PJ Braun Speaks!! - A Man’s Man Who Didn’t Cooperate And Did His Time!!

[eazy]

Blackstone Labs Founder Sentenced for Conspiracy to Sell Anabolic Steroids and Unlawful Dietary Supplements​

A Florida man who co-founded a sports and dietary supplements retailer was sentenced today to 54 months in prison for conspiring to sell illegal anabolic steroids and other products marketed as dietary supplements that were unlawful under federal law.

Blackstone Labs Founder PJ Braun Released From Prison​

This morning we learned PJ Braun has been released from Prison, this according to Instagram posts from both PJ Braun's Instagram @PjBraunFitness as well as the Blackstone Labs Instagram account @Blackstone_Labs. Both accounts made posts stating "He Is Out" and celebrating with a site wide sale on the brands site.

For those familiar with the brand but not this story PJ was sentenced to 54 moths in prison after pleading guilty to charges in November of 2021 and after his former business partner Aaron Singerman reportedly made a deal with the Government to testify against him, you can read more about that here or here. PJ's release seems to have come early as initial reports were that his release date was scheduled for November 6, 2025.

PJ Braun's release from prison comes two years after he was sentenced back in mid February of 2022 and was sentenced to 54 months in prison, he was also ordered to forfeit $3 Million Dollars along with Blackstone Labs the brand who also forfeited $1.2 Million.

PJ Braun's former business partner Aaron Singerman was released from prison early back in December of 2022 after serving just a few months of a 60 month sentence. Back in November of 2021 Singerman worked out a plea deal after pleading guilty to the same charges as PJ, along with one count of conspiracy to defraud the FDA and committing mail and wire fraud.

Fans of PJ and Blackstone Labs celebrated in Instagram comments, while one post said it may be a while before you see PJ on social media or in the public eye for a bit, Blackstone fans are happy to have him back. PJ was always active and vocal on Instagram and social media so fans are anxiously awaiting his return. We'll bring you more info as we learn more.

 

[Diesel59]

I'm watching the interview now. This is interesting, and the situation was more complex than I had thought.

 

[Yano]

Ive used some of their stuff , it wasnt half bad. Good to see he kept his integrity.

 

[El Gringo]

Was that the company that used to make superdrol before it became illegal about 10-15 years ago?

 

[hfoll7777]

Fuck aaron threw out all my total war when I found out
Stay solid be a man

 

[hfoll7777]

Think it was msten

 

[biggerben692000]

All 3 were sentenced to several years in federal prison. All 3 are out early...years before their sentences would call for their release. PJ is being celebrated as a man with integrity who kept quiet and didn't cooperate. Yet, he too, was released early from federal prison? What am I missing?
The last post was a bit over a month ago so I felt ok for breathing some life into the thread. Especially if we're high fiving guys for doing the right things. I would really appreciate some help understanding how this worked out so well for them. Thanks in advance for any help I get from you good people.

 

[hfoll7777]

All 3 were sentenced to several years in federal prison. All 3 are out early...years before their sentences would call for their release. PJ is being celebrated as a man with integrity who kept quiet and didn't cooperate. Yet, he too, was released early from federal prison? What am I missing?
The last post was a bit over a month ago so I felt ok for breathing some life into the thread. Especially if we're high fiving guys for doing the right things. I would really appreciate some help understanding how this worked out so well for them. Thanks in advance for any help I get from you good people.

Pretty sure you only do percentages of your sentence ... he did 5 of a 7 year sentence he basically did the whole thing

 

[eazy]

percentages

85% in the feds

 

[1bigun11]

At that level the feds seem more interested in seizing assets than in dishing out long sentences. Interested to hear BB’s thoughts on that?

 

[biggerben692000]

Pretty sure you only do percentages of your sentence ... he did 5 of a 7 year sentence he basically did the whole thing

I remember discussing this topic and the 3 guys indicted. Couldn't have been more than 2 or 3 years at most. They all are out early. I'm almost positive? The guy who is most interesting to me is Dimaggio. He owns ASF(anabolicsteroidforums.co*). His reputation isn't great. He was the first to get on paper with the feds. Traditionally that person gets the best deal. Theoretically he should have the most to offer prosecutors. Once the feds have someone willing to testify to something that topic is burnt. He allows Uncle Z and other sources get away with scamming members of his board. As long as they pay board fees he doesn't care what they do.

