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| awards = [[Next Generation Indie Book Awards|Next Generation Indie Book Award]]<ref name="NGIBA">{{cite web| last=2008 Next Generation Indie Book Award |title=Discipline - by Paco Ahlgren |work= Next Generation Indie Book Awards Website |accessdate= 2010-01-01 |url= http://www.indiebookawards.com/2008_winners_and_finalists.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014204536/http://www.indiebookawards.com/2008_winners_and_finalists.php|archivedate=2008-10-14}}</ref><br />
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[[Foreword INDIES|INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award]], Silver<ref name="foreword">{{cite web |title=2007 Foreword INDIES Winners in Science Fiction & Fantasy (Adult Fiction) |url=https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winners/2007/science-fiction-and-fantasy/ |publisher=[[Foreword Reviews]] |accessdate=30 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
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| awards = [[Eric Hoffer Award]]<ref name="hoffer">{{cite web| last=2008 Eric Hoffer Award |first= |title=Discipline - by Paco Ahlgren |work= Hoffer Award Website |accessdate= 2010-01-01 |url= http://www.hofferaward.com/Hofferaward.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105112618/http://www.hofferaward.com/Eric-Hoffer-Award-winners.html|archivedate=2015-11-05}}</ref><br /> [[Next Generation Indie Book Awards|Next Generation Indie Book Award]]<ref name="NGIBA">{{cite web| last=2008 Next Generation Indie Book Award |first= |title=Discipline - by Paco Ahlgren |work= Next Generation Indie Book Awards Website |accessdate= 2010-01-01 |url= http://www.indiebookawards.com/2008_winners_and_finalists.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014204536/http://www.indiebookawards.com/2008_winners_and_finalists.php|archivedate=2008-10-14}}</ref><br />
Foreword Reviews' 2007 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award Winner<ref>{{cite web| last=2007 Medalist: Forward Book of the Year |first= |title=Discipline - by Paco Ahlgren |work= Foreward Book of the Year Website |accessdate= 2008-01-18 |url= http://www.forewordmagazine.net/botya/winners2k7.aspx|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712181420/https://indiefab.forewordreviews.com/books/discipline/|archivedate=2016-07-12}}</ref><br />
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'''Paco Ahlgren''' (born '''Frank Richard Ahlgren, III''' on November 19, 1968) is an American writer, musician, and financial journalist. His novel, ''Discipline'', was published in July 2007 by [[Greenleaf Book Group]]; it went on to receive three awards for commercial fiction.<ref name="NGIBA"/><ref name="foreword"/><ref name="hoffer">{{cite web| last=2008 Eric Hoffer Award |title=Discipline - by Paco Ahlgren |work= Hoffer Award Website |accessdate= 2010-01-01 |url= http://www.hofferaward.com/Hofferaward.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105112618/http://www.hofferaward.com/Eric-Hoffer-Award-winners.html|archivedate=2015-11-05}}</ref>
2007 Booksense Notable<ref>{{cite web| last=2007 Booksense Notable |first= |title=Discipline - by Paco Ahlgren |work= Booksense Notable Website |accessdate= 2016-07-11 |url= http://www.bookweb.org/news/july-2007-book-sense-picks-notables-preview}}</ref>


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== Work ==
Ahlgren began his musical career in 1987 as a teenager in [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]], playing shows with his band The Bentley Tock.<ref name="TTN">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19891026&id=3DkdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5qUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2719,7398410&hl=en|title=Unknown local band on verge of breakthrough|last=Cobb|first=Mark Hughes|date=October 26, 1989|work=The Tuscaloosa News|accessdate=14 July 2016}}</ref> The band's first single, ''She'', was the most requested song on [[WVUA-FM]] in 1988.<ref name="TTN"/> In 1989, they played a well-received show at the [[University of Alabama]]'s Riverside Amphitheater and recorded a 6-song [[Extended Play|EP]],<ref name="TTN"/> and then a full-length album in 1992 entitled ''Able''.<ref name="DB1">{{cite web|url=http://www.tagtuner.com/music/albums/Bentley-Tock/Able/album-v2114c8c|title=Bentley Tock - Able|work=tagturner.com|accessdate=14 July 2016}}</ref>


