Brent Cassity - Revision history

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			== Nightmare Success Guides ==
			* [https://nightmaresuccess.com/guides/how-federal-sentencing-works-step-by-step/ How Federal Sentencing Actually Works] — Practical breakdown from investigation through sentencing, grounded in real guest stories.
			* [https://nightmaresuccess.com/guides/what-first-week-in-federal-prison-feels-like/ What the First Week in Federal Prison Feels Like] — First-person accounts of intake and the habits that matter most in the first seven days.
			* [https://nightmaresuccess.com/guides/how-to-rebuild-career-and-reputation-after-release/ How to Rebuild Career and Reputation After Release] — A staged reentry strategy for rebuilding trust, employment credibility, and digital reputation.
			* [https://nightmaresuccess.com/guides/second-chance-playbook-30-practical-actions/ Second Chance Playbook: 30 Practical Actions] — Thirty tactical steps for stabilizing life, rebuilding trust, and creating momentum after crisis.
			* [https://nightmaresuccess.com/guides/white-collar-cases-common-triggers-and-early-mistakes/ White-Collar Cases: Common Triggers and Early Mistakes] — Common escalation patterns and the early-stage discipline that limits damage.

	[[Category:White_Collar_Crime]]		[[Category:White_Collar_Crime]]

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	\|name = Brent Douglas Cassity		\|name = Brent Douglas Cassity
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	\|birth_date = 1970		\|birth_date = 1970
	\|birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri		\|birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri

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	\|birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri		\|birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri
	\|charges = Mail fraud, Wire fraud, Money laundering, Permitting a felon to engage in insurance business		\|charges = Mail fraud, Wire fraud, Money laundering, Permitting a felon to engage in insurance business
			\|conviction_date = July 3, 2013
	\|sentence = 5 years		\|sentence = 5 years
	\|facility = ~~[[FCI_Leavenworth_(minimum-security_camp)\|~~USP Leavenworth]]		\|facility = USP Leavenworth
	\|status = Released		\|status = Released
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	'''Brent Douglas Cassity''' (born circa 1970) is an American former business executive and convicted fraudster who served five years in federal prison for his role in the National Prearranged Services (NPS) scandal that defrauded over 97,000 victims of approximately $435 million.<ref name="doj-sentence">U.S. Department of Justice, "Six Defendants Sentenced To Total Of 36 Years In Prison In National Prearranged Services Case," November 14, 2013, https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/six-defendants-sentenced-total-36-years-prison-national-prearranged-services-case.</ref> Cassity, who served as an officer of NPS alongside his father James "Doug" Cassity, pleaded guilty in 2013 to mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, and willfully permitting a felon to engage in the insurance business. The scheme, which operated from 1992 to 2008, sold prearranged funeral contracts to customers across multiple states while systematically misappropriating funds that were supposed to be held in trust or insurance policies.<ref name="fbi-guilty">FBI Archives, "Former Employee of National Prearranged Services Inc. and Lincoln Memorial Life Insurance Company Brent Cassity Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Charges," 2013, https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/stlouis/press-releases/2013/former-employee-of-national-prearranged-services-inc.-and-lincoln-memorial-life-insurance-company-brent-cassity-pleads-guilty-to-fraud-and-money-laundering-charges.</ref> Following his release, Cassity authored a memoir and launched the ~~[[Nightmare_Success\|~~Nightmare Success]] podcast.		'''Brent Douglas Cassity''' (born circa 1970) is an American former business executive and convicted fraudster who served five years in federal prison for his role in the National Prearranged Services (NPS) scandal that defrauded over 97,000 victims of approximately $435 million.<ref name="doj-sentence">U.S. Department of Justice, "Six Defendants Sentenced To Total Of 36 Years In Prison In National Prearranged Services Case," November 14, 2013, https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/six-defendants-sentenced-total-36-years-prison-national-prearranged-services-case.</ref> Cassity, who served as an officer of NPS alongside his father James "Doug" Cassity, pleaded guilty in 2013 to mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, and willfully permitting a felon to engage in the insurance business. The scheme, which operated from 1992 to 2008, sold prearranged funeral contracts to customers across multiple states while systematically misappropriating funds that were supposed to be held in trust or insurance policies.<ref name="fbi-guilty">FBI Archives, "Former Employee of National Prearranged Services Inc. and Lincoln Memorial Life Insurance Company Brent Cassity Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Charges," 2013, https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/stlouis/press-releases/2013/former-employee-of-national-prearranged-services-inc.-and-lincoln-memorial-life-insurance-company-brent-cassity-pleads-guilty-to-fraud-and-money-laundering-charges.</ref> Following his release, Cassity authored a memoir and launched the Nightmare Success podcast.

	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
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	=== Nightmare Success Podcast ===		=== Nightmare Success Podcast ===

	Cassity hosts the ~~[[Nightmare_Success\|~~Nightmare Success]] podcast, which has become one of the largest and longest-running prison-focused podcasts. The show has featured more than 200 guests who share their experiences of overcoming personal and professional setbacks, including former inmates, entrepreneurs, and others who have rebuilt their lives after adversity.<ref name="nightmare-podcast">Nightmare Success Podcast, https://nightmaresuccess.com/.</ref>		Cassity hosts the Nightmare Success podcast, which has become one of the largest and longest-running prison-focused podcasts. The show has featured more than 200 guests who share their experiences of overcoming personal and professional setbacks, including former inmates, entrepreneurs, and others who have rebuilt their lives after adversity.<ref name="nightmare-podcast">Nightmare Success Podcast, https://nightmaresuccess.com/.</ref>

	== Impact on the Funeral Industry ==		== Impact on the Funeral Industry ==
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	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* ~~[[Nightmare_Success\|~~Nightmare Success]]		* Nightmare Success
	* ~~[[Category:White_Collar_Crime\|~~White Collar Crime]]		* White Collar Crime
	* ~~[[Prison_Consultants\|~~Prison Consultants]]		* Prison Consultants


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