How is it possible ,this lady steals money and gets 20 years and a man ,who abused his niece for 10 years ,after her mom passed on when she was just 4....only gets 4 years in prison and is let out of serving his full sentence.How is her 20 years sentence fair ,compared with a much more henious crime of abusing a child for so long and hardly serving his sentence.
This system only cares about $. It makes more $ off of people stealing $. She paid for her 20 years out of her SSN. The system made about 5x more off her than she stole.
My aunt was murdered by her husband while holding the hand of her 8 year old daughter and her 12 year old son in the room! He was sentenced to lwp. He was paroled at year nine, just like this woman! Justice is ridiculous in this country. Non-violent offenders often do more time than murderers!
In TEXAS your labled a sex offender even if you have never touched a kid, if you pee outside ( hiking trails) etc and a kid was in the vicinity, someone saw too much of something( although women do this all the time), downloaded porn in a pkg but a few photos were underage(but you saved the pkg before viewing) I helped run a after prison ministry called no turning back. Texas ruins peoples lives and they have to register for life. People because of tv drama will call them pedaphiles and none of them have ever touched a child. Last thing on their mind. By the way 98% of child sex offending is done by a family member or well known person of the family. Stranger occurance is very rare so you don't need to look out for people labled offender you need to be looking at who hangs at your house and relatives. I have a criminal justice degree plus psychology so ive learned all the facts.
Several years ago, on my hometown, a lady was caught embelizing around 100,000. The judge gave her a 10 year yr term. A several time DUI hit and killed a child. The same judge gave him probabtion .....again!! That caused lots of hoopla ..the childs father wrote a letter to the local paper asking why his child wasnt worth a 100,000??
I spent a total of 7 years in and out of jail and prison in Orlando FL. I have 29 mug shots!!:I left prison in 2002, to return to Ohio where my Mom and Sisters were. 22 years later I have not used cocaine, drink alcohol or smoke a cigarette. I am a recovery and addictions counselor. I also Pastor small church. Would love to share my story with you. Thank you for sharing all the lives you have.
Congratulations on your incredible transformation 🫶🏽it’s inspiring to see those who overcome addiction. I have siblings struggling right now and I yearn for the day I can say it’s behind them ❤
Marci, the fact that you came totally clean and didn't try to use the system to your benefit, you have acquired a compassion and understanding of humanity that may not have happened had you got lesser time. You are a light in the darkness of crime. God bless you!
@@susanarsoniadouno ma’am she got rail roded. No priors and no violent crime. She should have gotten probation and been made to make payments on the amount stolen. That would have been fair.
20 years is absolutely devastating. I just can’t even imagine that amount of time for her crime. What a wonderful ray of light she is and I hope it just keeps getting better for her family and herself ❤
Wtf? That's such a wack statement. If you rob me for hundreds of thousands of dollars I hope you or anyone would get that much time. I don't care how corrupt the company is you steal that much money you should go away for that much time. If you really believe your comment your probably a criminal yourself. That's so fucked up. I am a small business owner and if you stole 50k I would try to make sure you got the max sentence. It's not a simple theft charge. It's felony theft of 300k. She seems nice but if you commit crimes you need to understand that you could go away for a good chunk of time
It is beyond tragic, even worse you give child molesters less time and punishment...no wonder youse stormed the capital just a shame no one knew what to do once yaz did
Nah.. 20 years for 200K.. She got railroaded.. Pointblank.. They give people less time in jail for stealing millions of dollars.. Mat Cox got 15 years in prison (multiple felon prior) for stealing millions of dollars. No way she should have got 20 years.. more like 5 years (maximum).. It is just money.. People rob banks and get 10 years in prison.. Lol
Her personality is so sweet and positive and her smile is so infectious. Not all people in prison are bad. It is so sad that they treat them that way while in the system.
@Ian. A beautiful interview. Marci, i feel so bad that you had to serve that amount of time away from your children. The system is so flawed. Im so happy you are doing well and it looks like your future is going to be bright. Blessings to you.
Brother, I'm glad I found your podcast! It has definitely turned my attitude to gratitude. I live in a small town and no one else has been to prison but me. So, there's no one to talk to that would understand. Listening to your story and all the people on your show helps with relating to all of you. I listen to you 8 hours a day at work and my girlfriend of 18 years made a comment about how great my attitude has been and asked what I was doing different and I told her about listening to you. Thank you for your show!!!!
Jesus loves you and wants a relationship with you! He paid the price for our sins, by dying on the cross. And He rose again the third day. I hope you will.put your faith in Jesus, and confess your sins and be sorry for them. Ask Jesus to forgive all your sins, and to come into your life and save you.
I am glad you have been out and are rebuilding your life. Your girlfriend sees the positive shift in your attitude and appreciates it. Have a happy and healthy life. Best luck to you & your family.
Thankyou for this interview, you asked all the right questions and I was mesmerized just listening to her and how sweet she is. I'm sure she helped so many people in so many ways. I'm glad she is home and her family is still by her side. 😊
I went to visit someone in a state prison, and we weren't allowed to touch. No open toed shoes, and they were allowed to refuse your visitation if they didn't approve your dress.
