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    H o n o r a b l e J o h n D. B a t e sU . S . D i s t r i c f i C o u r t333 o n s ~ s ~ u ~ i o n Avenue,N.W.Washington, D . C . 2 0 0 0 ] .DearJudg eB a t e s .A s ~n a t i v e W a s h i n g t o n i a n , I h ave t r i e d t o d e d i c a t e myE f e t o s e r v i n g o t h e r s a nd, np a r t i c u l a r , t o h e l p i n g y o u t h i n t h e D i s t r i c t o f C o l u m b i a . I n t h o s e p u r s u i t s , a sac o a c hend m e n t o r , I h ave p r e a c h e d r e s p o n s i b i l i t y a ndt r i e d ~ o l e a d byexample.Th e a c t i o n s Ih avet a k e n b e t r a y e d . e v e r y t h i n g t h a t I h avea t t e m p t e d t o a c c o m p l i s h . I d i d n o t l i v e bymy o r d s , a n dr a t h e r t h a n l e a d i n g by examp le, s e t a p o o r example, My c o n d u c t wa si n e x c u s a b l e . I t i s c l e a r g h a t , a s a n e l e c t e d a f f ~ c i a l , I s h o u l d n o t h avea r r a n g e d t o diverg r a n t f i e n d s t o o r g a n i z a t i o n s i n w h i c h I h ada p e r s o n a l i n t e r e s t a nd s h o u l d n o t h aveu s e d a nyo f t h e f u n d s m y s e l f . I b r o k e t h e l a w , a ndI a c c e p t u l l r e s p a n s i b ~ l i ~ y f o r mya c t i o n s .I p l e d g u i l t y because I amr u l y s o r r y f o r wh a t I d i d a ndbecause I kn o w h a f i I m y s e l fm us t adheret o t h e l e s s o n s I h a vet a u g h t o t h e r s aboutt h e i m p o r t a n c e o f `owningu p . "A s h ave a l w a y s s a i d t o t h o s e I h ave mentored:1% r 100%, ro ng i s wrong.C l e a r l y , wh a t d P d I wa s wro ng. Th e o n l y wa y o r me o m o v e o r w a r d i n myi f e i s t oo wn up t o a ckn owl edgeh o wp o o r myu dg m e n t was , o admit h a t I b r o k e t h e f a wa nd t o a c c e p t t h e c o n s e q u e n c e s .T amp a r t i c u l a r l y s o r r y f o r t h e h arm I h ave c a u s e d o t h e r s . By v i o l a t i n g t h e t r u s t t h a tp e o p l e p a c ed i n m e , b r o u g h t s h a m e n o t o n l y o n m y s e l f , b u t r e my a m i l y a nd mys u p p o r t e r s . I c o u l d n o t h a ve l e t t h e m d o wn m ore. I a l s o l e t d o wn myormerc o l l e a g u e s i n D i s t r i c t g o vernm ent a ndthec i t i z e n s o f theD i s t r i c t o f C o l u m b i a , e s p e c i a l l yt h e yo un g p e o p l e . Tol l o f t h e m , a p o l o g i z e . Bec ause o f my i s d e e d s , I f o r f e i t e d t h ec h anc e f i a l i f e t i m e t h e c h anc e t h e y g ave meo s e r v e t h e m i n g overnment.T a k i n g f u E l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r myonduct a nda c c e p t i n g t h e punish ment h a t w i l [ bei m p o sedi s the i r s t s t e p I am a k i n g . I w i l l need t o s penda l o t o f t i m e m aki ng a m e n d sa n d s e e k i n g t o e a r n t h e f o r g i v e n e s s I h r ~ ~ ~ o n e da yt o r e c e i v e . Wo rds , kn o w, i l l n o tbe s u f f i c i e n t . O n l y a c t i o n s w i l l b e . I l o o k f o r w a r d t o w o r k i n g t o m a ke a d i f f e r e n c e i nt h e Ives o f o t h e r s , e s p e c i a l l y t h o s e wh o s et r u s t I m u s t e s t o r e .R e s p e c t f u l l y ,

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    F e b r u a r y 25, 012Dear Judge B a t e s ,

    T h i s i s a e t t e r of u p p o r t o r Harry T ' h o r n a s , r . formex C i t y Councilman o r Ward 5. Ihave known Harry o r a p p r o x i m a t e l y t e n y e a r s i n s e v e r a l c a p a c i t i e s . F i rs t , a s a r i e n d and ayoung m a n h a t I admired o r h i s t i r e l e s s work w i t h t h e y o u t h i n t h e D i s t r i c t of Columbia.Most of h e c h i l d r e n t h a t he e r v i c e d were h e most u l n e r a b l e and needy, h e boys and i r l swh o a r e i n need of h o s e of s wh o r e c o m p a s s i o n a t e and u n d e r s t a n d i n g . Harry was r u l y oneof h o s e p e o p l e .

    I l s o kn ow h i m i n a r o f e s s i o n a l c a p a c i t y . I am u r r e n t l y an n s t r u c t i o n a lS u p e r i n t e n d e n t i n DCPS. W h e n i r s t a r r i v i n g i n Washington,DC i v e y e a r s ago, wasd e t e r m i n e d t o have h e e l e m e n t a r y s t u d e n t s t h a t I e r v e p a r t i c i p a t e i n o u r f i s t Dr. h a r l e s R.D r e w S c i e n c e F a i r . S t u d e n t s were x c i t e d and i n v o l v e d i n d e s i g n i n g and i n v e s t i g a t i n g p r o j e c t st o be judged and d i s p l a y e d f o r n o t o n l y a r i z e b u t t o be e c o g n i z e d a s young s c i e n t i s t s . A l l ofmy c h o o l s a r e l o c a t e d west of h e r i v e r i n low-inco m e o u t h e a s t n e i g h b o r h o o d s . I o n t a c t e dHarxy and a s k e d . f he o u l d f i n d a l a c e f o r us o d i s p l a y t h e w o n d e r f u l and r i c h s c i e n c ep r o j e c t s t h a t t h e s t u d e n t s c o n s t r u c t e d ( o v e r 1 5 0 ) . Not n l y d i d he fnd a l a c e b u t what av e n u e . We ere o c a t e d i n t h e main lobby of h e Wilson B u i l d i n g . V i s i t o r s from v a r i o u scommunities would s t o p by and t a l k w i t h t h e c h i l d r e n a s t h e y e x c i t e d l y s h a r e d t h e i r knowledgeof h e i r work. As we o n t i n u e d t h r o u g h t h e day h e former Mayor and t h e n C h a n c e l l o ra p p r o a c h e d a s t h e y were o i n g t o a e e t i n g . Th e Mayor p e n t t i m e w a n d e r i n g around andh o w e x c i t e d t h e c h i l d r e n w e r e . H a n g a l s o p r o v i d e d us w i t h awards o r t h e s t u d e n t s , whicht h e y r e c e i v e d a f t e r Dr. h a r l e n e Drew J a r v i s , a i i s h e d h e r s p e e c h t o them.

    I a l s o wa s aware of a s u m m e r c a m p h a t Harry r a n f o r s t u d e n t s . My r a n d s o n , wh od i d n o t a t t e n d t h e ca mp, ent o v i s i t . Harry wa s r e s s e d a s a b unny a s he walked t h r o u g h o u tt h e s c r e a m i n g c h i l d r e n p a s s i n g o u t candy and s m i l e s . Turkey T h i c k e t wa s packed w i t hc h i l d r e n wh o n j o y e d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y of a i f e t i m e . Two fmy ormer s c h o o l s a l s op a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e F i r s t Tee Program t h a t Harry e n c o u r a g e d and s u p p o r t e d f o x t h e y o u t h a tt h e s e s c h o o l s , h a r l e s Young and R i v e r T e r r a c e ES. L a t e r I was made aware of i s i n t e r a c t i o nand p l a n n i n g f o r t h e s t u d e n t s a t Shade ES n a s u m m e r c a m p program t h r o u g h ongoingc o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t h e p r i n c i p a l . S t u d e n t s wh o p l a y e d i n a o o t b a l l c a m p and o t h e r s knew wh ot h e n Councilman Harry Tho m a s wa s and were a b l e t o s p e a k a b o u t h i s i n v o l v e m e n t w i t h themon an ongoing and s u s t a i n e d b a s e s .