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Ahlgren's novel, ''Discipline'', received a favorable review from [[Jeffrey Satinover]].<ref name="sedona">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1131&dat=20061004&id=4foyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gQ8GAAAAIBAJ&pg=695,3640420&hl=en|title=Novelist Ahlgren to teach thrill writing|date=October 5, 2007|work=Sedona Red Rock News|page=6B|accessdate=12 July 2016}}</ref> Discipline also received recommendations from ''The Midwest Book Review'',<ref name="mbr">{{cite web| last=Cox |first=James A. |title=The Fiction Shelf |work= Midwest Book Review: Library Bookwatch, Volume 2, Number 9 |accessdate= 2008-01-18 |url= http://www.midwestbookreview.com/lbw/sep_07.htm}}</ref> ''[[The Houston Press]]''<ref name="hp">{{cite web| last=Ramey |first=Julia |title=Paco Ahlgren: Debut novelist reads from Discipline |work= Houston Press Arts and Entertainment |accessdate= 2008-01-18 |url= http://www.houstonpress.com/2007-08-23/calendar/paco-ahlgren/full}}</ref> and the ''[[Durango Herald]]''.<ref name="durango">{{cite web |last= Miller |first= Patricia |title= Supernatural crime fighting fills first novel |work= The Durango Herald |accessdate= 2008-01-18 |url= http://www.durangoherald.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=ae&article_path=/arts_entertainment/ae070706_2.htm |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070808063314/http://www.durangoherald.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=ae&article_path=%2Farts_entertainment%2Fae070706_2.htm |archivedate= 2007-08-08 |url-status= dead }}</ref> It was selected as a 2007 Booksense Notable by the [[American Booksellers Association]].<ref name="ABA">{{cite web| last=2007 Booksense Notable |title=Discipline - by Paco Ahlgren |work= Booksense Notable Website |date= 7 June 2007|accessdate= 2016-07-11 |url= http://www.bookweb.org/news/july-2007-book-sense-picks-notables-preview}}</ref> In 2009, it was optioned to become a motion picture, by [[David Permut]] and Steve Jones.<ref name="Variety">{{cite news| last=McNary |first=James |title=Permut, Jones set 'Discipline' |work= Variety Magazine |accessdate= 2009-07-19 |url= https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006172?refCatId=13 |date=2009-07-19}}</ref>
'''Paco Ahlgren''' (born November 19, 1968) is an [[United States|American]] writer and journalist. His novel, ''Discipline'', was published in July 2007 by Greenleaf Book Group; it went on to receive the 2008 [[Eric Hoffer]] Book Award in commercial fiction.<ref>[http://www.hofferaward.com/ Hofferaward.Com] {{WebCite|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5hfn7wNeZ|date =2009-06-20}}</ref>


Ahlgren is a contributing writer to [[Seeking Alpha]].<ref name="seeking">{{cite web| last=Seeking Alpha |title=Author, Paco Ahlgren |work= Seeking Alpha Website |accessdate= 2010-01-01 |url= http://seekingalpha.com/author/paco-ahlgren}}</ref>
== Early life ==
Born '''Frank Richard Ahlgren, III''', his parents soon nicknamed him "Paco," the Spanish nickname for Francisco, and he would go on to use this as his regular name rather than Frank.


== Legal Issues ==
In his late teens, Ahlgren began a career as a professional [[musician]] with the band The Bentley Tock. The Bentley Tock began performing around the campus of The [[University of Alabama]] in [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]] in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Ahlgren was the lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter. In 1992, The Bentley Tock began recording their songs, releasing the CD titled "Able."
A federal grand jury indicted Frank Richard Ahlgren III, of Austin for filing false tax returns that underreported or did not report the sale of $4 million worth of bitcoin in which he had substantial gains on February 6, 2024. The indictment also charges that after selling some of his bitcoin to an individual in exchange for cash, Ahlgren made a series of bank deposits of the cash in amounts less than $10,000 each to avoid triggering currency transaction reporting requirements. Ahlgren faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison for each structuring count and three years in prison for each false return count. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.


