Lonett Williams from BET's American Gangster Trap Queen Series shares how she went from successful real estate mogul to federal prison inmate for 10 years after the 2008 market crash. We get an inside look of her fraud, how she managed to survive prison for nearly a decade and what life is like for her now.

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Chapters:

00:00:00 - From Sweet Shop to Prison Entrepreneur

00:02:10 - Childhood Memories and Generational Trauma

00:04:25 - Overcoming Adversity

00:06:34 - Forming Relationships in Prison

00:08:41 - From College to Motherhood

00:11:04 - From Entrepreneurship to Fraud

00:13:21 - Making Hard Choices as an Entrepreneur

00:15:42 - The Stress of Success

00:17:53 - From Loan Officer to Real Estate Investor

00:20:13 - The Market Crash and its Impact

00:22:33 - A Slide into Gray Area

00:24:56 - The Desperate Decision

00:27:17 - Forging Documents and the Criminal Justice System

00:29:18 - Forging Documents and the Consequences

00:31:37 - The Arrest of My Son for Mortgage Fraud

00:34:17 - The Devastating Time of My Life

00:36:50 - Devastating Legal Consequences

00:39:14 - 10 Years in Prison for Forged Documents

00:41:42 - Handcuffs and Shackles

00:44:11 - The Humanity of Incarcerated Individuals

00:46:36 - Conversations with Interesting People, Part 1

00:48:59 - Regret and Reflection

00:51:16 - Prison Life at Danbury

00:53:38 - Chicken Day in Prison

00:55:43 - Making Delicious Banana Pudding in Prison

00:58:06 - Challenges after Incarceration

01:00:25 - Overcoming Challenges After Prison

01:02:50 - Empowering Trauma-impacted Women

01:05:32 - Debt and Probation System

01:07:44 - Finding Purpose in Life

00:01:10 - Ian's Appearance on the Podcast

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