    T h i s y o ung r n a n s p e n t r i m e i n my o m e a l k i n g a b o u t h o w o n c e r n e d he was w i t h t h ey o u t h i n t h i s c i t y . T t was always on h i s mind. He o m e s fr om a a m i l y wh o have d e d i c a t e dt h e i r t i m e and e n e r g y i n i m p r o v i n g t h e l i v e s of t h e r s , mother a former p r i n c i p a l and of o u r s ea dad t h e former i t y Councilman o r t h e same ward.His o o t s r u n deep, e has a h i r s t t o s e r v e o t h e r s and e n s u r e t h a t h i l d r e n ' s l i v e s a r e b e t t e r o f fwhen t h e y have p a s s e d h i s way.

    I s u p p o r t Harry Tho mas, r . w i t h o u t r e s e r v a t i o n a t a i m e when we need t o r a l l y a r o u n dhim.S i n c e r e l y ,

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    Honorable Jahn D. Bates .U.S. i s t r i c t Court333 o n s t i t u t i o n Avenue,NWWashington,DC 0001

    Dear Judge Bates,My name s D r . Toni A d d e r l e y . S i x years a g o me t a person wh o would

    b ec om e a r u e f r i e n d . My o n s t a r t e d p l a y i n g p e ew e e o o t b a l l f o r t h e WoodridgeW a r r i o r s a t t h e a ge o f s i x a t T a f t f i e l d . T he p a r e n t s were a l o s e k n i t group t h a twould i t o r s t a n d o n t h e s i d e l i n e s u n t i l p r a c t i c e wa s v e r . I t wa s t a o o t b a l lp r a c t i c e t h a t i met H a r r y T h om a s , r . H a r r y s t r u c k u p a o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h meu n e x p e c t e d l y , because he had heard through the grapevine h a t my ad wa s aH a l l o f Fame ro F o o t b a l l p l a y e r and our r i e n d s h i p took o f f from t h a t p o i n t .

    Being a b a s e b a l l a f i c i o n a d o a s he was, my o n s name t r u c k a chordw i t h . H a r r y - R e d a c t e d . He onvinced me o a l l o w my on t o t r y out -b a [ I R e d s t e d went on t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n n o t o n l y t- b a l l b u t s e v e r a l y r s a nd l e v e l s ofb a s e b a l l t o f o l l o w . "Coach Tommy" s the name e d s t e d a nd h i s s i s t e r R e d a c t e d &most i d s t h a t grew u p through ward 5 a s e b a l l a f f e c t i o n a # e l y c a l l H a r r y .Through h i s years of p l a y i n g b a s e b a l l ; e c t a t e d a t t e n d e d s e v e r a l sessions o fb a s e b a l l . l i n i c s h e l d a t Turkey T h i c k e t R e c r e a t i o n Center. Redacted a t t@ t 1 C I 6 C Jc l i n i c s a s w e l l , coached by H a r r y ' s w i f e , Diane Th o m a s . n f o r t u n a t e l y , my i d sd i d n o t c o n t i n u e b a s e b a l l i n t o t h e i r middle school y e a r s , however "CoachTommy" xposed b o t h o f my h i l d r e n t o a s p o r t t h a t they p r o b a b l y would neverhave p l a y e d . He o n t r i b u t e d t o b o t h d e v e l o p i n g i n t o w e l l -rounded k i d s .

    H a r r y T h o m a s a nd b o t h l e a r n e d t h a t we ad a i n c e r e p a s s i o n f o rh e l p i n g k i d s , p a r t i c u l a r l y those i n low socioeconomic groups. n 2005, wa semployed a s a D e n t i s t w i t h Colgate P a l m o l i v e ' s " B r i g h t Smiles B r i g h t F u t u r e ' s "M o b i l e Va n program when Harry T h o m a s a nd met. Through a p a r t n e r s h i pf o s t e r e d b e f i n r e e n Team h o m a s &Colgate,we et u p r e e d e n t a l s c r e e n i n g s a tr e c r e a t i o n c e n t e r s throughout DC'and the k i d s would a l s o p a r t i c i p a t e i nb a s e b a l l c l i n i c s . This p a r t n e r s h i p l a s t e d f i o r 2 ears a nd r a n throughout h es u m m e r h i l e k i d s a t t e n d e d c a m p s t t h e v a r i o u s Department f Parks andR e c r e a t i o n s i t e s .

    I n 2007, 2008 a nd 2Q10, H a r r y would p a r t n e r w i t h myself an d RobertT h o m p s o n t o g i v e a n annual Christmas p a r t y . We i t l e d the c e l e b r a t i o n s " P a r t yWith a P urp ose" . Each y e a r , we ould g i v e a l ! proceeds o a need y a m i l y . AsCouncilman, Harry would p r o v i d e a a m i l y t h a t s u f f e r e d a r a g e d y , a s w e l l a s

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    donate m o n e y o the cause. Th e a m i l i e s were o f t e n ward 5 e s i d e n t s .Ou r p a t h s would cross a g a i n t h r o u g h t h e f o r m a t i o n of h e Ward 5

    W a r r i o r s Youth O r g a n i z a t i o n . Two oaches, 15 boys a n d t h e r e p a r e n t s f o un d e da n a t h l e t i c a s s o c i a t i o n i n 20p9 o l e l y w i t h t h e h e l p of H a r r y . We e re comingout o f pocket o r e v e r y t h i n g i t t o o k t o get h e org o f f o f t h e ground u n t i l Harrystepped i n . He n e w l l o f t h e k i d s p a r t i c i p a t i n g a s w e l l a s t h e p a r e n t s a n dco aches, h e r e f o r e h e k n e w we r o v i d i n g a g r e a t o p p o r t u n i t y f o r our k i d s b u tc o n t i n u e d t o s t r u g g l e f i n a n c i a l l y . He o t o n l y found a h o m e o r us a t Lang donPark R e c r e a t i o n C e n t e r , b u t h e m a d e sure DPR r o v i d e d the equipment a s w e l la s 2 e t s o f u n i f o r m s f o r 100 boys t o p l a y f o o t b a l l . Th e t e a m s u c c e s s f u l l y wento n t o win the P o p-Warner C i t y Championship a s repayment o r a l l "Coac hTommy" i d i n t h e i n a u g u r a l season o f Ward 5 a r r i o r s . Th e young me n ofW5W t t e n d e d a n d served food t o the homeless a t Thanksgiving through a ni n v i t a t i o n from Harry i n 2009.When e n e e d e d u s , W5W nswered t h e c a l l . Th eW5W h e e r l e a d e r s p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e Washington Marathon a s w e l [ . W h e n e v e rwe eede d community s e r v i c e p r o j e c t s f o r our young p e o p l e , Harry alwaysp r o v i d e d something.So n c o n c l u s i o n , w h i l e I r e a l i z e t h a t H a r r y h a s a d m i t t e d t o some e r y s e r i o u scharges, h i s i s n o t t h e ma n t h a t know. t i s my o pe t h a t t h i s l e t t e r h a s sh e dsome i g h t o n a v e r y d i f f e r e n t ma n w h o h a s m a d e a d i f f e r e n c e i n my h i l d r e n ' sl i v e s , a s w e l l a s o u n t l e s s o t h e r c h i l d r e n i n Washington, DC . r e s p e c t f u l l y askt h a t d u r i n g your d e l i b e r a t i o n of the sentence yo u i l l g i v e H a r r y , t h a t yo u takesome f the aforementioned i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n . T h a n k yo u f o r your i m e .S i n c e ~ r e i y ,

