What Is a Proffer Session? It’s Your “Queen for a Day” Confession That DESTROYS You!

What Is a Proffer Session? It’s Your “Queen for a Day” Confession That DESTROYS You!

So your probably thinking a proffer session is your chance to explain everything and get immunity.

Maybe you figure being “Queen for a Day” means you can confess without consequences.

Or maybe your hoping full cooperation guarantees a great deal.

Look, we get it.

Your lawyer says this could help your case.

But here’s the absolutely terrifying truth – proffer sessions are TRAPS!

TRAPS!

Where you confess to crimes the government didn’t know about. Giving them ammunition to destroy you.

And the “immunity”?

Turns out to be WORTHLESS!

Worthless!

What Exactly Is a Proffer Session?

A proffer session is where you sit down with federal prosecutors and FBI agents.

And confess EVERYTHING!

Everything!

The Department of Justice invites you to tell them every crime you’ve committed.

Every crime.
Everyone involved.
All the details they don’t know yet.

Your literally teaching them how to prosecute you!

Teaching them!

They call it “Queen for a Day” because you supposedly get temporary immunity!

For one day, you can admit crimes without direct prosecution for those admissions.

Sounds great, right?

WRONG!

So wrong!

This nickname is cruelly ironic. Your reign ends in disaster!

Disaster!

The session includes prosecutors, FBI agents, IRS investigators – a room FULL of people taking notes! Your not having a friendly chat. It’s an interrogation where every word is documented. Multiple agents, recording devices, stenographers. Your confession is preserved forever!

What Kind of Immunity Do I Get?

The “immunity” is LIMITED and full of exceptions! They can’t use your exact words against you – that’s it! But they CAN use everything you tell them to find other evidence! Its called “derivative use” and it destroys defendants!

If you mention a witness they didn’t know about? They subpoena them! Describe a document? They seize it! Reveal a bank account? Frozen immediately! Your “protected” statements become there investigation roadmap! You’ve given them the keys to convict you!

The FBI uses your proffer to build cases you can’t escape! Every lead you provide gets investigated. New charges get filed based on crimes you revealed. Co-defendants get flipped using information you provided. Your confession destroys everyone including YOU!

What If I Lie or Withhold Information?

Lying during a proffer is a NEW federal crime – obstruction and false statements! The quickest way to disaster is lying to federal agents. That’s 5 MORE years on top of PPP fraud! They ALWAYS catch lies because they already know more than you think!

Withholding information violates the agreement – immunity GONE! You must tell them EVERYTHING or the deal is void. Forgot about that small transaction? Agreement breached! Didn’t mention that minor participant? Your cooked!

Prosecutors assume your lying anyway! They’re not your friends despite acting nice. They’re building a case and testing your honesty. Every inconsistency, hesitation, or “I don’t remember” gets noted as potential deception!

Can They Still Prosecute Me?

YES! Proffers do NOT guarantee no prosecution! Most people who proffer STILL get prosecuted! The government just has more evidence now thanks to your confession. You’ve made there job easier while gaining nothing!

If you testify differently at trial, your proffer statements can be used! Say something different on the stand? Prosecutors pull out your proffer transcript and destroy your credibility! “You told us X in your proffer, now your saying Y?” Jury thinks your a liar!

The Criminal Division treats proffers as intelligence gathering, not deals! They want information, not to help you. Once they have what they need, your disposable. The “agreement” protects them, not you!

What About Violent Crimes or Serious Offenses?

NO immunity for violent acts – EVER! Mentioned you threatened someone during PPP fraud? That’s not covered! Assault during the investigation? New charges! The immunity has massive exceptions for anything prosecutors consider serious!

PPP fraud involving vulnerable victims gets NO protection! Defrauded elderly people? No immunity! Stole from actually struggling businesses? Prosecutors use that against you! Your confession to heartless crimes makes sentences WORSE!

The U.S. Sentencing Commission doesn’t give cooperation credit for admitting worse crimes! Reveal you committed MORE fraud than charged? Your sentencing range goes UP! Confess to additional victims? More restitution! Your honesty increases punishment!

Who Else Gets Hurt by My Proffer?

EVERYONE you mention becomes a target! Business partners, family members, accountants, employees – all investigated based on your proffer! Your cooperation destroys there lives too. They’ll HATE you for putting them in crosshairs!

