In 1999, Orange County CEO Patrick Antrim Sr. was sent to federal prison for securities fraud. As an inmate, he battled the anger and despair that pervade prison existence and lost hope in the possibility of a life beyond incarceration.  After months of rage, however, he began to examine the one factor in his fall from wealth and power he had yet to investigate—himself. There, he found a person who had lost not only his career, his wealth, and his freedom, but also his sense of the value of self, of life, and of faith.
White Collar is an autobiographical account of Antrim’s struggle with the enduring challenge of our age: the struggle to rediscover truth and purpose in a world in which greed and power reign. Antrim’s narrative tells a story of white collar crime, of the indignities and corruption rampant in U.S. prisons, and of the joys and challenges of faith. Antrim’s tale is not one that shows faith as simply a means of solace in a difficult time. Rather, Antrim shows us that faith is as difficult a challenge as we can undertake, but a challenge that is open to all—no matter our past, no matter our present. And a challenge whose rewards are boundless—in this life and beyond.