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    U n z t e d S t a t e s d i s t r i c t of'Columbia CourtsW a s h i n g t o n ,DC

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    DeaN Honorable Judge B a t e s :T h i s l e t t e r i s w r i t t e n as a h a r a c t e r r e f e r e n c efo r Ha r r y Thomas, r . ,fondly e f e r r e d t o a s"Tommy . 1 ave known Tommy or over 1S ears a n d during t h a t t z m e he ha s been a o y a l a n dcompassionate r i e n d . He wa s my usband's b e s t m a n i n ou Y wedding a n d o d f a t h e r o f uro l d e s t s o n .Needless t o s a y , t h i s i s a e r y d i f f i c u l t t i m e og e v e r y o n e . I t breaks my e a r t t o read a n d hear t h ec o m m en t s t h a t have been m a d e a b o u t Tommy n t h e media which i s not n d i c a t i v e o f h e p e r s o n .He as always been t h e s e t o a s s i s t s anyone i n need; whether b i g or m a l l . Sometimes t ' s not t h eb i g t h i n g s b u t t h e small t h z n g s t h a t yo u remember. As a ouncilmember, Tommy a s alwaysbusy working o r h i s c o n s t i t u e n ts i n W a r d , which o f t e n t i m e s would o c c u p y a a r g e a m o u n t o fh z s t i m e i o m h i s i i e n d s . Bu t even i f h a t would o c c u r , Tommy o u l d always t r y a n d m ake awa y t o s n a k e u p t i m e by a t t e n d i n g a i r t h d a y p a s t y o r t h e k i d s or t a k e t h e k i d s t o t h e b a t t i n gcage o g r a c t i c e o r simply e a v e a essage.Baseball should have been T o m m y ' s m i d d l e name. He a s always been s o a s s i o n a t e a b o u t h es p o r t a n d would r omote b a s e b a l l o r ou r younger g e n e r a t i o n a s a n a l t e r n a t i v e t o t h e m o s tpopular a n d o m p e t i t i v e s p o r t s ; o o t b a l l a n d b a s k e t b a l l . My o n , h i s godson, ha s developed apassion or t h e s p o r t as w e l l a n d e n j o y s t h e d i a l o g u e w i t h Tommy b o u t h i s games.I t i s w i t h hope yo u w i l l Zook a t my e t t e r a n d h e c o u n t l e s s o t h e r s y o u ' r e r e c e i v i n g , a n dunderstand t h a t Tommy s t h e kind o f erson whom eople r a l l y behind a n d u p p o r t . That ha s t osay o m e t h i n g , s o l e a s e l e t t h a t be a a c t o r i n yo u r d e c i s z o n . I.would l s o a sk o r mer cy o n h i sw i f e , Diane a n d i d s t h a t w i l l s o r e l y mzss h z m .

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    U n i t e d S t a t e s D i s t r i c t Court333 o n s t i t u t i o n Ave. N,W. Washington D.C.Dear Honorable Judge Bates:

    My name s Nate Archey and Harry(Tommy) h oma s s a i f e l o n g f r i e n d o f mine.We ave knowneach o t h e r f o r over 45 e a r s . We rew up o n h e same t r e e t i n N.E. Washington. Tommy ndwent o t h e P o l i c e Departments Camp avid B r own summer c amp and the i t t l e League b a s e b a l lcamp n W i l l i a m s p o r t , PA .We ave p l a y e d v a r i o u s s p o r t s t o g e t h e r and h i s p a r e n t s are i k e a seconds e t o f p a r e n t s t o me . wa s he b e s t man n h i s wedding and he wa s h e b e s t i n mine.We re b o t hg o d f a t h e r s t o each o t h e r ' s k i d s . We re i k e f a m i l y and he s l i k e a b r o t h e r t o me .

    1 f e e l o t h e r than h i s f a m i l y I know h e . e a l Tammy more than anyone. Ou r i s t o r y has r e a t e d a bondf o r l i f e . Regardless f any circumstances w i l l always b e h e r e f o r him and he has always been t h e r ef o r me . H e s a man f c h a r a c t e r and i n t e g r i t y . He as demonstrated over the years o n n ume roustimes the d e s i r e t o a s s i s t people h a t were n need. He as done h i s w i t h i n d i v i d u a l s t h a t d i d no thave the h i s t o r y and o n g e v i t y o f a r i e n d s h i p t h a t we have shared. He as always had a passion o rk i d s and s p o r t s . His programs and tournaments o a s s i s t y o u t h i n the i t y have made a d i f f e r e n c e i nthe i v e s o f so many young men and women and t h r o u g h Tommy's f f o r t s , n ume rous o u t h haveg o n e on o b e c ome r o d u c t i v e c i t i z e n s . I f yo u ask,some f them they were going a i f f e r e n td i r e c t i o n i n l i f e u n t i l he p r o v i d e d o p t i o n s and he sh owed them an a l t e r n a t i v e r o u t e t o b e u c c e s s f u l .

    1 l i v e i n P r i n c e George's C o un ty b u t my a r e n t s wh o ar e b o t h s e n i o r c i t i z e n s l i v e i n D.C's Ward 5 .Tommy as always checked o n them. One ime t wa s o u r i n g down a i n , e a r l y i n t h e morning, myp a r e n t s do g t h e f a m i l y p e t wa s i t by a a r . C o n s i d e r i n g t r a f f i c 1 wa s t the b e s f i case c e n a r i o 45minutes o an hour away. c a l l e d Tommy nd he p i c k e d my a r e n t s do g out the middle f busy roadi n the a i n . He s u n c l e , mentor and coach t o my i d s . He lways asks h a w they are doing n s c h o o l .They l a y s p o r t s . He eminds them t h a t yo u ar e a student t h l e t e and your school work must comef i r s t . He as worked out i t h them nume rous imes and gave them s p o r t s equipment along w i t hso u nd a d v i c e o n i f e .

    Tommy o v e s h i s f a m i l y and needs o be h e r e f o r them.We l l make mistakes n l i f e . I t would not b eg ood t o keep h i s ma n away rom h i s w i f e and h i l d r e n . Perhaps h i s sentence o u l d be communit ys e r v i c e . He has owned u p o some oor udgment. hope.you would consider a punishment such asho u se a r r e s t o r hom e e t e n f i i o n so he can t i l l b e around o r h i s f a m i l y . His o v e l y daughters needt h e i r Dad n t h e i r l i f e and a c c e s s i b l e t o them.

