Lawyer X: A Conversation with Jake Banks
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In this episode, Brian Beckcom speaks with former Tarrant County prosecutor Jake Banks about his involvement in an international drug-smuggling conspiracy, his imprisonment abroad, and his path to redemption.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0
Jake Banks tried 45 criminal trials in his first year as a prosecutor and won every single case except his first case.\\xa0
Next thing he knew, Jake was imprisoned in solitary confinement 23 hours a day in a prison in France. After spending two years in solitary confinement, Jake overcame his self-destructive nature and found personal and professional success.\\xa0
Jake then wrote and published \\u201cLawyer X,\\u201d a story about the many missteps that landed him in a foreign prison and his road towards redemption.
This is a story about how money can indeed be the root of all evil, and it is also a story about how a human being can redeem himself even after hitting absolutely rock bottom.
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