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Michael G. Santos Net Worth 2024, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

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Michael G. Santos Biography

Michael G. Santos is one of the most popular and richest Self-Help Author who was born on January 15, 1964 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Author and life coach, who transformed his life after serving time in prison for drug trafficking. His most well-known works include Inside: American Life Behind Bars and Earning Freedom: Surviving a 45-Year Prison Terms in 2007.

Both he and JBglossinger are noted authors and life coaches.

After graduating from high school, Santos worked for a highway construction firm that his family had operated since 1970. In 1985, Santos and a friend participated in a cocaine transaction involving several kilograms. After this first big sale, Santos began buying and selling cocaine. Although he made thousands of dollars in Seattle, he wanted more, so he moved to Miami to work with suppliers.

Michael Santos grew up in Lake Forest Park, a suburb of North Seattle, Washington with two sisters and had a relatively stable family life. Santos is the son of a Cuban immigrant father and a mother of Spanish descent. His parents were small business owners. While in high school, Santos received probation for receiving stolen property as part of a gambling debt owed to him, which was his only arrest and/or conviction before his conviction for distributing cocaine. Santos graduated from Shorecrest High School in 1982 and was a mediocre student. Santos played football and skied in high school.

Christina was his wife.

NameMichael G. Santos
First NameMichael
Last NameSantos
OccupationSelf-Help Author
BirthdayJanuary 15
Birth Year1964
Place of BirthSeattle
Home TownWashington
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignCapricorn
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Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In 1987, at the age of 23, Santos was arrested by federal agents for leading a scheme to distribute cocaine. In exchange for his cooperation, Santos’ friend received a four-year prison term, for which he served about 27 months.

Michael G. Santos Net Worth

Michael G. Santos is one of the richest Self-Help Author from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael G. Santos's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born in Seattle, Washington, and graduated from Shorecrest High School 1982.

He wrote seven books while incarcerated and also published articles for publications such as the Huffington Post.

Michael Gerard Santos (born January 15, 1964) is an American prison consultant, author of several books about prison, a professor of criminal justice, and an advocate for criminal justice reform. Santos spent twenty-six years inside nineteen different United States federal prisons. During his decades inside federal prison, Santos committed to transforming his life, obtained an education, got married, wrote several books, blogged, and worked to prepare himself for a successful law-abiding life. Santos served more than twenty-six years of a forty-five year sentence.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeSelf-Help Author
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HouseLiving in own house.

When Santos arrived at the Atlanta penitentiary his then-wife divorced him. Santos’ father lost his business; his parents separated. Despite such adversity Santos remained disciplined and stuck to his goals. By 1992 Santos earned a bachelor’s degree from Mercer University (with a degree in human resources management). By 1995 Santos earned a master’s degree from Hofstra University, and began work toward his doctorate at the University of Connecticut; however, a Bureau of Prisons warden blocked Santos from completing his studies to earn a doctorate.

The Bureau of Prisons released Michael Santos to community confinement in August 2012, when he was 48. At that time he had served more than 25 years in federal prison, a (total of 9,135 days in federal custody). Michael remained in federal custody for another year within the confines of the halfway house. He concluded his obligation to the Bureau of Prisons after more than 26 years on August 12, 2013. The San Francisco Chronicle published an article describing Michael Santos’ lengthy odyssey. Michael claimed that he could maintain a high level of discipline and energy because he kept his focus on reconciling with society and emerging with his dignity intact. The Chronicle quoted Distinguished Stanford Professor Joan Petersilia as saying that Michael was a “Messiah” to other prisoners.

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Santos eventually relocated to Key Biscayne, South Florida in search of better prices for cocaine. His lifestyle was influenced by the movies Scarface and Miami Vice. Santos purchased cocaine from a source in Miami, a friend transported it from Miami to Seattle, and the friend from the original purchase would distribute it locally in Seattle. In June 1986, Drug Enforcement Administration Agents arrested Santos’ friend in Seattle.

In 2015, Santos teamed with the Maine Department of Corrections to improve the outcomes of the state’s prison system through programs designed by Santos.

Who is Michael G. Santos Dating?

According to our records, Michael G. Santos is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Michael G. Santos’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2014, PBS’s Newshour did video feature story on Santos’ efforts to help empower people incarcerated in America and Santos’ criticism of America’s commitment to mass incarceration.

Facts & Trivia

Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Self-Help Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Michael G. Santos celebrates birthday on January 15 of every year.

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