    S ~ r ~ . e r e l y ,

    Nate Archey

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    Dear Honorable B a t e s :RE: ar ry Thoma s, r . , - L e t t e r o f SupportTh e purpose o f h i s communique s t o w r i t e a e t t e r o f u p p o r t f o r former W a r d 5Councilmember, Mr . Harty Thomas, r . , and h u n n b l y r e q u e s t your e n i e n c y . I have kn ownMr . Harry Thomas, r . , f a r t h e p a s t f o u r y e a r s . We n i t i a l l y me t h r o u g h my nvolvementa s t h e p a s t P r e s i d e n t and Advisory Board Memb er o f h e A f r i c a n American Real s t a t eP r o f e s s i o n a l s , a commercial r e a l e s t a t e o r g a n i z a t i o n , Washington,DC hapter(AAREPDC). While AAREP r e s i d e n t i n 2008, r e a c h e d out o t h e n Councilmember HarryThomas o s e e i f e ~ would a t t e n d AAREP C 's i g n a t u r e e v e n t , t h e Annual G a l a . Mr .Harry Thomas, r , g r a c i o u s l y a g r e e d t o a t t e n d .Mr . Harry Thomas, r . an d I became much b e t t e r a c q u a i n t e d i n 2009, whe n we e r e b o t ha c c e p t e d i n t o t h e L e a d e r s h i p G r e a t e r Washington C l a s s o f 010. As a Cauncilmember,Mr . Thomas was x t r e m e l y busy, owever,my e l l o w 2010 e a d e r s h i p G r e a t e rWashington c l a s s members k n o w Mr . Harry Thomas, r . , a s "Harry."To s , Harry was af r i e n d f i r s t an d a Councilmember e c o n d . We l l looked up o him. Every time he spoke,most of s were hanging o f f h i s every word.He poke w i t h c o n f i d e n c e and p a s s i o n f o rt h e i s s u e s i n which he a d v o c a t e d most. f o n e o f i s LGW l a s s members neededa n y t h i n g , he wa s always h e r e t o a s s i s t . Harry i s k i n d h e a r t e d , o y a l , and t r u s t w o r t h y .Thera were h i n g s . s h a r e d w i t h Harry t h a t I have n e v e r h e a r d a g a i n . That means a o t t ome . Th e media o r t r a y a l o f Harry i s i n a c c u r a t e , an d i s c e r t a i n l y n o t t h e p e r s o n T came ok n o w o r any o fmy t h e r LGW l a s s members.I came o k n o w Harry as s om e o n e w i t h t h e h i g h e s t moral t a n d a r d s o f h a r a c t e r andi n t e g r i t y . Harry s g e n e e o u s , k i n d , widely e s p e c t e d among i s L e a d e r s h i p G r e a t e rWashington c l a s s members. Harry would g i v e you h i s l a s t i f he k n e w t would h e l psomeone.

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    H a r r y ' s c h a r a c t e r came n t o p l a y when he e a r n e d I was n t h e h o s p i t a l w i t h kidneyf a i l u r e . On une 13, 01 1 , was i a g n o s e d w i t h kidney a i l u r e . C u r r e n t l y , am nd i a l y s i s and w a i t i n g t o g e t p l a c e d on h e kidney r a n s p l a n t l i s t so h a t Y may one d ayr e c e i v e a new i d n e y . I a t t e n d d i a l y s i s t h r e e days a week o r s i x hours each i m e . I go tn i g h t , which s n o c t u r n a l d i a l y s i s , t e n a b l e s me o be b l e t o s l e e p t h r o u g h t h e t r e a t m e n t sand work u r i n g t h e d a y .Although Harr y has been going h r o u g h a o t over h e p a s t y e a r , he a s c o n t i n u e dr e a c h i n g ou t o check on me o s e e i f am k ay and f h e r e i s a n y t h i n g I n e e d . Wow! oimagine l l t h a t Harry has on i s p l a t e and he h o u g h t about i s L e a d e r s h i p G r e a t e rWashington c l a s s member enough t o s e e how am o i n g . He a l l e d t o seehow i a l y s i swas going and l e t me now h a t I was n h a s t h o u g h t s and p r a y e r s . This was huge o me.My e a r t s h u r t i n g r i g h t now because know h e k i n d of e r s o n he s . He as h e l p e d me,o t h e r L e a d e r s h i p G r e a t e r Washington l a s s members, nd so many t h e r people knowp r o f e s s i o n a l l y , p e r s o n a l l y , and w i t h l i f e i s s u e s .

    ' Your Honour, am l e a d i n g w i t h y ou o p l e a s e p r o v i d e Harry Thomas, r . , w i t h g r e a tl e n i e n c y . No ne s p e r f e c t and we l l f a l l s h o r t . My a i t h i n God s v e r y s u f f i c i e n t andam r a y i n g t h a t he l l o w s you o g i v e Harry r e a t l e n i e n c y . He as l r e a d y l o s t so muchand he can s t a r t over w i t h your r a c i o u s n e s s . His r i e n d s , L e a d e r s h i p G r e a t e r Washingtonc l a s s members of 0 1 0 and o t h e r s a r e s u p p o r t i n g and s t i c k i n g by him. n times i k e t h i s , ti s g r e a t t o know h a t one can be g i v e n a second c h a n c e , I s i n c e r e l y hope h a t you w i l lg i v e Harry h a t second c h a n c e .I f you need any d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n from me, my n f o r m a t i o n i s below.

    Best e g a r d s ,

    Caryn B a i l e yPresident/CEOThe C o r n e r s t o n e H e r i t a g e Group21 Dupont i r c l e NW, u i t e 2 0 0Washington,DC 0 0 3 6D i r e c t : 202.721.1685

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    February13, 2012

    The Honorable John D. BatesUnitedS t a t e s D i s t r i c t Court JudgeU . S . D i s t r i c t Court o r thed i s t r i c t of Columbi aE . B a r r e t t PrettymanU . S . Courthou se333o n s t i t u t i o n Avenue , NorthwestWa shingt on,DC0001

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    amr i t i n g i n strong support ofD . C . C o u n c i l MemberarryThomas r . I n the ti me that haveknownCouncilmanThomashe has b eena st rong advo cate of the c o mm u n i t y a nd a dedicatedmember ftheC o u n c i l .

    Whi le thecircumstanceshei s facedwith are e r i o u s , we sk that the court co nsider h i s e n t i r er e c o r d . I n theworste con om i cti mes i n c e the gr eat depressionand a p e r i o d whenthecountryi s face d withc h i l d r e n k i l l i n g c h i l d r e n Councilman Thomas tepped upwithcourage, o n v i c t i o na nd l e a d e r s h i p .

    TheCouncilman's supportwas r i t i c a l to the DCorkforce Deve lo pme n t i l o t Progr am.While.SeniorC i t i z e r i s ` a r e oftenforgo ttena nd l e f t behind, HarryThomasupported jobo p p o r t u n i t i e sforthose 55nd older:He was l s o av o i c e that spok e out or theD i s t r i c t of Columbi a tobe freeof u l l y i n g . I n ou r technology o c i e t y whe r e our youth can b e b u l l i e d i n school ,on face-book, ne- m a i l s a nd v i a t e x t thec o m p l e x i t i e s and decimation of u l l y i n g i s f a r r e a c h i n g . The Councilmanwasnot i l e n t on t h i s i s s u e , he was r o a c t i v e a nd a l e a d e r worki ngto make ad i f f e r e n c e forouryouth.

    Even i n t h i s s i t u a t i o n , he s an e xa mple o r o t h e r s . L i k e a l l ofu s , he s not n f a l l i b l e . L i k e a l l mu s th ope to d o, ha vi ngmade mistake; . e hasa c c e p t e d _ . i s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . I n t h i s he hasshowntha tone c t d o e s r c i t define h i s truec f i a r a c t e r end t d i d nod e X t ~ n g u i s t ~ h i s . w i i l to a p t + i i t h honor.I ti s my o pe and pr ayer that l l the good he ha s d on e s not'overshadowed,

    S i r , r e s p e c t f u l l y requesttha tyou co nsider the whole i f e and s e r v i c e ofCou ncilmanHarryThomas r . a nd that you b e m e r c i f u l i n yourju d gme nt.