Based on this event, many people felt that this was too harsh a sentence for Frank and created a meme coin called Justice For Frank on Solana chain to support him. This may be a famous meme coin in the upcoming Crypto world. Just like Elon Musk used Justice For Pnut
While touring and recording with The Bentley Tock, Ahlgren studied [[music theory]], English, [[philosophy]], psychology, and modern scientific and social theories. Eventually, he earned a degree in [[finance]] and worked as an economist and analyst for nearly two decades. For several years, Ahlgren closely studied subjects ranging from eastern [[epistemology]] and [[metaphysics]], to [[Subatomic particle|subatomic science]].<ref>{{cite web| last=Nothing Binding |first= |title=Discipline - by Paco Ahlgren |work= Nothing Binding Writer's Website |accessdate= 2008-01-18 |url= http://www.nothingbinding.com/writer/discipline-paco-ahlgren.html}}</ref>


== Family ==
== Family ==
Ahlgren is the grandson of Frank Ahlgren Sr., editor of Memphis daily newspaper ''[[The Commercial Appeal]]'' for 32 years, and a [[University of Tennessee]] Board of Trustees member for 27 years. Ahlgren Sr. was involved in developing the university's School of Journalism in 1957, and was inducted into the [[Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame]] in November 2007.<ref>{{cite web| last=Tennessee Press Association |first= |title=Fall Board of Directors Meeting and Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame Induction |work= TPA Newsletter |accessdate= 2008-01-18 |url= http://www.tnpress.com/tpa_fall_07.pdf}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
Ahlgren is the grandson of Frank Ahlgren Sr., editor of Memphis daily newspaper ''[[The Commercial Appeal]]'' for 32 years, and a [[University of Tennessee]] Board of Trustees member for 27 years. Ahlgren Sr. was involved in developing the university's School of Journalism in 1957, and was inducted into the ''Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame'' in November 2007.<ref name="tpa">{{cite web| last=Tennessee Press Association |title=Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame |work= tnpress.com |accessdate= 2016-07-12 |url= http://www.tnpress.com/halloffame.html}}</ref>

== Discipline ==
Discipline has received favorable reviews from [[Jeffrey Satinover]], noted psychiatrist and author of ''[[The Quantum Brain]]'', and Dr. [[Nicholas Herbert]], the author of ''[[Quantum Reality, Faster Than Light]]'', and ''[[Elemental Mind]]''.

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Discipline also received favorable reviews from ''The Midwest Book Review'',<ref>{{cite web| last=Cox |first=James A. |title=The Fiction Shelf |work= Midwest Book Review: Library Bookwatch, Volume 2, Number 9 |accessdate= 2008-01-18 |url= http://www.midwestbookreview.com/lbw/sep_07.htm}}</ref> ''[[The Houston Press]]''<ref>{{cite web| last=Ramey |first=Julia |title=Paco Ahlgren: Debut novelist reads from Discipline |work= Houston Press Arts and Entertainment |accessdate= 2008-01-18 |url= http://www.houstonpress.com/2007-08-23/calendar/paco-ahlgren/full}}</ref> and ''Durango Herald''.<ref>{{cite web| last=Miller |first=Patricia |title=Supernatural crime fighting fills first novel |work= The Durango Herald |accessdate= 2008-01-18 |url= http://www.durangoherald.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=ae&article_path=/arts_entertainment/ae070706_2.htm |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070808063314/http://www.durangoherald.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=ae&article_path=/arts_entertainment/ae070706_2.htm |archivedate = 2007-08-08}}</ref>

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== Blog ==
Ahlgren writes in a blog, ''The Bottom Violation,''<ref>{{cite web| last=The Bottom Violation |first= |title=Author, Paco Ahlgren |work= The Bottom Violation Blog |accessdate= 2010-01-06 |url= http://bottomviolation.com}}</ref> which is carried by websites including [[Seeking Alpha]],<ref>{{cite web| last=Seeking Alpha |first= |title=Author, Paco Ahlgren |work= Seeking Alpha Website |accessdate= 2010-01-01 |url= http://seekingalpha.com/author/paco-ahlgren}}</ref> Benzinga,<ref>{{cite web| last=Benzinga |first= |title=Author, Paco Ahlgren |work= Benzinga Website |accessdate= 2010-01-01 |url= http://www.benzinga.com/users/paco-ahlgren}}</ref> Investor Concepts,<ref>{{cite web| last=Investor Concepts |first= |title=Author, Paco Ahlgren |work= Investor Concepts Website |accessdate= 2010-01-01 |url= http://www.investorconcepts.com/users/pacoahlgren}}</ref> and the Gold Speculator.<ref>{{cite web| last=The Gold Speculator |first= |title=Author, Paco Ahlgren |work= The Gold Speculator Website |accessdate= 2010-01-01 |url= http://www.gold-speculator.com/paco-ahlgren}}</ref>



