“Lawyer X”: A Conversation with Jake Banks

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.   


Jake Banks tried 45 criminal trials in his first year as a
prosecutor and won every single case except his first case. 


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. 


Jake then wrote and published “Lawyer X,” 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.