I think I’m a good person. I’m educated. Spent years as a high school teacher, etc…I became disabled and wasn’t able to work. I was in my 40s and alone. I made a decision to do some thing that would bring me money, but could’ve put me in prison. Luckily I didn’t get caught and I didn’t continue it. It’s been 15 years, but we have to realize that it could happen to any of us with one bad decision, or two or three lol
@@MimiDidi121 I know what it was meant for, but some how it's not lol. pretty serious. a lot of ppl. are using the lol for meaningless ways....."I went to Wal-Mart today". lol etc.
This is my first time seeing this channel and I have to say that I really enjoyed this interview! Marci Simmons is so honest about what she went through. I really liked that about her! There is so much discrimination in our world today so I was thrilled to hear that companies like Amazon are hiring felons! Kudos to them! Hopefully more and more companies will begin to do the same! I can't imagine how difficult it must be to get a job when first home from prison! I applaud Marci for having the courage to tell her story and I look for to seeing her production with Rosie O'Donnell! Marci Simmons is a true testament that good people make bad decisions and pay for them dearly but can still turn their lives around and do good! I wish her continued success! 🙏🏻
I don't think it's a good idea at all, that Amazon is hiring felons! Do you want a felons delivering your packages?! I sure don't. Felons do need jobs, but it shouldn't be a job where they could steal anything.
We had an employee steal about $75k by skimming employee tax revenue in miniscule amounts. To the extent some of these employees owed the IRS money. The company paid the back taxes, of course. But this lady did 2 years in prison. She had an opiate addiction and unfortunately passed away a few years after release.
I live in Austin, TX. My heart goes out to her. Texas is not just Racist, it’s misogynistic. She was punished for her crime, her position in her podunk town, as a nobody and for stealing from a good ole boy. What a fantastic interviewer! I hope she writes a book!
I lived in TX for 11 years. Texas is Neither ‘racist’ nor misogynistic! Born and raised Texans treat women like ladies, the men carry grocery bags to the woman’s car, hold doors open for women, have a deep respect and admiration of women! The only people I met in Texas who were racist were from the Deep South; Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, etc. None of the ‘racist’ people I met were born and raised in Texas. I do, however, appreciate and understand your comment as you are an obvious liberal living in ‘progressive liberal’ Austin. All liberals think everything and everyone (except them) are racists and misogynists 🙄
@@user-se1ev7my6fI was born and raised here and am almost 60. Both of you are right and wrong. It depends on WHERE YOU ARE in Texas and what side of the tracks you live on. And you who stated that Austin is full of liberals, you are wrong. You need to come here and meet people who live here. I am tired of bring called a liberal just because I was born and live here by people who don't live here. Bring voting parties into the comments isn't even necessary. I do not like people moving here from others places and changing the state either but being hateful is just not okay.
This was incredibly inspiring. As a woman who is scared to share her story, this has given me the courage to speak up. Thank you, Ian, for hosting this amazing powerhouse. Like Marci, i told on myself, too, and my lawyer did everything he could to stop me from going on remand, but everything happens for a reason.
I am from the same town Marci was sentenced in...I've been in trouble in that same county...That county is notorious for the huge sentences they hand down....The whole county is crooked as hell and so is the DA that gave her the 20....She definitely shouldn't have been given that kind of time
There should be some sort of audit on their convictions. I believe it is a civil rights violation to be sentenced beyond the standard amount of time. Nonviolent Felonies 5 years max. I would have expected a huge amount of community service (300 hrs) 10 yrs probation & restitution.
Wow, 20 years!!! I was once incarcerated addicted to drugs, it’s been 15 since my incarceration I have a powerful testimony and I never thought to bring it to social media this has inspired me, thank you ❤
Blessings to this woman for sharing everything, her regrets, the awful consequences of her actions, the effect on her family....what a likable woman and I am grateful she's out and has been able to continue her life. Murderers get less than twenty every damn day. I am so against prison time for non-violent offenses. The problem is that United States prisons are privatized (a crime in and of itself) and every prisoner (ESPECIALLY all those - and there are thousands - who commit non-violent offenses) bring in a pretty penny from the federal government for each and every head that gets locked up. It's a totally sick and broken system. The fact that she kept getting rejected for parole year after year despite it being a non-violent crime and after being a "perfect" inmate all those years until she finally loses it, loses her hope and starts acting up IS WHAT THEY WANTED TO HAPPEN so that they could keep her in the system and collect the money. This process of rejection keeps the money flow going. This is a fact.
@@phil1517Texas prisons are not set up for felons to pay restitution because they do not pay their prisoners! It's not her fault that she couldn't pay restitution so then why punish her for it?
