Martin Handler cautions the community: Be Aware and Careful, or Face the Consequences Like I Did!"

a young man who is going to have the courage and the moment although he is going through this pain he is going through this reality of this nevertheless he will now have to face that which comes with it but I'd like to ask him to come up and share a few words with us so we can hear firsthand a little bit about what I've shared I'm going to call of handle to come up Handler to come up and share a few words and after that we'll have a short video which I hope will impart in a powerful way some of the messages that I've shared with you tonight thank [Applause] you I go ahead found out firsthand um the all the work that alive does um I was there in Florida I got to know the whole Allah family thank you very much so of course I am here as an exhibit to all the um stories that RAR says um my name is Handler I was born raised and still live here in Bara with all of you um thank you for everyone for listening I'm going to share my story hopefully it can bring some awareness to be sh here in this event tonight we all know you should don't do this you shouldn't die the way that this other person who did it died this has a very strong impact listen if you'll do this then then not good things will happen so I'm here today to tell you firsthand um I'm here as an example of an exhibit of what um Ron said now a year and a half ago a little more than a year and a half ago January 10th 2023 it was Tuesday night I had a flight back from Miami to New York flight was delayed I only got home after 1:00 a.m. before I went to sleep I checked my calendar and I saw that I have a meeting the next morning 9:30 in the morning I have a meeting in the Bronx um with a school principal I used to be in the child care business I'm thinking to myself it's so late already but I'll have to be up at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning to be able to I'll have to be up earlier to D at 7: if I want to make the meeting on time a few minutes after 5:00 in the morning I heard the doorbell ring my wife asks who is this the response was special agent so and so we need to speak to Martin Handler now my wife says what Martin is sleeping what do you need he responded open the door this minute or we will come in by force we need to see him right now my wife and I all confused went to the door we saw six or seven unmarked cars in front of the house I saw many um agents standing around they said Martin Handler we have a warrant for your arrest we need you to come with us right [Music] now I asked what what is this about why am I being arrested they said come into the car we'll tell you everything once you're in the car right now just get into the car it didn't even let let me go back into my house to get dressed appropriately my wife brought out my clothes I got dressed outside on the street and went into their car they didn't tell me much about the reason for arresting me I was trying to think through if there is anything that I can think why I'm being arrested I did not have any clue before that morning that I was even being investigated I didn't C I didn't Gras what just happened to me in my mind I thought this is probably all one big mistake that will be cleared up very soon I remember thinking in the car how do I notify the principal that our meeting will be need to be delayed for a few hours and then I'm thinking well perhaps I'll still be able to get it all cleared up on time and I'll actually be there at 9:30 in the morning oh you little that I know every detail of what happened that day is a story by itself truth be told the federal relents were acting professionally and courteous he offered me drinks food once we got to the once we got to the cour house they told me that my wife has has already arranged for a lawyer to come meet with me soon they gave me the lawyer's name thinking back to that day I did not understand what the future will look like how the next months and years will look like I didn't read the indictment yet and I really didn't know and understand and get what was going on afterwards I read my indictment took me a while first I wasn't denial then the more I reflected on it internalized all the mistakes I made and the crimes I did do along the way I realized that by the time when I did all this I did know I did feel the entire time that my actions my Deeds are wrong that it should not be done that way that it does not feel right that it cannot be kosher and correct but I remember justifying my actions in my mind with made up reasons I desperately wanted to believe my own reasons because of everything and thought it to be a good justification in case I will ever be asked about it I'll have what he answer I realized later that I did know that it is not a true justification but just something that I wanted my mind to believe in order to satisfy my countries to think because of I thought I thought of myself as an honest and straight person please hear me and remember rash alas our minds play game play plays games with us we need to hear and listen to our real instincts first and foremost we should try to educate ourselves on the laws of the industry that we're in and then if we have any kind of remote feeling inside that perhaps there is a question about something see can find someone who has no interest and no Nas in the answer that he will give you and someone who knows the law well and is a true who will give you the correct answer and be a for you many times I will hear people say I'm going to do it this way or that way because if they ever ask me about that I will tell them yada y y let me tell you something from firsthand experience they will not ask you anything they will tell you and perhaps indict they will not ask you everything so don't make this if they ever ask again everyone here took the time and made an effort to come here tonight to listen to all the Rabun beautiful speeches I'm very I'm very thankful to whole time even though I'm not high but whenever I see him he is really great to me and I appreciate it on unfortunately I never attended any of these events 13 years ago perhaps I was too arrogant or maybe I thought I really thought then that it doesn't pertain to me I thought that I know myself I know myself not to be a criminal I understand the rules I have checks and balances in place I have system to safeguard me my companies from doing things incorrectly and in general this will never happen to me being arrested being indicted is something that happens to other people this does not happen to me so why do I I have to come here to this event but as you see me boy was IR wrong dear friends please spread the words this isaya this event is Naya for everyone it's Naya for a businessman it's Naya for employers employees even for B today the pain the ridicule the destruction to me and my family and that happens to anyone after an indictment is almost unbearable I experience regret and in mental torture every single day I could have I should have I would have I should have known you people everybody here took the step to be here continue seeking the truth follow the right path and Direction and we'll be all together [Applause]