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Latest revision as of 18:12, 15 December 2024

Paco Ahlgren
Born (1968-11-19) November 19, 1968 (age 56)
El Paso, Texas
Occupation
  • Musician
  • author
  • journalist
Notable awardsNext Generation Indie Book Award[1]
INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award, Silver[2]
Website
pacoahlgren.com

Paco Ahlgren (born Frank Richard Ahlgren, III on November 19, 1968) is an American writer, musician, and financial journalist. His novel, Discipline, was published in July 2007 by Greenleaf Book Group; it went on to receive three awards for commercial fiction.[1][2][3]

Work

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Ahlgren began his musical career in 1987 as a teenager in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, playing shows with his band The Bentley Tock.[4] The band's first single, She, was the most requested song on WVUA-FM in 1988.[4] In 1989, they played a well-received show at the University of Alabama's Riverside Amphitheater and recorded a 6-song EP,[4] and then a full-length album in 1992 entitled Able.[5]

Ahlgren's novel, Discipline, received a favorable review from Jeffrey Satinover.[6] Discipline also received recommendations from The Midwest Book Review,[7] The Houston Press[8] and the Durango Herald.[9] It was selected as a 2007 Booksense Notable by the American Booksellers Association.[10] In 2009, it was optioned to become a motion picture, by David Permut and Steve Jones.[11]

Ahlgren is a contributing writer to Seeking Alpha.[12]

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A federal grand jury indicted Frank Richard Ahlgren III, of Austin for filing false tax returns that underreported or did not report the sale of $4 million worth of bitcoin in which he had substantial gains on February 6, 2024. The indictment also charges that after selling some of his bitcoin to an individual in exchange for cash, Ahlgren made a series of bank deposits of the cash in amounts less than $10,000 each to avoid triggering currency transaction reporting requirements. Ahlgren faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison for each structuring count and three years in prison for each false return count. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Based on this event, many people felt that this was too harsh a sentence for Frank and created a meme coin called Justice For Frank on Solana chain to support him. This may be a famous meme coin in the upcoming Crypto world. Just like Elon Musk used Justice For Pnut

Family

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Ahlgren is the grandson of Frank Ahlgren Sr., editor of Memphis daily newspaper The Commercial Appeal for 32 years, and a University of Tennessee Board of Trustees member for 27 years. Ahlgren Sr. was involved in developing the university's School of Journalism in 1957, and was inducted into the Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame in November 2007.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Award. "Discipline - by Paco Ahlgren". Next Generation Indie Book Awards Website. Archived from the original on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2010-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b "2007 Foreword INDIES Winners in Science Fiction & Fantasy (Adult Fiction)". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. ^ 2008 Eric Hoffer Award. "Discipline - by Paco Ahlgren". Hoffer Award Website. Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2010-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b c Cobb, Mark Hughes (October 26, 1989). "Unknown local band on verge of breakthrough". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Bentley Tock - Able". tagturner.com. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Novelist Ahlgren to teach thrill writing". Sedona Red Rock News. October 5, 2007. p. 6B. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  7. ^ Cox, James A. "The Fiction Shelf". Midwest Book Review: Library Bookwatch, Volume 2, Number 9. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  8. ^ Ramey, Julia. "Paco Ahlgren: Debut novelist reads from Discipline". Houston Press Arts and Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  9. ^ Miller, Patricia. "Supernatural crime fighting fills first novel". The Durango Herald. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  10. ^ 2007 Booksense Notable (7 June 2007). "Discipline - by Paco Ahlgren". Booksense Notable Website. Retrieved 2016-07-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ McNary, James (2009-07-19). "Permut, Jones set 'Discipline'". Variety Magazine. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  12. ^ Seeking Alpha. "Author, Paco Ahlgren". Seeking Alpha Website. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
  13. ^ Tennessee Press Association. "Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame". tnpress.com. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
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