by Diane Wells | Sep 14, 2021 | Community
I am normally writing about my criminal prosecution from many years ago, but there have been a number of deaths recently and I want to recognize these individuals. It is a bit debilitating to reflect on key people in my life and the criminal case and that they are...
by Diane Wells | Sep 5, 2021 | Community
I have been writing about being a criminal defendant, but today I am writing about being a daughter. Probably the most vigilant supporter I have ever known for my whole life was my Mother. She knew my soul. She knew my essence. Good or bad, there was nothing that I...
by Diane Wells | Aug 5, 2021 | Community
I am describing my criminal prosecution experience from years ago. I was sitting firmly in the witness chair, next to the judge looking out at the sea of people: the jury, the prosecution’s table, and the supporters/observers in the audience. The first thing I...
by Diane Wells | Mar 25, 2020 | Community, transformation, Volunteer
It was very early in the case. The plea deal I had been presented with when the charges were handed down was sitting squarely in front of me. I couldn’t make sense of it. Taking the plea deal meant I had to tell the truth, which I was doing. Taking the plea...
by Diane Wells | Mar 20, 2020 | Community, The Case, transformation
One of the most puzzling issues that I had with the case was that I invested in the Fund that was the focus of the charges and I had my parents and a couple of close friends in this alleged scheme. That’s crazy. People don’t invest their own...
by Diane Wells | Mar 11, 2020 | Community, The Case, transformation
I didn’t know what a “302” was. Like a lot of the case, I figured it out as we went along. My basic understanding is that an FBI 302 is a report generated from interviewing a potential witness. There was an agreement for “open discovery”...