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    Dear Judge B a t e ,H a r r y(Tommy) homas and a r e i r s t c o u s i n s ; however, our r e l a t i o n s h i p i s more

    b r o t h e r l y . Tommy f t e n r e f e r s t o me s h e b r o t h e r he never had. My a t h e r w as n them i l i t a r y and my a m i l y t r a v e l l e d w i t h him, so my e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h Tomrny i d n ' t r e a l l ybloom u n t i l my a t h e r r e t i r e d back t o t h e DC rea i n 1974. I can r e c a l l l i k e i t w asy e s t e r d a y , t h e day my a m i l y r e t u r n e d t o t h e U.S. n 1 9 7 4 . . Tommy nd h i s f a m i l y werea t t h e a i r p o r t t o g r e e t u s . I w as wearing a p u r p l e s u i t and t h e i r s t t h i n g Tommy- s a i d t ome s t h a t him and have t o go shopping. Knowing t h a t t would take a few days b e f o r ewe o u l d go shopping, h a t evening Tommy rought o v e r , forme o keep, h r e e o r f o u r .s e t s o f c l o t h i n g t h a t t h e 1 4 y e a r o l d males were w e a r i n g . As d u l t s , Tommy ndr e f l e c t back t o t h i s i n c i d e n t and have a good l a u g h , b u t a l s o r e f l e c t back t h i n k i n gTommy's a c t i o n s were i n p a r t due o our a m i l y t i e s , b u t n l a r g e r p a r t were based on h i sc h a r a c t e r and w h a t ' s i n h i s h e a r t . By n a t u r e , Tommy s a v e r y g i v i n g and c a r i n g p e r s o n .c o u l d . c o n t i n u e w i t h c h a r a c t e r d e s c r i p t i o n s such as compassionate, i n d , g i v i n g , c a r i n g . ,

    e t c . t o d e s c r i b e Tommy, u t r a t h e r p r o v i d e an experience t h a t we hared t h a ti l l u m i n a t e s t h e t r u e essence o f H a r r y Thomas.

    p l a y e d on t h e s o f t b a l l team t h a t Tommy oached and p r i o r t o our Sat urdaymorning p r a c t i c e s , Tommy e l d b a s e b a l l c l i n i c s f o r t h e neighborhood y o u t h . Throughthese c l i n i c s Tommy's o a l w as n o t t o j u s t t e a c h b a s e b a l l fundamentals, u t t o a l s oteach i f e s k i l l s (team work; r e s o l v i n g c o n f l i c t s non - v i o l e n t l y , e t c . ) t o these young menand women. D u r i n g on e l i n i c , a young man w as t a n d i n g o f f t o the s i d e w a t c h i n g andh e c k l i n g h i s c o l l e a g u e s p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e c l i n i c . Tommy nd went over o the youngman and i n v i t e d him t o p a r t i c i p a t e . The young man chose n o t t o , so Tommy u s t askedt h e young man t o a l l o w the p a r t i c i p a n t s t o focus on t h e c l i n i c w i t h o u t t h e d i s t r a c t i o n s .The young man then i f t e d h i s sweat h i r t t o show Tommy nd a i r e a r m t u c k e d i n h i spants and s a i d , you t wo c a n ' t e l l me ha t o do. Tommy sked me o go back t o t h ef i e l d bec ause he wants o speak w i t h t h i s young man and thought h e t wo o f us h e r ewould be too i n t i m i d a t i n g t o t h e young man. Tommy poke t o t h e young man o r about45 minutes and then they p a r t e d . The young man e f t and Tommycame back t o t h ef i e l d . Tommy o l d me h a t he shared w i t h t h e young man t e n a n t s on l e a d e r s h i p ,u p l i f t i n g , r e s p o n s i b i l i t y and becoming a man and t h a t he cares o r him j u s t l i k e a l l t h eo t h e r young men and women on t h e i e l d . Tommy sed a i t t l e r e v e r s e psychology oe n t i c e t h e young man i n t o the l i n i c . The n e x t Saturday, the young man showed u p ,sans i r e a r m , and p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e c l i n i c and e v e n t u a l l y became on e o f the c l i n i c ss h i n i n g s t a r s . Towards the end ofsummer h e young man t o l d us h a t he s g o i n g t o bemore s e r i o u s about school and t r y o u t f o r t h e b a s e b a l l when he goes o h i g h school andeven t r y t o get a b a s e b a l l s c h o l a r s h i p t o c o l l e g e . C o l l e g e?? s t r o n g l y b e l i e v e , p r i o r t oTommy's n t e r v e n i n g t h i s young man never gave a much thought o h i g h school e talone c o l l e g e . Tommy o u l d have e a s i l y c a l l e d t h e p o l i c e on t h i s young man, u t

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    Tommy hose o r e a c h out o him and t e a c h him how o be a p r o d u c t i v e c i t i z e n i n thecommunity.

    Tommy ouched t h i s young man's i f e and gave h i s person courage t o go a f t e rh i s dreams. I have more i m i l a r experiences h a t c o u l d share l i k e t h i s one, b u t t h i sb e i n g my i r s t and most p o w e r f u l ; t has m a d e an i n d e l i b l e impact on my i f e : Theimpact f t h i s i n c i d e n t c o n t i n u e s t o grow every day. This experience l e d me o becomea mentor o our y o u t h and have r e c r u i t e d s e v e r a l mentors a l o n g t h e way. ThoroughTom m y 's e d i c a t i n g . Tom m y 's work can be b e s t d e s c r i b e d as "Each one, each o n e . "Tommy akes u l l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f a r h i s a c t i o n s and i l l u se t h i s as an o p p o r t u n i t y t o b r i n gf o r t h a t r o n g message on a c c o u n t a b i l i t y and consequences. I w i l l c l o s e w i t h a simples t a t e m e n t , am l e s s e d and a . e t t e r person because o f Tom m y 's involvement n myl i f e .

    S i n c e r e l y ,

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    TheHonorable JohnD.BatesU n i t e d S t a t e s D i s t r i c t CourtJudge

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    i w r i t e toyoutodaytospeaktothec h a r a c t e r ofMr.HarryThomas,lr.,withthe hopethat he sseenasa manofgoodi n t e n t i o n s throughh i s workw i t h ap u b l i c i n t e r e s t , whilebeingaf r i e n d , Dadandhusbandtothoser e s p e c t i v e l y .

    l metthenCoachHarryThomas, ntheb a s e b a l l f i e l d of a f t/Mosley n theWoodridgeareaofWashingtonD . C . , asourk i d s competeda g a i n s t eachother o r i r s t p l a c e i n theD . C . C a l Ripkenl e a g u e .Duringt h a t gameandmanymoretocome,heb a t t l e s wereh i g h l y competitiveont hef i e l d , butn e i t h e rofuswasconcernedabout winning.Weocusedonmoreimportant h i n g s , l i k e howportsmanship,teamworkandgoodworkh a b i t s arenot u s t r e q u i r e d towinagame, ut tosucceed i n l i f e . 7 remembermyi f e s t a t i n g thatHarryand wereone n thesame,becausewenlywantedtobep o s i t i v e to l l ofthek i d s thatwemetonthef i e l d everyday o r p r a c t i c e .

    WhenHarryl e f t theyoutho r g a n i z a t i o n tofocusonother i f e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s , hecontinuedtoo f f e r h i s s e r v i c e s tomendmyr g a n i z a t i o n byh o l d i n g f r e e c l i n i c s formy e wlye s t a b l i s h e d 16U i r l s 's o f t b a l l teamandp r o v i d i n g uswithf r e e equipment . knowhewouldl o v e totakec r e d i C f o r t h i s , butamure t h a t h i s w i f e , Dianeencouragedhim,as o f t b a l l was r u e toherasw e l l .