How is it possible that this lady gets a 20-year sentence for stilling, and the murderer who killed my teenage son gets 20 years too???? WHERE IS THE JUSTICE??? 😢
It also depends who you steal from. Bernie Madoff got life because he stole millions from NYCs wealthy elites. Had he Madoff with millions from ordinary people he would be considered a shrewd skillfiul businessman
Why should she not have gotten that much time? She stole over 200 thousand dollars.... That's a large amount of money to steal... She didn't shop lift 100 or even 500 bucks worth of stuff from a Wal Mart...She stole almost a quarter million dollars in cash from her employer. That actually is a pretty typical sentence for that level of theft. She also was doing bank fraud by opening fake accounts ( which she called kiting).
Yall okay with black prople and brown people going away for pettier crimes and heavier sentences . She deserved to go to jail. And the sentence she got ! YG people need to understand they’re not exempt or above the law bc shes soft spoken . Foh
Thank you for your story. You have a wonderful personality and have found your niche . Continue your work inspiring people. Much good has come out of a dire situation. God bless!
I guess it just depends on who you know and how much influence that person has with the prosecutors. My half-sister stole at least that much money from a nursing home she worked at as the Nursing Home Administrator. She was married to a Texas Game Warden, and he apparently had some kind of sway with the prosecutor. She was convicted of embezzlement, and her punishment was to repay the money she stole. She received no jail time or fine. They are allowing her to repay the stolen money at about twenty-five dollars a month. Even though she's a convicted felon, she is still able to live around and own guns because of who her husband was. She has also stolen money from my mother for years. She seems to get away with everything.
Omg her attorney absolutely SUCKED. What a dirtbag. He didn’t even attempt to fight for her. Never been in trouble. Didn’t kill anyone. I’ve seen less time for drinking and driving and vehicular homicide. That’s awful. Yes she committed a crime and so put herself in that position, but the inequality and lack of consistency of sentencing is just so profoundly disturbing.
Who sets sentences? Like in the beginning? So she stole what the owner probably cheated on his taxes. She should have been punished and made accountable, but 2 years would've been devastating and enough to ruin her life as it was. But hey let's punish her kids, make the tax payer get hit for 25G a year when she could've been out being a tax payer. She's inspirational.
She pleaded out!! And that was terrible advance by her counsel. Also, she should’ve never said a word to her boss in that meeting. Once she admitted guilt without an attorney present it sealed her fate, which ended up giving the DA all of the leverage, first time offender or not!!! Damn it!! Sorry that happened to her. She definitely got a raw deal.
Way to much punishment, people get far less for murder!!!, blows my mind how these judges get away with these unfair sentences. ( she reminds me of Kelly Clarkson in looks)
I know someone that got parole for burglary and assault. There was a victim, he beat them up and stole their wallet . He gets to go to work and home every day.
Not sure how I would get in touch with you , but I’m way up North in Vermont and I too went to prison and have a story that I’ve actually never shared because of how triggering it was for me . I lost so so much 💯 of the decisions made for me by the Vermont dep😊of corrections. They took so much from me and I believe it’s something that should be shared so this never happens to another human ever
She may be bubbly and likeable. But she also stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from an employer who trusted her, and ruined her family's life. She is _not_ a hero.
My ex husbands assistant stole over 9million and just got a lousy 6yrs in federal prison 🙄 oddly enough she looks a lot like this woman and also never drank or did drugs. Stealing money was her drug! Sonya ward!!!
I feel like the US is obsessed with incarceration. 20 years? Imagine how many tax payer dollars we would save by imposing other punishments , like community service or something else that benefits the community. I think 30 days in prison, 2 years parole, community service and restitution would have been adequate for a first time offense like this. Also, 34 days in solitary for comforting a crying inmate. Are they trying to harden these criminals in that prison system?? I can’t believe we are paying tax dollars for excessive prison sentences and to make criminals even worse people.
Instead of jail time where tax payers have to pay their room & board... she should have to pay every dime back plus interest. At the end of the day, she commits the crime and gets punished but the victim gets NOTHING and we all have to pay for her room & board.
Pedophiles don’t even get that wrong. Some of them get one or two years. This is horrible. This woman should’ve never had to spend a decade in jail for this.
So sorry, but she did wrong, everyone seems to forget that point. In a million years I would never ever even have the thought to steal. What she did to her kids. Why is she smiling all the time.
She destroyed her whole famil not only that she ends up with a women after coming out of prison when all this time her husband had to take care of 4 kids. She’s smiling like she’s proud.
My son is in federal prison for the second time. He has also served time in the TX prison system which has no air conditioning by the way. Federal is much, MUCH better.
TX is harsh on state crimes. 20 years was too much. Restitution and a light jail term or probation is appropriate. I wonder if that sentence is similar or excessive compared to others. She certainly cant pay back the funds from jail either.
How is it possible ,this lady steals money and gets 20 years and a man ,who abused his niece for 10 years ,after her mom passed on when she was just 4....only gets 4 years in prison and is let out of serving his full sentence.How is her 20 years sentence fair ,compared with a much more henious crime of abusing a child for so long and hardly serving his sentence.
This system only cares about $. It makes more $ off of people stealing $. She paid for her 20 years out of her SSN. The system made about 5x more off her than she stole.
Or a law enforcement officer is shot at 5 times and shots up her vehicle and he gets 15 years and can parole in 3.