PJ was saying how he didn't testify against anyone. Most who cooperate don't have to testify. The threat the gov't holds over guys they indict is that they have "someone" who will testify under oath against them. That is usually enough to get guys to take whatever deal the gov't offers. What they offer is to recommend that the Sentencing Judge sentence the individual within the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. They don't throw out a specific # because, depending on the guys Criminal Category, the sentence can vary greatly from person to person.

If the person wants to face his accuser then the guy who got the deal because he agreed to testify will be pulled out of whatever facility he is serving his time on a writ. He will be escorted wherever the case is going on by a US Marshal. When its his turn to testify he'll be take from the holding cell in the back of the courthouse and put on the stand and asked questions about what he knows the accused did that was illegal and then he'll be asked to point to the accused in open court and describe what the person is wearing that day.

Most won't risk going to trial because they are guaranteed a longer prison sentence than they would've gotten had they gone along with prosecutors. The sentences I've seen given are always close to twice the amount of time. Doesn't seem fair since having our day in court is our right. Guys are punished for exercising that right.

85% in the feds

Very true. PJ briefly mentioned RDAP(residential drug and alcohol program). Its cognitive behavior therapy. Its the only way besides cooperating with prosecutors to get time off your sentence. PJ received a 60 month sentence if I read it correctly? I also had a 60 month sentence.

Graduating RDAP makes guys eligible for up to a year off their sentence. Several factors go into how much time off guys get. There were more guys taking RDAP than there were spaces when I took it. I got in and was given 10 months off my 60 month sentence. Then there's up to 6 months halfway house eligibility. He still is out sooner than he should be.
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It can all be cleared up very easily. PJ could produce his PSR(pre sentencing report). It has all the inmates info. From education level and mental health history. What we're interested in is what his sentencing guidelines are. It shows how it was calculated. If the sentence he was given in below the guidelines we say the the inmate "has issues". He received downward departures which are given for the amount of substantial assistance he gave US Attorneys.

At that level the feds seem more interested in seizing assets than in dishing out long sentences. Interested to hethe ar BB’s thoughts on that?

If they can seize assets they will. Comingling of funds is what I've seen most times when there's things being taken by the gov't. Mixing good clean(taxed) money with dirty or acquired from the sale of illicit substances is one example of why/how seizures are justified. It doesn't take much to give the gov't the right to take things.

Let's say your elderly parents were going to be short making their mortgage payment for the first time in the life of the 30 year mortgage on the home you grew up in. You gave them the few hundred dollars they were short. It was the least you could do for them. They raised you after all.

That was a decade ago. They've only had the property taxes to pay since making that last mortgage payment. Now they are deciding whether or not to move to Florida or stay in the area and downsize some and put a bunch of money in a Trust for your kids.

Then that day comes and its the start of a several years long nightmare. The United States of America VS Joe Schmoe. That good deed you did a decade ago is now the matter of contention being discussed by the prosecuting attorney and you. If you drag this thing out and don't tell them what they want to know including the passwords needed to access that crypto you've been counting on for your retirement a new nightmare begins.

How can they take the home your parents paid for with their own money. How can they prove you gave them dirty money that day? Did they even use it to pay the morudhtgage? Then a couple of words that sound almost made up are thrown around. How can they be so sure of themselves? It feels like you live in an autocracy instead of the USA? Forensic accounting is the tool they'll use to show cause to take your parents home and leave them with nothing but a receipt and some memories.

This is happening in one form or another every day in our country. You will be left with nothing. If you live above and beyond your means because you managed to hide something someplace the gov't will pounce and put your ass back in prison years after you served your initial sentence.

As far as not caring about long sentences any longer I can't speak on that being true or not. A lot of the emotion and decision making was taken away from federal judges by design when the Federal Sentencing Guidelines were put into law. The guidelines HAD to be followed. Now, its no longer law that judges have to follow the guidelines. They MUST be considered. This was done in case there happen to be some extenuating circumstances that could in no way have been figured in. The Guidelines are still followed for the most part but there is now some wiggle room but its not setting guys free or anything.