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    TheHonorable John D. a t e sU n i t e d S t a t e s D i s t r i c t Court333 o n s t i t u t i o n Avenu e,NWWashingt on b C 20001

    G r e e t i n g s JudgeB a t e s :Thepurpose of h i s l e t t e r i s t o p r o v i d e i n f o r m a t i o n f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n i n t h e d u ep r o c e s s ofH a r r y Tho ma si r . I am c i t i z eofthep i s t r i c t of Columb ia and c u r r e n t l y , r e s i d e i n Wa r d 8 . I wa s r e s i d e n t of U a r d 5u r i n g Mr.Thomas'i r s t e l e c t i o n 2006a n d myon s c o m p l e t i n g h i s s e n i o r y e a r a t M c K i n l e y Tech HS n Wa r d 5 .I n myp i n i o n , a nd f romt h e e v i d e n c e of c t u a l e x p e r i e n c e s , have fou nd Mr.Tho ma s o be p e r s o n of u a l i t y a t t r i b u t eh i s b a s i c c o r e , heha s demo nstrated comp assionf o r o t h e r s an d h a s a l s o demo nstrateda p a s s i o n a t e advocacyanb e h a l f oW a r d 5nd the i s t r i c t . S p e c i f i c a l l y , have a p p r e c i a t e d t h e mo d u s n whichMr. Tho ma s wou ld d e l i b e r a t e , exami ne,an db a s i c a l l y d o h i s homewo rko nt h e v a r i o u s i s s u e s t h a t c a me b e f o r e him w i t h t h e d e f i n i t i v e purposeofmakingt h e mo stinf ormedd e c i s i o n s f o r theo v e r a l l b e n e f i t of h e r e s i d e n t s . F o r examp le, heha s alwa ys champ ioned e d u c a t i o n and p a l i t i cemp o wer men t four y o u t h , t h e economi cemp o wer men t of ouri t y t he N a t i o n ' s C a p i t a l thr oughj o b c r e a t i o n a nd jodevelopment whichu l t i m a t e l y g e n e r a t e d and i l l c o n t i n u e t o g e n e r a t e economic d evelopment e n t u r e s and t h e l i k e .I n myp i n i o n , Mr. Tho ma s wasani n t e g r a l f a c t o r i n t h e s e c u r i n g o f "Wal-Mart " s ap h y s i c a l p r e s e n c e which i l l u l t i m a t ep r o v i d e " r e a l " j o b s w i t h b e n e f i t s t o ou r r e s i d e n t s . W a !-Mart i l l a l s o p r o v i d e a b a s i c l e v e l of b e t t e r q u a l i t y of i f e and i sexpect ed t o e n a b l e ou r "urbanfoodd e s e r t s " t o b eco me a s i s .Onhe E d u c a t i o n f i r o n t , M r. ho ma sdemonstratedt h a t he s a v o i c e f o r t h o s e who a r e w i t h o u t a v o i c e . H ed emo nstrat et h a t he s a p u b l i c s e r v a n t when he p r o v i d e d ap l a t f o r m f o r t h e s t u d e n t s ofM c K i n l e y Tec h toe x p r e s s t h e i r c o n s t i t u t i o n a lr i g h t s o n t h e d e c i s i o n byour formerMa y o r o f i r e over 15 e a c h e r s a nd t a f f w i t h o u t d u e p r o c e s s . S p e c i # i c a l l y , f o rM c K i n l e y , h i s mea n t h a t c l a s s r o o m , g u i d a n c e c o u n s e l o r s , coaches were i r e d and McKinleyha do neofthe h i g h e s t n u mbof t a f f s e p a r a t i o n s whichu l t i m a t e l y d e p r e s s e d theq u a l i t y of d u c a t i o n a t MTH S. Mr. Thomas'ngagement an d ad vocaca n b e h a l f of h e s t u d e n t s has n o w r e a t e d a l e g a c y f o r h i s examp le ha sn o w c r e a t e d a n ewg e n e r a t i o n o f c i t i z e n a s s e t s .T h i s i s e v i d e n c e d by the o l l o w i n g f a c t an d c i r c u m s t a n c e s ; e a r # i e r t h i s s p r i n g and 3ays f t e r t u r n i n g 18,my on r e g i s t e r et o voteandf o r t h e " s e l e c t i v e s e r v i c e . " I n f a c t , ma n y of h e s t u d e n t s a r e n o wen gaged and a r e r e g i s t e r e d t o v o t e . T h i sr e a l i t y i s d u e tothe i r e c f i i n t e r a c t i o n , g u i d a n c e andengagement y Mr.Thoma s i t h t h e MTHSt u d e n t s .

    Theabove h a p e f u l { y p r o v i d e s a n o t h e r snapshat a r y o u r c o n s i d e r a t i o n i n t h i s m a t t e r . i n the u t u r e , wo uldnot e s i t a t esupport Mr. a r r y To ma s r , i n f u t u r e en dea vorsand b e l i e v e hewould e x e r c i s e t h e c o r e v a l u e s of o n e s t y , n t e g r i t y ,comp assion, ndcommit ment .

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    Apri124, 2 01 2TheHonorableJohn D.atesUnitedS t a t e s D i s t r i c t Court333 o n s t i t u t i o n Avenue,NWWashington,DC0001Dear JudgeB a t e s ,

    Iam r i t i n g t o s h a r e my x p e r i e n c e knowingHarry Th o ma s r ' . f a r ma n y y e a r s ands e e i n g f i r s thand t h e impact h a t h i s y e a r s of e r v i c e has hadt o t h e W a r d 5ommu nity.I i r s t me t Mr , Th oma s ove rt w e n t y y e a r s ago wh en I wa s a p a r t i c i p a n t i n t h e Ma yor's Yaut hL eadership n s t i t u t e and Mr . Th o ma s e r v e d a s a c o u n s e l o r . Duringt h e c o u r s e of h i s summerprogram, h e l d Mr .Thomas n t h e h i g h e s t r e g a r d . Ha a d e h e program e n j o y a b l e , b u tc o n s t a n t l y c h a l l e n g e d us t o push our i m i t s . I t wa s n t h i s program, and throughMr . Th o ma s 'guidance t h a t Ibegant o L e a r n t h e q u a l i t i e s of a r e a t e a d e r .Subsequent o mya r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h e l e a d e r s h i p i n s t i t u t e , would o f t e n s e e Mr . Thomas t t h eTaft u n i o r H igh School p l a y g r o u n d i ~ Ward . Hel a y e d b a s e b a l l w i t h t h e y o u t r i i n t h ecommuni ty.Hesed s p o r t s a s a o o l to connect w i t h a t- r i s k y o u t h g ~ ~ o w i n g u p i n Ward5.Iwa sr a i s e d i n a t r o n g h o u s e h o l d , but ma n y of myr i e n d s i n my e i g h b o c l a o o d were o t . Mr .Thomaswa s ame ntor o r s o me of h e s e young me n , nd I cansay w i t h o u t q u e s t i o n t h a t t h e r e a r e manymen n t h e D i s ~ i c t of Columb iawh os e i v e s were changed because Mr . Thomasookan i n t e r e s ti n t hem. Th es e young men kn e w t h a t Mr.homas e n u i n e l y c a r e d f o r t h em, andt h e y l i s t e n e d t oh i s guidance, whicho f t e n ke pt t hem o ut of r o u b l e .When surveyt h e B i b l e , I i n d ma ny o f h o s e who Ga dusedt o l e a d h i s p e o p l e ma d e m i s t a k e s .David and h i s q u e s t o r Bathsheba, Jonah and h a s a t t e m p t t o runfromGo d , e t e r and h i s d e n i a l ofC h r i s t , and Pauland h i s p e ~ s e c u t i o n of h r i s t i a n s uexamples of menwho ma d e n n i s t a k e s ;however, God t i l l o r d a i n e d t hemf o r l e a d e r s h i p . God e i n g u s t , d e a l t w i t h each of t hemi n d i v i d u a l l y f o r e h e i r a c t i o n s ; however, he t i l l had me rcy on t h e m . . I t i s t h i s s a me me rcyt h a t Is i n c e r e l y z e q u e s t t h a t youe x e r c i s e w i t h Mr .Thoma s , n e who a s l i v e d aL i f e of e r v i c e f o g t h eb e t t e r m e n t of h e l i v e s of t h e r s .L o n g b e ~ o x e Mr.homas v e r r a n f o r o f f i c e , hewa s e d i c a t e d t o s e r v i n g e h e communiey, o tbecause t wa s i s j o b , but t v v a s h i s p a s s i o n . Mx.Th o ma s has e f t a mar k ont h e l i v e s of youngp e o p l e throughout h i s c i t y . I amh a n k f u l t o Mr . Th o ma s o r t h e s e e d of e a d e r s h i p t h a t h e p l a c e di n m y ~ i i f e manyy e a r s ago. I would not e s i t a t e t o s u p p o r t Mr .Thomas n t h e f u t u ; e , becausehave w i t n e s s e d h i s l e a d e r s h i p , c t ~ o w n h i s genuine concexn f o r t h e r e s i d e n t s of h e D i s t r i c t ofColumbia,and e x p e r i e n c e d h i s impact on t h e commu ni ty.