She should be able to sue that lawyer....I mean...what?!?
My aunt was murdered by her husband while holding the hand of her 8 year old daughter and her 12 year old son in the room! He was sentenced to lwp. He was paroled at year nine, just like this woman! Justice is ridiculous in this country. Non-violent offenders often do more time than murderers!
@@MimiDidi121 that’s the truth and have more rights
Unbelievable!!! Sex offenders get less time!!
Justice is for the poor. Hope Ian brings a sentencing expert attorney. There are legal experts for everything. Even for plea deals.
Sex offenders are on the sex offender registry for life .....
@@johnnyschaffer1971 wow that is a strange response, like it resolve the problem ?
In TEXAS your labled a sex offender even if you have never touched a kid, if you pee outside ( hiking trails) etc and a kid was in the vicinity, someone saw too much of something( although women do this all the time), downloaded porn in a pkg but a few photos were underage(but you saved the pkg before viewing) I helped run a after prison ministry called no turning back. Texas ruins peoples lives and they have to register for life. People because of tv drama will call them pedaphiles and none of them have ever touched a child. Last thing on their mind. By the way 98% of child sex offending is done by a family member or well known person of the family. Stranger occurance is very rare so you don't need to look out for people labled offender you need to be looking at who hangs at your house and relatives. I have a criminal justice degree plus psychology so ive learned all the facts.
@@IsabelleIzeit ruins people lives.
I worked at that prison and J2 was part of my responsibility. Everything she is saying is spot on.
Several years ago, on my hometown, a lady was caught embelizing around 100,000. The judge gave her a 10 year yr term. A several time DUI hit and killed a child. The same judge gave him probabtion .....again!! That caused lots of hoopla ..the childs father wrote a letter to the local paper asking why his child wasnt worth a 100,000??
*Embezzling
It’s crazy, it makes no sense,
Great question. Violent offenders seem to get less time than those who commit less serious non violent crimes. Our justice system is broken 😡
What omg
That is so sick!
I spent a total of 7 years in and out of jail and prison in Orlando FL. I have 29 mug shots!!:I left prison in 2002, to return to Ohio where my Mom and Sisters were. 22 years later I have not used cocaine, drink alcohol or smoke a cigarette. I am a recovery and addictions counselor. I also Pastor small church. Would love to share my story with you. Thank you for sharing all the lives you have.
Please say a special prayer for my son isaiah 🙏
What city is your church in
@@daynachapin7916 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Congratulations on your incredible transformation 🫶🏽it’s inspiring to see those who overcome addiction. I have siblings struggling right now and I yearn for the day I can say it’s behind them ❤
Heard that b4. In prison u learn that religion is the greatest con
Her mistake was self snitching. When you are arrested the only word you say is LAWYER. You say nothing else.
Lawyer from another city, not a country good Ole boy
Bruce Rivers. lol
They had her. She would have been convicted anyway.
Her mistake was committing the crime.
Self snitching. Is that something you learned to say in prison?
I shot someone in Philadelphia with an illegal gun and did a year. This poor woman got railroaded
No kidding sounds like you 2 should of had the times switched lol no offense
@@BenDover-de7tf lol
@BenDover-de7tf it was self defense 🤷🏼♂️
@@alexhatfield4448 why do Americans always need guns to defend themselves? It doesn’t work like that here in Canada and we’re doing just fine.
@tylerw7847 the dudes that robbed me had guns idk man you sell weed in Philadelphia unarmed see how that works.
If she went into politics, she would’ve never gone to jail
I love her spirit and how she is so positive. I’m glad her family stuck by her and we can all learn some lessons from her story.
Marci is a very special lady. This was an excellent interview.
Marci, the fact that you came totally clean and didn't try to use the system to your benefit, you have acquired a compassion and understanding of humanity that may not have happened had you got lesser time. You are a light in the darkness of crime. God bless you!
Wow! 20-year sentence for a non-violent crime is insane. This is the effect of having a bad lawyer.
No, it is the result of stealing.
@@susanarsoniadou It’s still way too long of a sentence. There should be punishment, for sure. But 20 years was nuts.
@@susanarsoniadouno ma’am she got rail roded. No priors and no violent crime. She should have gotten probation and been made to make payments on the amount stolen. That would have been fair.
20 years is absolutely devastating. I just can’t even imagine that amount of time for her crime. What a wonderful ray of light she is and I hope it just keeps getting better for her family and herself ❤
You don't mess around in Texas. 20 years ago a single joint could get you life.
Wtf? That's such a wack statement. If you rob me for hundreds of thousands of dollars I hope you or anyone would get that much time. I don't care how corrupt the company is you steal that much money you should go away for that much time.
