John Webster
| John Webster | |
|---|---|
| Education: | Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D.) |
| Occupation: | Federal prison consultant; former attorney |
| Conviction: | Federal felony, false statements to a government agency |
| Status: | Released |
| Known for: | Founder of National Prison and Sentencing Consultants |
John B. Webster is an American federal prison consultant and former attorney who founded National Prison and Sentencing Consultants (NPSC), a Nashville-based firm. A graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Webster practiced law before a federal felony conviction for making false statements to a government agency led to the loss of his law license and, afterward, to a second career in prison consulting.[1][2]
Legal Career and Conviction
Webster practiced law and was admitted to the bar in Ohio and Rhode Island.[1] He was convicted of a federal felony for making false statements to government agencies.[1] According to NBC News, the conviction arose from lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation while he was representing a client in a New Jersey securities-fraud case, and he served a 13-month federal sentence.[2]
As a result of the felony conviction, Webster was disbarred in Rhode Island in October 2001 and was subsequently subject to reciprocal discipline in Ohio, where the state Supreme Court imposed an indefinite suspension.[1]
National Prison and Sentencing Consultants
Webster founded National Prison and Sentencing Consultants in 2002, drawing on his own experience in the federal system.[2][3] The Nashville-based firm advises federal defendants and their attorneys on plea-agreement and presentence-report review, sentencing-guideline calculations, sentence mitigation, Bureau of Prisons designation, and the Residential Drug Abuse Program, and it states that it does not provide legal advice.[3] When NBC News surveyed the growing prison-consulting industry in 2009, it reported that the firm offered a flat-rate prison-preparation package and counted NPSC among the established practices in the field.[2]
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Who is John Webster?
John Webster is a former attorney and federal prison consultant who founded National Prison and Sentencing Consultants in Nashville.
Q: What was John Webster convicted of?
He was convicted of a federal felony for making false statements to a government agency. NBC News reported that the conviction arose from lying to the FBI while representing a client in a New Jersey securities-fraud case, and that he served a 13-month federal sentence.
Q: Did John Webster lose his law license?
Yes. He was disbarred in Rhode Island in 2001 and indefinitely suspended in Ohio through reciprocal discipline following the felony conviction.
Q: When was National Prison and Sentencing Consultants founded?
Webster founded the Nashville-based firm in 2002.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Webster". Supreme Court of Ohio (via FindLaw). Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Prison consultants help inmates get good digs".NBC News.2009-07-28.Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "John Webster". National Prison and Sentencing Consultants. Retrieved 2026-05-28.