I lived by the Robin Hood theory of life: rob from the rich and give to the poor.” I provided drugs to the rich and famous... sometimes they paid me with favors, sometimes with money. I loved the power and money... I loved power most.” Steven then quips sarcastically, “But, I didn’t have a problem. In my stupid warped mind, I never thought that I was wrong. I used to give away money. It helped me rationalize and be sentimental... It helped me be important.”

 

Steven was married twice, noting that “I didn’t take wives, I took hostages.” “Two days after my first marriage, I committed adultery.” “My marriages didn’t end in divorce, they ended when my wife escaped.”

 

“When I was 56, I got arrested by the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration). They saved my life.... Steven pled guilty to three counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. “I served 18 months of a 3 year sentence because of good behavior while in federal prison. I didn’t serve time, time served me. I have to give back someday... the government paid for me to get better... when I got arrested and in treatment, I was headed toward death, not prison. The year before I was arrested, I had 7 auto accidents, one just missing a head-on with a mother and child. I had a major problem.”