If you really believe your comment your probably a criminal yourself. That's so fucked up. I am a small business owner and if you stole 50k I would try to make sure you got the max sentence. It's not a simple theft charge. It's felony theft of 300k. She seems nice but if you commit crimes you need to understand that you could go away for a good chunk of time
It is beyond tragic, even worse you give child molesters less time and punishment...no wonder youse stormed the capital just a shame no one knew what to do once yaz did
Nah.. 20 years for 200K.. She got railroaded.. Pointblank.. They give people less time in jail for stealing millions of dollars.. Mat Cox got 15 years in prison (multiple felon prior) for stealing millions of dollars. No way she should have got 20 years.. more like 5 years (maximum).. It is just money.. People rob banks and get 10 years in prison.. Lol
200,000 theft. People get that all the time. Why should she be the exception?
She seems like a really down to earth, likeable person. I ain't giving her my SS or debit card number though😂
Her personality is so sweet and positive and her smile is so infectious. Not all people in prison are bad. It is so sad that they treat them that way while in the system.
@Ian. A beautiful interview. Marci, i feel so bad that you had to serve that amount of time away from your children. The system is so flawed. Im so happy you are doing well and it looks like your future is going to be bright. Blessings to you.
But we have all sinned and come short o the glory of God you are not alone.love you"
Her ❤️ is in right place especially keeping in contact with her inmates. God bless her and her family.
Brother, I'm glad I found your podcast! It has definitely turned my attitude to gratitude. I live in a small town and no one else has been to prison but me. So, there's no one to talk to that would understand. Listening to your story and all the people on your show helps with relating to all of you. I listen to you 8 hours a day at work and my girlfriend of 18 years made a comment about how great my attitude has been and asked what I was doing different and I told her about listening to you. Thank you for your show!!!!
Attitude to gratitude?
You get the dumbo alert big ears.
Jesus loves you and wants a relationship with you! He paid the price for our sins, by dying on the cross. And He rose again the third day. I hope you will.put your faith in Jesus, and confess your sins and be sorry for them. Ask Jesus to forgive all your sins, and to come into your life and save you.
I am glad you have been out and are rebuilding your life. Your girlfriend sees the positive shift in your attitude and appreciates it. Have a happy and healthy life. Best luck to you & your family.
Thankyou for this interview, you asked all the right questions and I was mesmerized just listening to her and how sweet she is. I'm sure she helped so many people in so many ways. I'm glad she is home and her family is still by her side. 😊
20 years over money is sad! Make her work it off, but don't keep her from her kids for 9 plus years
I did 6 years for a quarter OZ of pot and a pack of rolling papers back in 1972. Texas doesn't mess around..
That's awful. I guess you need to know the crimes and the punishments.
I went to visit someone in a state prison, and we weren't allowed to touch. No open toed shoes, and they were allowed to refuse your visitation if they didn't approve your dress.
No!!! 🙉😱🫣
@@solsticemeows yea man, 6 years gone
Was that in Wilco?
Our police officers wear video cams so why can’t the CO’s? This would cut out a lot of bad CO’s! Why hasn’t this already been done?
Wow! What an incredible story! Girl you got screwed!! Your attorney failed!! So sorry you missed the years of your life that you did. Love her spirit.
I think I’m a good person. I’m educated. Spent years as a high school teacher, etc…I became disabled and wasn’t able to work. I was in my 40s and alone. I made a decision to do some thing that would bring me money, but could’ve put me in prison. Luckily I didn’t get caught and I didn’t continue it. It’s been 15 years, but we have to realize that it could happen to any of us with one bad decision, or two or three lol
Why the lol.
You will go to hell with that love style God said its man and woman.
@@gordon9177 the 2 or 3 bad decisions! Duh! lol 😂 😜
@@MimiDidi121 I know what it was meant for, but some how it's not lol. pretty serious. a lot of ppl. are using the lol for meaningless ways....."I went to Wal-Mart today". lol etc.
@@MimiDidi121It's not funny.
You Always, Always, ALWAYS get a lawyer, guilty or innocent, bc the cops ARE NOT your friends!!
She had a private lawyer when she agreed to 20 years
This is my first time seeing this channel and I have to say that I really enjoyed this interview! Marci Simmons is so honest about what she went through. I really liked that about her! There is so much discrimination in our world today so I was thrilled to hear that companies like Amazon are hiring felons! Kudos to them! Hopefully more and more companies will begin to do the same! I can't imagine how difficult it must be to get a job when first home from prison! I applaud Marci for having the courage to tell her story and I look for to seeing her production with Rosie O'Donnell! Marci Simmons is a true testament that good people make bad decisions and pay for them dearly but can still turn their lives around and do good! I wish her continued success! 🙏🏻
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I don't think it's a good idea at all, that Amazon is hiring felons! Do you want a felons delivering your packages?! I sure don't. Felons do need jobs, but it shouldn't be a job where they could steal anything.
She stole $360k and gets 20 years but Elizabeth Holmes steals half of a billion and gets 10? Our system is so backwards.
She is so full of positive energy. Great story.
Marcie I was that girl that told the FBI everything without an attorney too. It was such a relief and I felt like a burden had been lifted.
Stop self snitching!
@@bunnybangz it all worked in my favor but I wouldn’t recommend it lol 😂 and I definitely learned my lesson.
