Our Fight for Justice — And Our Fight to Bring Cliff Home

Hey everyone—I’m Lindsay. Today, I’m opening my heart in a way I never imagined I would. For six long years, our family has been living a nightmare we never saw coming. And yet, through every heartbreaking moment, we’ve held onto one truth: God is still writing this story.

And with your help, this chapter can turn toward hope, healing, and justice.

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How Our Nightmare Began

In 2019, my husband, Cliff, and a close family friend who became a business partner were working in medical testing—helping patients detect serious health risks early. Their intentions were pure. The tests were legitimate. Their mission was to save lives. 

But the attorney at the lab—the person we trusted to guide everything legally—led them into a process that turned out to be illegal. She was intentionally creating processes and doing things that were illegal while acting like they were perfectly fine and within the laws. Cliff, a first-time business owner, relied on her expert guidance. They had no idea they were being misled.

The moment Cliff realized something was wrong, they shut everything down.

We thought doing the right thing would protect us.

We were wrong.

Then the government came. And our lives changed forever.

For years, terror filled our home. Every unfamiliar car. Every late-night noise. Every unexpected knock made our hearts pound. We constantly wondered if that was the moment they would take Cliff away. Our house became a place of fear --a place where we prayed, cried, and begged God for protection.

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The Government Went After the Wrong People

The true ringleader—the lab owner—was indicted, then mysteriously had his monitoring device removed and fled to Dubai. Leaving his entire family behind. The lab’s lawyer still practices freely. Several others in nearly identical situations received only probation. 

But Cliff—a man with no criminal history, who cooperated with the government for FOUR YEARS, who tried to make everything right—was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison. A colossal cherry on top of mountainous miscalculated restitution, liens being placed on houses for 70% (even though I was never under investigation due to the plea deal and legally owned half) and heart shattering disparity between cases enforced by lies from prosecution.

Not only did they target Cliff and his business partner, but the DOJ threatened to indict two pregnant women—myself and Cliff’s older sister Amanda who worked for the company as well—unless Cliff took a plea deal full of blatant lies. The plea deal says that Cliff created the scheme, orchestrated everything, and knew from the very beginning. None of it was true. Cliff and his attorney tried to get the prosecutor to change wording in the plea deal to be closer to the truth to no avail. He was forced to lie and admit to things that he didn’t do in order protect his children from potentially not having either of their parents—and to protect his nephew and soon-to-be-born niece so they would remain under their mother’s care and protection. Fighting for his own children and wife was scary enough, but knowing his sister and her family was in the mix was the final straw. 

The fear, the panic, the desperation… it was crushing. And it worked. They forced Cliff into a choice no brother, husband or father should ever face. He had to sacrifice everything for his family—and he wouldn’t even be able to be with them. In the process of forcing Cliff into a plea deal, his business partner had to take one as well instead of fighting because they would have just pinned one against the other. 

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Who Cliff Really Is

Cliff is NOT a criminal mastermind. 

He is a protector.

He is a provider.

He is the steady, strong heartbeat of our home. 

He is not perfect, but he is perfect for us.

For 15 years—through infertility, through postpartum depression, through seasons when I could barely lift my head, he loved me faithfully. I’ve watched him grow into a father, a mentor, a business owner, a man who at his core wants nothing more than to serve, edify and uplift others. 

But the part of him that shines the brightest?

The father in him.

He is a devoted, intentional, deeply loving dad to our three beautiful children:

• Judah (11)

Our oldest. A talented drummer who plays on our church worship team every Sunday morning—just like his daddy inspired him to. They bond through rhythm, through music, through faith. They dream together. They hike and fish together. Judah joined Royal Rangers because he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps. He misses his father’s guidance every single day.

• Eliana (8)

Our tenderhearted snuggler. She lights up when she is wrapped in her daddy’s arms. She loves adventuring outdoors—so long as the bugs keep their distance. She keeps asking me if Daddy is safe, if he’s comfortable enough, when he is coming home. 

• Isla (4)

Our miracle. Our shouldn’t-even-be-here baby. God placed her in our lives during the most terrifying chapter of this ordeal. She is full of giggles, wild curls, and feisty independence. She doesn’t understand why Daddy can’t come home. She asks why she can’t call him when she draws him a picture. I explain in the gentlest way I can, and still her little heart breaks.

Cliff made sure we ate dinner together every night. He prayed with the kids every evening, speaking blessings and peace over them. He still prays with them by phone from a prison 1,300 miles from us. 

They cling to those calls.

They cling to his voice.

They cling to the hope that God is still moving even when we don’t see it. 

Every day they ask God to bring Daddy home.

Every day I fight to stay strong enough to keep believing with them when our future feels bleak and forgotten at times. 

Everyday I have to choose to model God’s faithful love and trust that He works everything out for our good and His glory. 

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Why We Need Help

The only remaining path to justice is to get Cliff’s clemency file directly in front of President Trump. Cliff’s case aligns with everything President Trump has historically acted on—DOJ coercion, threats to families including pregnant women and innocent children, sentencing disparities, and letting real criminals walk free while good men suffer.

But clemency must be done perfectly.

To do this the right way, we need a highly specialized Prison Consultant who:

• knows exactly how the Pardon Attorney wants the clemency packet structured

• can deliver the file directly to the White House pardon staff

• can submit everything through the official federal clemency system

His fees have been reduced for us—but we still need $50,000 to finalize and file the clemency submission correctly.

This is our only hope.

Our only path to bring Cliff home to the children who need him.

To the wife who misses him with every heartbeat.

To the life and calling God placed on him.

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How YOU Can Change Our Story

Your support—financial, prayerful, and through sharing—is everything.

Every donation moves us closer to justice.

Every share expands the circle of people who can help.

Every prayer surrounds our family with God’s protection and peace.

If you believe in justice…

If you believe in miracles…

If you believe that no good father should be torn away from his children because of the failures of others…

Then please, stand with us.

Help us bring this loving, faithful, God-centered father home.

Thank you—from the depths of our hearts—for reading our story, for praying, for giving, for believing when we feel too tired to believe ourselves.

Together, we can change this chapter.

Together, we can be the hands and feet of a God that still does miracles. 

Together, we can bring Cliff home.