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 Personal History: This horrible chapter of Lisa's life began on May 5, 1992, when her only child, Steven Anthony Hanna, died during the night from a cerebral palsy seizure. Three days later her Grandmother Hanna died of emphysema. Prior to this time, Lisa was very goal oriented and focused on realizing her dream to become a lawyer. At seventeen, she joined the Army to be a legal specialist. Lisa was a Court Reporter and received an honorable discharge after nearly five years as an E5 Sergeant. When Steven died, Lisa was seven months short of graduating from law school in Michigan, where her family resides. During those seven months she drank excessively. Although she finished law school, she never took the bar exam. Instead, she moved to California - a horrible mistake that left her bereft of the loving family she needed during her state of depression. It wasn't long before Lisa was introduced to methamphetamine. Drugs and alcohol became Lisa's medication to numb the depression and guilt. In 1994, Lisa received $335,000 from a medical malpractice suit. Instead of being an asset, the settlement allowed Lisa to indulge her drug addiction and the money was a magnet for losers and users. Three years later, she returned to Michigan. In October of 1997, Lisa married Scott and everything went from bad to worse. Nature of Offense: Lisa had a source for meth in Sacramento that sent her meth for her personal use on credit. A friend suggested that to offset her dope cost, she should have the supplier ship the meth to him. When Scott learned of this arrangement, he wanted to turn it into a business and recruit more customers. Lisa's Pre-Sentence Report stated that Scott "exercised greater control over Hanna's methamphetamine distribution network in order to ensure that sufficient funds were being generated." Lisa never profited from Scott's drug dealing and in fact, she depleted her savings and went into debt. Six months after they married, Lisa left Scott after he broke her nose and split her lip. She moved to Ft. Wayne and concealed her whereabouts. Finally, Lisa got help and was treated for "major depressive disorder." She cleaned up her act and passed the bar exam. A few months later, Scott was busted with six ounces of methamphetamine,
marked bills, stolen guns, etc. He agreed to "cooperate"
in exchange for a reduced sentence. He said Lisa was his source,
which she claims is not true. By this time, he didn't know where
she lived or worked. The amount of drugs that was attributed
to Lisa was four times more than she was ever aware of. It didn't
matter to the police that Scott had a prior drug-dealing felony
and a photo of Lisa with a broken nose and split lip. As is often
the case, they gave him the best deal, so he got 87 months and
Lisa was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute more than 1,000
Grams of Methamphetamine. Lisa's public defender convinced her
to plead guilty, so she received 235 months, which is more that
twice the amount of time that anyone else received in the conspiracy. Declarations: Brandie Burr and Barry Badders are two co-defendants in Hanna's case who came forward and supplied declarations on March 25th, 2010. For years, Burr never knew that the government had attributed certain statements to her, which were used against and applied pressure upon Hanna to plead guilty, since she was given the impression that Burr would testify against her if Hanna went to trial. Burr claims she never made those statements and, upon review, the statements were never signed by Burr. Now, Burr wishes to set the record straight in a declaration regarding those false allegations. Barry Badders also provided a declaration that supports Brandie Burr's declaration. Both Brandie and Barry were friends of Lisa's and related to Scott Badders. After the case, both lost contact with Lisa after she went to prison. These two people are extremely credible, particularly due to the fact that they are related to Scott Badders, (Lisa's abusive husband) and are willing to come forth despite any potential fallout within the family. Brandie completely cleaned up her life and has never been in any trouble since this case, which surfaced due to drug use and addiction. The same is true of Barry, except Barry had a minor infraction while on probation when he traveled outside the district without obtaining prior permission from his probation officer. Today, both are productive, hard working citizens that contribute to their community in many positive ways. Lisa's message | Lisa's resume | return to top of page
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