Wilma, I followed your story. I’m in Estill County. I’m so glad you got the help you needed and I wish you all the best in your future. ❤
Just because someone makes a mistake doesn't mean they're a bad person.
@evelynmahoney3569 thank you 😊 truth ..
We had an employee steal about $75k by skimming employee tax revenue in miniscule amounts. To the extent some of these employees owed the IRS money. The company paid the back taxes, of course. But this lady did 2 years in prison. She had an opiate addiction and unfortunately passed away a few years after release.
I know of a lady who stole $500,000 in Texas and got no time.
Must not have had enough evidence. Different counties of Texas, and this was years ago.
@@nataschalee777 plenty of evidence. Confessed the crime. Happened over the past two years.
Depends on where you are. Judges are different
I live in Austin, TX. My heart goes out to her. Texas is not just Racist, it’s misogynistic. She was punished for her crime, her position in her podunk town, as a nobody and for stealing from a good ole boy.
What a fantastic interviewer! I hope she writes a book!
I lived in TX for 11 years. Texas is Neither ‘racist’ nor misogynistic! Born and raised Texans treat women like ladies, the men carry grocery bags to the woman’s car, hold doors open for women, have a deep respect and admiration of women! The only people I met in Texas who were racist were from the Deep South; Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, etc. None of the ‘racist’ people I met were born and raised in Texas. I do, however, appreciate and understand your comment as you are an obvious liberal living in ‘progressive liberal’ Austin. All liberals think everything and everyone (except them) are racists and misogynists 🙄
@@user-se1ev7my6fI was born and raised here and am almost 60. Both of you are right and wrong. It depends on WHERE YOU ARE in Texas and what side of the tracks you live on. And you who stated that Austin is full of liberals, you are wrong. You need to come here and meet people who live here. I am tired of bring called a liberal just because I was born and live here by people who don't live here. Bring voting parties into the comments isn't even necessary. I do not like people moving here from others places and changing the state either but being hateful is just not okay.
All Texans are not of the same stripe. Nor are all liberals.It is easy to over generalize is it not? Can we agree on that.
You should move
This was incredibly inspiring. As a woman who is scared to share her story, this has given me the courage to speak up. Thank you, Ian, for hosting this amazing powerhouse. Like Marci, i told on myself, too, and my lawyer did everything he could to stop me from going on remand, but everything happens for a reason.
I'm UK based so it's interesting how different the justice system is!
I am from the same town Marci was sentenced in...I've been in trouble in that same county...That county is notorious for the huge sentences they hand down....The whole county is crooked as hell and so is the DA that gave her the 20....She definitely shouldn't have been given that kind of time
There should be some sort of audit on their convictions. I believe it is a civil rights violation to be sentenced beyond the standard amount of time. Nonviolent Felonies 5 years max. I would have expected a huge amount of community service (300 hrs) 10 yrs probation & restitution.
I feel scared for people living there.
What is the city?
Imagine her life if she did not have her family supporting her. 😢😢😢.
Um? She would have still gotten food & shelter. Maybe she shouldn't have committed the crime?
What a wonderful story. Great questions and her answers were so heartfelt.
I was in jail with a woman who atole 130,000 dollars from a school she worked at and she was serving 3 months. Wtf Texas?
She done messed up, she even said that.
Wow, 20 years!!! I was once incarcerated addicted to drugs, it’s been 15 since my incarceration I have a powerful testimony and I never thought to bring it to social media this has inspired me, thank you ❤
Blessings to this woman for sharing everything, her regrets, the awful consequences of her actions, the effect on her family....what a likable woman and I am grateful she's out and has been able to continue her life. Murderers get less than twenty every damn day. I am so against prison time for non-violent offenses. The problem is that United States prisons are privatized (a crime in and of itself) and every prisoner (ESPECIALLY all those - and there are thousands - who commit non-violent offenses) bring in a pretty penny from the federal government for each and every head that gets locked up. It's a totally sick and broken system. The fact that she kept getting rejected for parole year after year despite it being a non-violent crime and after being a "perfect" inmate all those years until she finally loses it, loses her hope and starts acting up IS WHAT THEY WANTED TO HAPPEN so that they could keep her in the system and collect the money. This process of rejection keeps the money flow going. This is a fact.
There are some private prisons out there, which I think is horrible. But I do think most American prisons are still government run entities.
Yeah, she got rejected for parole because she didn't pay ANY of the stolen money back. It's called restitution. And she failed to do it.
@@phil1517// she couldn't because she said she blew it.
@@Donna-vh5ym ---- her failure to pay any of it back is why she got so much time. She's an idiot.
@@phil1517Texas prisons are not set up for felons to pay restitution because they do not pay their prisoners! It's not her fault that she couldn't pay restitution so then why punish her for it?
Having worked in a TDCJ setting, Marci’s story hits different. One of the best episodes yet
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This one good I’m from Dallas Texas and did time in tdc and lulu
@@angelopulido1975lol! Ol lulu! Did time in tdc and stayed being housed in the government center
In Australia, a murderer will probably get 10 years which is ridiculous. 20years for 200k? It’s crazy!
favorite interview. this lady has such a good aura about her.