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    February10, 20 1 2TheHonorableJohn D.BatesUnited States D i s t r i c t Court o r theD i s t r i c t ofColumbi a333Cons# i t u t i o n Avenue ,Northw est,Washi ngton,D.C. 20001DearJu d ge Bates:This e t t e r i s w r i t t e n i n supportof Mr.Harry Thomas,r . Asou consider the range ofsentencingoptions n h i s case,lk i n d l y askthat youpleasetake h i s l e t t e r i n t oconsideration an d makeyour r u l i n g m e r c i f u l a n d not u n i t i v e .For mor e thawecad e, haveknownMr.Harry Thomasr.a nd h i s sonHarry Thomasr .Qver the y e a r s , haveobservedt he m bothd i s p l a y aincerelove n t h e i r h e a r t s forpeople.P a r t i c u l a r l y , they haveworked t i r e l e s s l y toa s s i s t people whoackeds e l f -este ema nd thestrengthtop r e v a i l over the u f f o c a t i n g odds f l l i t e r a c y , d y s f u n c t i o n a l f a m i l i e s ,u nemployment, outha nd ga ng violencee t c . Mr.Thomasasspearhead ed manyc ommu n i ty i g i l s toencouragerespecta n d d i g n i t y among eighbors.Mr.Thomass alsoagreat promoterof education.As e s t i m o n i a l of h i s f a c t , r e c a l l acoupe f yearsa go, ur church hostedaneighborhood s p e l l i n g be e contest.Weske dMr.Thomasnd a notede d i t o r of a o c a l news aper to p a r t i c i p a t e a n d give remarks.When r.Thomas o l d h i s childho od storya n d the storyofh i s m a t r i c u l a t i o n through i f e toachievehi gheraccompli shm ents, he youth l i s t e n e d a t t e n t i v e l y toevery e t a i l .I n c l o s i n g , assure you the recentcircumstancesfacing Mr.Thomasrenot n d i c a t i v e ofthe k i n d ofperson, he s . Mr.Thomasepresents the ki nd of person preachto everyS u nd a y, i k e othe rs he s ahumanbeing, ubject#o e r r o r a nd to maki ng mis#akes.tamconvi nced thatMr.Thomas,whos ahusb and , a t h e r , a nd ason, s remo rsefula nd justwa ntssentencingleniency to provehe haslearned from h i s mistakes.Tha youoryour time,

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    The Honorable Judge John D. BatesU . S . D i s t r i c t C o u r t333 o n s t i t u t i o n Avenue, N.W.W a s h i n g t o n , D. C. 20001Dear H o n o r a b l e Judge B a t e s :

    My n ame s V i o l a E . D a n i e l s and I am T o n g t i m e r e s i d e n t o f Ward 5 .b e c a m e acquainted w i t h the Thomas a m i l y i n 1961, when t h e i r mother a nd

    taught a t the same c h o o l . That wa s the year Harry Thomas r . wa s b o r n . Harry wa sborn i n t o a a m i l y where C h r i s t i a n values were taught a nd h i s p a r e n t s were l o v i n g an dc a r i n g .

    was i m p r e s s e d by t h e f a m i l y ' s a b i l i t y t o r a i s e a a m i l y , work n d i f f e r e n t c a r e e r s andp a r t i c i p a t e i n u n s e l f i s h s e r v i c e t o t h e c o m m u n i t y . The s o n , H a r r y Thomas, r . , f o l l o w e dh i s p a r e n t s example by assuming l e a d e r s h i p p o s i t i o n s i n t h e c o m m u n i t y . H e s e r v e das A d v i s o r y N e i g h b o r h o o d C o m m i s s i o n e r , and Ward 5 o u n c i l m a n . A s C o u n c i l m a n , hesurveyed the community t o a s c e r t a i n community p r i o r i t i e s an d wa s p e c i f i c a l l y aware o fthe n e e d s o f s e n i o r c i t i z e n s . I fond { y r emember h i s attendance a t my o t h e r ' s 90thb i r t h d a y c e l e b r a t i o n .

    mention these d i f f e r e n t a c t i v i t i e s and events i n order o share some n s i g h t o n ayoung man who must be d e f i n e d beyond h i s r e c e n t p o l i t i c a l l y charged s i t u a t i o n . I hopeyour d e c i s i o n w i l l g i v e g r e a t weight an d w e l f a r e t o h i s w i f e an d c h i l d r e n .

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    DearJu dge B a t e s :P l e a s e a c c e p t t h i s l e t t e r a s myt a t e m e n t of u p p o r t f o r f o r m e r W a s h i n g # o n , D.0CouncilmanHarr yThomas r .B e f o r e s p e a k i n g d i r e c t l y a b o u t Mr.Thomas,I wou ldl i k e t o s h a r e , some i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u tmyself I was o r n i n W a s h i n g t o n , D.C. nda t t e n d e d b o t h MinorT e a c h e r s C o l l e g $ andGeorgeWashington U n i v e r s i t y . Iworkedf o r t h e C i v i l S e r v i c e andM a r i t i m e Commissionsd u r i n gWWII.A f t e r t h e w a r , I beganat e a c h i n g c a r e e r i n t h e D i s t r i c t P u b l i c S c h o o l s y s t e m , whichl a s t e d ZO-y e a r s . At h e c o n c l u s i o n ofmye a c h i n g c a r e e r , I workeda s an E d u c a t i o n a l S p e c i a l i s ta t HEWo r 10a d d i t i o n a l y e a r s , andi m m e d i a t e l y f o l l o w i n g mye f i i r e m e n t fromD i s t ~ n i c t andF e d e r a l s e r v i c e , I s e r v e d f o x 18- y e a r s a s aDocenta t t h e N a t i o n a l P o r t r a i t G a l l e r y l S m i t h s o n i a nI n s t i t u t e .

