invited on CNN and CourtTV when there is celebrity criminal activity in the news, like during the legal concerns of Sean Combs, ^{[21] [22] [23]} Hunter Biden, Luigi Mangione, ^[24] Caroline Ellison, Scott Maddox, and Donald Trump. ^{[25] [26]}

Personal life

Mangel was born on February 25, 1963 and raised in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He graduated from University of Pennsylvania in 1985. He was married in 1989 and has one son and one daughter. ^[27]

References

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19. "Pardon Me? Why Offers To Secure Clemency Might Be A Scam". www.law360.com. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
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25. Burlew, Jeff. "Scott Maddox released from federal prison after serving 18 months of 5-year bribery sentence". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
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