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Michael Frantz
Born:
Charges: Tax evasion; Medicare fraud
Sentence: About 36 months in federal prison
Facility:
Status: Released (2008)


Michael Frantz is an American federal prison consultant and author based in South Florida. He founded Jail Time Consulting in 2009 after serving about 36 months in federal custody for tax evasion and Medicare fraud, and he wrote the book Jail Time the year after his 2008 release.[1]

Background

Frantz pleaded guilty to tax evasion and Medicare-fraud charges and served roughly 36 months across a federal prison camp and a low-security federal prison in Miami.[1] He was released in 2008.[1]

Consulting and Writing

After his release, Frantz wrote Jail Time, published in 2009, and founded the consulting practice Jail Time Consulting that same year.[1] The firm advises federal defendants on preparing for incarceration and on Bureau of Prisons programming. The New York Times reported in 2012 that a court had restricted Frantz's consulting activity until his term of supervised release ended in 2011.[1]

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who is Michael Frantz?

Michael Frantz is a South Florida federal prison consultant and author who founded Jail Time Consulting in 2009.


Q: What was Michael Frantz convicted of?

He pleaded guilty to tax evasion and Medicare-fraud charges and served about 36 months in federal custody, including a federal prison camp and a low-security prison in Miami.


Q: What did Michael Frantz write?

He wrote the book Jail Time, published in 2009, the year after his release.


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Prison Consulting Draws New Crop of Ex-Cons".Richtel, Matt.The New York Times.2012-04-08.Retrieved 2026-05-28.