Sometime in 2023, Devin Shaw pressed record on his phone. His eyes were a little watery. His voice carried just enough weight. He wanted to step back from Mustard, he said — focus on his family, be better for the people he loved. His partner Damien watched the video and felt bad for him. He even begged Shaw to stay. What Damien did not know was that the theft was already done. Before Shaw hit record, he had taken a complete digital snapshot of Mustard's entire GoHighLevel in

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A warning from someone who actually knows what federal prison is like. I've been there—not for credit fraud, but for addiction (clean since 2015). So when I tell you that CPNs are illegal and using purchased tradelines to get loans is bank fraud, I'm not theorizing. I'm warning you about real consequences from lived experience. David Day got 7 years. The Oklahoma City case? 18 months. The FBI showed up at Swatisha Keith's office.