How is it possible that this lady gets a 20-year sentence for stilling, and the murderer who killed my teenage son gets 20 years too????
WHERE IS THE JUSTICE???
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She didn't steal enough. If she had stole $200 million, she would have never seen a jail.
Truth 😂
100% brutal truth
What would she have seen then? Am I dumb? 😅😂
@@Michele-bm1zuI’m just as dumb! Haven’t a clue what that means?
It also depends who you steal from. Bernie Madoff got life because he stole millions from NYCs wealthy elites. Had he Madoff with millions from ordinary people he would be considered a shrewd skillfiul businessman
She should NOT have received so much time! what a sweetheart - such a nice person!
I agree
Why should she not have gotten that much time? She stole over 200 thousand dollars.... That's a large amount of money to steal... She didn't shop lift 100 or even 500 bucks worth of stuff from a Wal Mart...She stole almost a quarter million dollars in cash from her employer. That actually is a pretty typical sentence for that level of theft. She also was doing bank fraud by opening fake accounts ( which she called kiting).
Yall okay with black prople and brown people going away for pettier crimes and heavier sentences . She deserved to go to jail. And the sentence she got ! YG people need to understand they’re not exempt or above the law bc shes soft spoken . Foh
Thieves are Narcissistic.
I loved her share. So glad I stumbled upon this. Seriously could have never sat across from Ian that long… those gorgeous brown eyes. 🤩
People get 7 yrs for murder. What a shame! So glad to see yr doing well. God bless and take care.🙏🏼✝️
Thank you for your story. You have a wonderful personality and have found your niche . Continue your work inspiring people. Much good has come out of a dire situation. God bless!
I guess it just depends on who you know and how much influence that person has with the prosecutors. My half-sister stole at least that much money from a nursing home she worked at as the Nursing Home Administrator. She was married to a Texas Game Warden, and he apparently had some kind of sway with the prosecutor. She was convicted of embezzlement, and her punishment was to repay the money she stole. She received no jail time or fine. They are allowing her to repay the stolen money at about twenty-five dollars a month. Even though she's a convicted felon, she is still able to live around and own guns because of who her husband was. She has also stolen money from my mother for years. She seems to get away with everything.
Thank you for bringing reality to light. You are both amazing. God bless!
Omg her attorney absolutely SUCKED. What a dirtbag. He didn’t even attempt to fight for her. Never been in trouble. Didn’t kill anyone. I’ve seen less time for drinking and driving and vehicular homicide. That’s awful. Yes she committed a crime and so put herself in that position, but the inequality and lack of consistency of sentencing is just so profoundly disturbing.
Loving hearing from women's experiences in prison!
I got you with a free tshirt!
@@ianbickCT i love the cook-off! It's so silly and my boyfriend has a crush on you. Lol i can't wait to see the next episode and what you guys make!
Beauty just flows out of her heart through her eyes and voice.
Twenty years! People can get less for murder.
Wasn't this in Texas? There's a saying don't mess with Texas.
If she stole 200k from you ya might feel differently
Money is king in the justice system.
She incriminated herself, she didn’t deserve that much time, 🤯 murderers get less time
I think treating inmates like a bad person just makes them worse. Very unprofessional!!
It is true that many other countries, with great educational and rehabilitation programs, have less recidivism than the U.S.
@@cherylj7460 we're so behind
@@cherylj7460 we're so behind
Thats extreme. Anyone whos spent anytime in jail knows 1 day in jail feels like 1-2 weeks. So yes 10 years is very extreme.
Yes that’s what i thought. I dont know how she came through with such a cheery disposition and story.
Let's give a thumbs up for Texas, making their inmates work for their room and board!
Love how everyone you interview are completely different types of people with completely different stories to be told!
Thank you!! We started dropping 2 episodes a week:)
She went from 0-100 , especially for someone who wasn’t getting into trouble as a kid or young adult 😮
Finally got caught and held accountable 😮
She's beautiful and charming! Marci looks 30! Definitely did too much time! Great guest! Love your channel!!
She does not look 30 man stop it!
@@Theramblingzulu at all!!!
She looks..40. A very beautiful 40 fr. Considering
I love seeing this kind of content as theres hope for everyone!
Jesse is the Dad for sure! Amazing episode. Congratulations to both you and Marcie!
Thank you!! Love Jesse
Who sets sentences? Like in the beginning? So she stole what the owner probably cheated on his taxes.
She should have been punished and made accountable, but 2 years would've been devastating and enough to ruin her life as it was. But hey let's punish her kids, make the tax payer get hit for 25G a year when she could've been out being a tax payer.
She's inspirational.
Judges sets the sentencing.
Or do you mean the crime? That would be the district attorney.
She was greedy.
She pleaded out!! And that was terrible advance by her counsel. Also, she should’ve never said a word to her boss in that meeting. Once she admitted guilt without an attorney present it sealed her fate, which ended up giving the DA all of the leverage, first time offender or not!!! Damn it!!
Sorry that happened to her. She definitely got a raw deal.
