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immediately that I was in Orange County. They didn't believe him. However, after searching the house, they finally figured out I was not there and asked Ken for my address in Dana Point. He actually didn't know it off the top of his head, but they didn't believe him. They final- ly left while warning him not to contact me. Ken immediately called my attorney, which is how he was able to call me on my way to work. My attorney advised me not to go to work and to head back to my apartment while he arranged with the FBI for me to self-surrender. I'm greatly appreciative to both my husband and my attorney for avoiding what would have certainly been a deeply embarrassing and ugly scene at my place of employment. While I was waiting for a call back from my attorney, I had to inform my boss of my situation. This was one of the most difficult calls I had ever made in my life. Like many times before, I again felt like I was letting people down whom I admired and trusted. However, my boss, while shocked, was very supportive. I drove to an FBI field office and turned myself in. I was handcuffed and taken to the federal courthouse in Santa Ana for processing and a bond hearing. Everyone was very professional and I was mentally prepared for the experience. My attorney took the next flight from Austin to Orange County and made it in time for my bond hearing. I was released that day, but until I paid the bond, I had to wear a tracking device. They programmed the device so that I could continue to go to my job in Orange County during the week and home to Palm Springs on the weekend. Wearing that device (it is not small) around my ankle made me feel like a criminal for the first time. It also gave me the feeling that all of this was not going to end well. Over the next several months, my new criminal attorney (my previ- ous attorney did not practice criminal law) and his associates negotiat- ed a plea agreement for me. While I can't discuss that process, I will say this. Once the DOJ has you in its sights, it holds all the cards. It 7 7 A U G U S T 2 0 1 5 | O U T P A T I E N TS U R G E R Y. N E T

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