Your statements can’t be “unrung” – damage is permanent! Once you’ve named names and described crimes, that information exists forever. Even if prosecution doesn’t happen immediately, files remain. Years later, someone gets investigated!

Co-defendants learn about your proffer and retaliate! Think it stays secret? Eventually comes out in discovery or trial. Your partners find out you snitched. Prison becomes more dangerous. Family faces threats. Cooperation has violent consequences!

What Happens After the Session?

Prosecutors decide if your “useful” – usually your NOT! They compare your information to what they already know. If you didn’t provide new valuable intelligence? No deal! You confessed for nothing!

The “derivative use” investigation begins immediately! Every lead gets pursued. Bank records subpoenaed. Witnesses interviewed. Documents seized. Your proffer launches a massive investigation expansion using YOUR roadmap!

The IRS Criminal Investigation joins based on tax implications you revealed! Mentioned unreported income? IRS jumps in! Described cash transactions? Money laundering charges! Your proffer creates multiple agency prosecutions!

Can I Back Out After Starting?

NO! Once you start talking, you must finish or face consequences! Walking out mid-proffer? Prosecutors assume your hiding worse crimes. Partial cooperation is often worse than no cooperation!

Backing out voids any potential benefits! Prosecutors won’t offer deals to someone who started then stopped. Judges see it as manipulation. You’ve angered prosecutors without gaining anything!

Your partial statements still get investigated! Even incomplete proffers provide leads. You can’t “take back” what you’ve already said. The damage is done even if you stop talking!

Do I Need My Lawyer Present?

Your lawyer SHOULD be there but can’t really protect you! They sit silently while you confess. Can’t object to questions. Can’t stop you from answering. There role is basically watching you hang yourself!

Lawyers who push proffers often have conflicting interests! Some lawyers want cooperation credit for themselves – reputation for getting deals. Your interests might not align with your attorney’s interests!

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers warns about proffer risks! Experienced attorneys know proffers usually backfire. If your lawyer is pushing hard for proffer, get second opinion! Many defendants get burned!

What’s the Success Rate?

DISMAL! Most proffers do NOT result in non-prosecution agreements! You confess everything and still get prosecuted. Maybe slightly better plea deal, maybe not. The risk-reward ratio is TERRIBLE!

Even “successful” proffers mean pleading guilty! Best case scenario? You still plead guilty but get cooperation departure at sentencing. Your still a convicted felon. Still going to prison. Still destroyed!

Prosecutors reject most proffer attempts at cooperation! Your information isn’t valuable enough. Didn’t provide unknown evidence. Can’t corroborate claims. Too many inconsistencies. Rejection reasons are endless!

Should I Ever Consider It?

Only if you have information about BIGGER criminals! Small fish informing on other small fish? Worthless! You need to deliver people ABOVE you, not equals or below. PPP fraud rings need kingpins, not fellow participants!

The damage must already be catastrophic! If your facing life in prison, maybe risk proffer. But for normal PPP fraud sentences? The downside risk outweighs any benefit!

Multiple experienced attorneys should agree it’s necessary! One lawyer pushing proffer? Red flag! Get multiple opinions from federal criminal defense specialists. Most will warn against it!

PROFFER DISASTER: “Queen for a Day” immunity is a TRAP!
You confess everything, they use it ALL against you! No real protection!
Call 212-300-5196 for defense that DOESN’T require confessing!

Look, proffer sessions are sold as opportunities.

But they’re really traps!

You sit down thinking your getting immunity. Walk out having provided the government with everything.

Everything they need to convict you.

And everyone you know!

The “Queen for a Day” immunity? Only prevents them from using your exact words.

Just your exact words!

They can use everything else you tell them.

To destroy you.

Destroy. You.

You must tell the complete truth or face additional charges.

Any inconsistency? Obstruction.
Any hesitation? Noted.
Any “I don’t remember”? They think your lying.

Meanwhile, prosecutors are gathering intelligence. Not offering real deals.

Most people who proffer STILL get prosecuted!

Still prosecuted!

Just with more evidence against them. Your confession becomes there roadmap.

(Yeah, YOU gave them the map.)

The derivative use exception means every lead you provide gets investigated.

New charges.
Additional defendants.
Expanded investigations.

All from your “protected” statements!

Protected? Ha!

Don’t fall for the proffer trap.

Don’t!

Call us at 212-300-5196 – for defense strategies that DON’T require confessing to crimes the government doesn’t even know about!