Marci reallllyyyy rocked prison! Enjoyed every aspect of her new fate😅
Her poor children.
Her poor children? Why?
@@doodlebug52how can you even ask That question?🙄
Well done ! My first visit here. 👍🏽
She's so happy! Reminds me of Kelly Clarkson!
I thought the same thing..
Texas may not mess around but they need to do better.
Kiss my NJ ass, Texas.
Way to much punishment, people get far less for murder!!!, blows my mind how these judges get away with these unfair sentences. ( she reminds me of Kelly Clarkson in looks)
Can’t really blame the judge when she accepted the plea deal.
New follower!! I am binge watching your videos. Great content !
I know someone that got parole for burglary and assault. There was a victim, he beat them up and stole their wallet . He gets to go to work and home every day.
Not sure how I would get in touch with you , but I’m way up North in Vermont and I too went to prison and have a story that I’ve actually never shared because of how triggering it was for me . I lost so so much 💯 of the decisions made for me by the Vermont dep😊of corrections. They took so much from me and I believe it’s something that should be shared so this never happens to another human ever
She may be bubbly and likeable. But she also stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from an employer who trusted her, and ruined her family's life. She is _not_ a hero.
People also don’t become garbage because they make a bad decision. Good people make bad decisions. People aren’t perfect.
Just found your channel today, l love it. Definitely subscribing. What a great story Marci had to share.thank you!
Thank you so so much!!
My ex husbands assistant stole over 9million and just got a lousy 6yrs in federal prison 🙄 oddly enough she looks a lot like this woman and also never drank or did drugs. Stealing money was her drug! Sonya ward!!!
Interesting! Was that $9 million of your own family's money? I know it doesn't matter qq I'm just being nosey.
@@countryfrau8328 she stole plenty from us personally but the fbi only investigated what she stole from his company
I feel like the US is obsessed with incarceration. 20 years? Imagine how many tax payer dollars we would save by imposing other punishments , like community service or something else that benefits the community. I think 30 days in prison, 2 years parole, community service and restitution would have been adequate for a first time offense like this. Also, 34 days in solitary for comforting a crying inmate. Are they trying to harden these criminals in that prison system?? I can’t believe we are paying tax dollars for excessive prison sentences and to make criminals even worse people.
It makes money, no sh*t
Instead of jail time where tax payers have to pay their room & board... she should have to pay every dime back plus interest. At the end of the day, she commits the crime and gets punished but the victim gets NOTHING and we all have to pay for her room & board.
Thank you Ian and Marci. 😊
Her being a woman was in her favor. If it was a male he’d be doing 20 with no possibility of parole. And she only regretting getting caught.
And I feared I was the only one who saw through all this 😂
Pedophiles don’t even get that wrong. Some of them get one or two years. This is horrible. This woman should’ve never had to spend a decade in jail for this.
If you commit a crime make sure it is federal, they have much better facilities.
That’s good to know :)
Incredibly strong woman. Ridiculous amount of time for that little money crime. Happy for her out.
I did prison time 8 yrs straight my point I respect what you're doing ❤our story's need to be heard as anyone else thanks 👍
She seems amazing! Keep it up!! These episodes keep getting better and better.
So sorry, but she did wrong, everyone seems to forget that point. In a million years I would never ever even have the thought to steal. What she did to her kids. Why is she smiling all the time.
I totally AGREE! "What is bad, will be good." Sad times.
She wasn’t even poor. Just greedy.
Should she cry and be sad to justify the feelings to the public as a guilty person is supposed to be?
@@Katherine-mb1gi Nope, just do not steal.
Agree
The conditions DEFINITELY should never change !!! I’m from CA …. I I only wish we had TX laws !!! …. Don’t mess with Texas
There are liberal areas in Texas where sentences are lighter
5 children! Girl, what were you thinking!
CRAPPY MOTHER
She destroyed her whole famil not only that she ends up with a women after coming out of prison when all this time her husband had to take care of 4 kids. She’s smiling like she’s proud.
A great podcast. Interestingly put together.
Absolutely amazing podcast. Love this womens honesty.
Marci, you have blown my mind. I was also an inmate in a federal institution in Phoenix. It was in the 80's but the food was super good back then
My son is in federal prison for the second time. He has also served time in the TX prison system which has no air conditioning by the way. Federal is much, MUCH better.
she seems like such a nice lady nobody is perfect we all fck up along the way I hope she gets another chance in life
TX is harsh on state crimes. 20 years was too much. Restitution and a light jail term or probation is appropriate. I wonder if that sentence is similar or excessive compared to others. She certainly cant pay back the funds from jail either.
@Ian. I found your channel a couple of days ago. I have subscribed. You are a wonderful interviewer. Keep upthr great work. 😊
I absolutely love Marci! Love you, too Ian! I'm loving all these podcasts!! 💜 As a former addict and inmate, I so relate!!!
thanks shelby!
Great episode man. Way to push the boundaries. You are the reigning Commisary cookoff king!
Thank you man! Big episode coming out Wednesday 😮