White Collar Support Group
The White Collar Support Group (WCSG) is a community outreach program based in the United States that offers community support and resources for those navigating the challenges of the white-collar criminal justice system.[1] The group fosters peer support, engages in advocacy, and provides education to help individuals accept responsibility, make amends, and rebuild their lives after involvement in the criminal justice system.
White Collar Support Group meets several times per week to discuss legal proceedings, incarceration, sentencing, and reintegration into society to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism. Focuses include personal accountability, advocacy and education, and spiritual and peer support to address members' emotional, financial, and social challenges.[2]
As part of its advocacy, the group advocates for expungement reform and a felon's right to banking.[3] The group is a participant in Yale School of Management Professor Dr. Erin Frey's Professional and Personal Restoration Study.[4]
History
The White Collar Support Group was co-founded in 2016 by Jeff Grant[5] and Lynn Springer as part of their nonprofit organization, which was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit in 2015.[3][6]
In 2024, the White Collar Support Group hosted the first annual White Collar Conference, an online event. Speakers included GOOD PLANeT CEO David Israel, podcaster Brent Cassity, Bridgegate defendant Bill Baroni, criminal defense lawyer Elizabeth Kelley, Theranos whistleblower Erika Cheung, former district attorney Seth Williams, tech entrepreneur Drew Chapin, and others.[7]
Membership
Membership includes lawyers, executives, and other professionals who are charged or convicted of white-collar crime.[8] Members include Richard Bronson, former partner at Stratton Oakmont, the firm featured in Martin Scorsese’s film The Wolf of Wall Street;[9] and Gordon Caplan of the Varsity Blues scandal.[10][11]
Advocacy Efforts
In 2025, the group announced three areas of advocacy: establishing a felon's right to banking services, pardon and expungement reform,[12] and its formal participation Yale School of Management Professor Dr. Erin Frey's Professional and Personal Restoration Study.[4]