I Got a Target Letter from the Feds (A Jail Mail Exclusive)

And yes, a local attorney may have snitched me out; details on that later.

I got a target letter from the Feds last week... but before I show you the actual letter—a true Jail Mail exclusive—let’s first talk about how my relationship with Michael Miske and Megan Kau led to my inclusion as Co-Conspirator #19 in the Miske Enterprise Racketeering Case.

As loyal Jail Mail readers know, early in my career, my claim to fame was being Michael Miske’s bail agent. Although I was never truly part of his crew, he was an unofficial mentor to me in my 20s. At the time, Mike was juggling numerous businesses—I would typically see him at his glamorous nightclub, M, but I also did some marketing work for his termite business. In return, I got a taste of the fast life; I could walk into any nightclub and get a table like a made man. Strip clubs treated me like royalty, and my business actually doubled the year after I met Mike. Because of Mr. Miske’s muscle, no one dared miss a court date on an A-1 Bail Bond.

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Although people on the outside mischaracterized him as dangerous, I never feared for my personal safety or my financial stability. Which was part of the problem.

When I bailed Mike out on a $350,000 bond, I never bothered to:

File the mortgage lien on his Portlock property like I was supposed to.
Charge him a yearly renewable premium fee.

His last state case was in 2016, and I essentially left eight years—or $280,000—on the table in unpaid premiums until his case was finally dismissed in 2025.

The "Scheme"

Fast forward to the federal case: I just let everything ride, figuring those state cases would eventually be dismissed. Then, word reached me about Mike’s suicide—an effort to give his estate a shot at recovering assets.

Somehow, my lines must have been monitored. When Mike wrote to me before his death, he alluded to his scheme and even asked if I could find a way to smuggle fentanyl into the Federal Detention Center. I didn't think he was actually going to go through with any of it. When I was the first to publish the theory that Mike took his own life as a final "f*** you" to the government, I’ll confess the reason I knew it was true: Mike sent me that letter.

As part of his game plan, he noticed I never filed that mortgage lien on his house back in 2016. He wanted me to retroactively file it. In confidence, I texted Megan Kau to ask if my retroactively filed mortgage lien would supersede the government's claim to the assets. Her response was blunt: "NICK, that is called FRAUD."

The Fallout

Either Megan or the Feds figured out the scheme was in effect. By filing that mortgage—endorsed years ago but filed only last year—they caught me red-handed. Because of that leak, I recently received a target letter from the Financial Litigation Unit (FLU) of the federal government. They are claiming I’ve been retroactively named as a co-conspirator. Since the criminal case has been dissolved, they are naming me in the civil case.

How crazy is this? Little old me, now being considered a member of organized crime alongside Lance "Hammer" Bermudez and Dae Han Moon. How did I get wrapped up as a co-conspirator for a case that has already been dismissed?

APRIL FOOLS!

Of course, I didn't falsify a mortgage lien, and Mike certainly didn't ask me to smuggle anything into the FDC. And we all know Megan would never snitch me out... or would she?! Having bailed Michael Miske out does not make one a party to an underground operation folks. Happy April Fools' Day.