    Thel a t e H a r r y ThomasS r . andh i s widowMs.RomaineThomashavebeen n e wd o o r n e i g h b o r sand c l o s e f r i e n d s s i n c e t h e e a r l y 1 9 5 0 ' s , andI havek nownHarxyThomas r . s i n c e h i s b i r t h .Wha t k n owfr omp e r s o n a l e x p e r i e n c e a b o u t t h i s youngma n o u l d f i l l p a g e s ; p a g e s of o s i t i v ec o n t r i b u t i o n s and s e l f l e s s s e r v i c e t o t h e com mu nity, u t I r e c o g n i z e y o u r t i m e s l i m i t e d s o I w i l lbeb r i e f .Myonandd a u g h t e r andt h e Thomas'sc h i l d r e n HarryJ r . and Debras p e n t h o u r s t o g e t h e r a sc h i l d r e n andt h r o u g h o u t t h e 1 9 5 0 ' s 6 0 ' s and 0 ' s , a s f a m i l i e s we h a r e d man y o c i a l o u t i n g s andf a m i l y v a c a t i o n s . H a r r y was a l o v i n g c h i l d , whot h o u g h t f u l l y d e m o n s t r a t e d r e s p e c t , f r i e n d s h i pandk i n d n e s s t o o t h e r s . Asa t e e n a g e r , whenever a n o t h e r c h i l d wasb e i n g b u l l i e d , youc o u l ddependonH a r r y J r , t o i n t e r c e d e onh i s b e h a l f n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g any p e r s o n a l r i s k t o h i m s e l f . Hewas i n d , h o u g h t f u l andalways o n s i d e r e d t h e needsand e e l i n g s oft h e r s .S t a r t i n g from an a r l y ageHar rys t r i v e d t o s e r v e t h e n e e d s ofur n e i g h b o r y o u t h i n Ward . T h i si n t e r e s t g o e s backn e a r l y 30- y e a r s t o a t i m e whenhep e r s o n a l l y v o l u n t e e r e d t o s p o n s o r y o u t hb a 1 1 games,s u z n m e x campsa t F o r t L i n c o l n , andma nyo t h e r y o u t h a c t i v i t i e s . Thr oughou tt h e1980and 9 0 ' s , w h i l e o t h e r youngme n h i s age wer e b u sy i n p u r s u i t of o c i a l p l e a s u r e s , H a r r yf o c u s e d oncommunitys e r v i c e . He wass e l f l e s s l y d e v o t e d t o c o u n s e l i n g young p e o p l e , ando r g a n i z i n g ma ny t h e r a c t i v i t i e s .

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    H a i r r y devotedh i s timet o h e l p youngmen evelopand b e co m e p o s i t i v e c o n t r i b u t o r s t o o u r . i t ya n d he wo rked i r e l e s s l y t o h e l p b r i n g h i s f a t h e r ' s v i s i o n o f e v i t a l i z e d Wa r d 5 e a l i t y .

    HarryTh o m a sJ r . i s o ne o f t h e f i n e s t a n d mostdecent youngmenI havee ver h a d t h e p l e a s u r e ofknowing.I t i s myi n c e r e hop e Y ~ a t asyou o n s i d e r t h e q u e s t i o n s t h a t l i e b e f o r e you,you w i l l a l s o t a k e i n t oaccount h e m a n y o s i t i v e c o n t r i b u t i o n s m a d e b yHarryTh o m a s r . t h r o u g h o u t h i s i f e . Id o notb e l i e v e any n d i v i d u a l sh ouldb eudgeds o l e l y b y i s / h e r m i s t a k e s ; a t h e r t h e s e m i s t a k e s s h o u l dbe c o n s i d e r e d i n t h e c o n t e x t o fh e e n t i r e t y o fi s / h e r a c t i o n s asa e r s o n . Aso me on e w h o hask n o w n Harry a l l o f i s l i f e , Ionlyask t h a t yo u o n s i d e r t h e e n t i r e t y o fi s m a n y o s i t i v ec o n t r i b u t i o n s i n yourd e l i b e r a t i o n s .

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    The Honorable John D. BatesUnited States District Cour JudgeU.S. District Cour for the Distrct of ColumbiaE. Barett Prettyman U.S. Courhouse333 Constitution Avenue, NorthwestWashington, DC 20001Dear Judge Bates:The purose of this letter is to provide a letter of support for Har Thomas, Jr. Since I am not famliarwith all of the facts/details of the case, I am only focused on the man, the father, the friend, and thecommunity servant.I first became acquainted with Mr. Thomas approximately six years ago while servg in severalvolunteer capacities such as (;n the board of directors for the Boys and Girls of Clubs of GreaterWashington DC, President of 100 Black Men of Greater Washigton, DC, as chairman of the BatterUpFoundation.Over the years, I have had the opportunity to personally witness his commitment to the youth incommunity. For instance, Mr. Thomas was a stach advocate for the youth when the Boys and GirlsClubs of Washington DC decided to sell off some of their clubs in the District. He and others made surethat the youth programs were sustained regardless of who owned the real estate.In 2009 and 2010, the BatterUp Foundation (which does all little league baseball/softball in Wards 7 and8) had multiple teams in the Reviving Baseball in Iner Cities Regional Tournament play. We hadrequested uniforms from the Washington Nationals, however, they did not arive by the time we neededthem. Fortately, Mr. Thomas was aware of the situation and just showed up with full sets of uniformsfor our junior, seior, and softball division teams. The young people and the coaches were ecstatic.On another occasion, I had to seek his assistance with Deparent of Recreation (DPR). We(100BMOGW) were hosting our anual Tomme Smith youth track meet in conjunction with DPR as aparner. Unfortately, the DPR personnel we were working with on the ground did not complete mostof the critical tasks they were assigned such as secured the facilty and providing security. Finding thisout less than 48 hours before the event when you have over 1000 young people from ages 5-18 withhears set on participating and an Olympian (Tommie Smith) already on a plane to DC, we werecompletely beside ourselves. However, Mr, Thomas came to the rescue and made sure that we got whatwe needed. I recall saying "than you" to him and his response was simply "no problem...it was for thekids."

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    I have seen Mr, Thomas on multiple occasions with ils family, As a father of two lovely childrenmyself, I can recognize that special bond between a father and his kids or ils wife. When I have beenaround Mr. Thomas and his family both in public and in private, I have seen a family that loves eachother, I have seen kids who respect and love their parents, I have seen a husband and wife that10ve eachother unconditionally, As a man, there is not much more in life that one needs but faith, Mr. Thomashas faith and so do 1.

    Everyone falls short of grace in some form or fashion, so I chose to focus on the good that we do. Mr.Thomas has definitely done some good for the youth in our community. It is for these aforementionedreasons that I am writing this letter of support for Mr. Thomas,

    Respectfully submitted,~-ar A. DickersonPresident/CEODickerson Technologies

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    1 0 t h A p r i l , 2012The o n o r a b . t e John D. a f i e sU n i t e d S t a t e s D i s t r i c t Cotut JudeU.S, i s t r i c t Court o z t h e D i s t ~ i c t of olumbiaE, 3 a r r e i i P r e t t y n l ~ ~ ~ U.S. Courthouse333 C o n s t i t u t i o n Avenue, orthwestWashington,DC 0001RE: Mr. arry Thomas r .My ame s Paul M. onnellan of Redacted , a s h i l l g t o l lDC e d a c t e a , I havel i v e d i n t h e D i s t r i c t of olumbia from 1986-1992 and from 1995- p r e s e n t . I worked o r al o c a l r e t a i l b u s i n e s s 21 y e a r s , have a i f e of p e a r s and o u r b e a u t i f u l c h i l d r e n . I havebeen a o l u n t e e r i n y o u t h b a s e b a l l f o r t h e p a s t 12 e a r s and am u r r e n t l y t h e P r e s i d e n t ofNorthwest Washington i t t l e League. Mr .Thomas and met a t e i n t h e s u m me r o f 007when w a s commissioner o r t h e majors i v i s i o n of orthwest Washington i t t l eLeague. During h a t time my l d e s t son w as encouraged o i n a group of a s e b a l l p l a y e r sfrom around h e c i t y f o r which Mr.Thomas w a s one of h e o r g a n i z e r s and coaches of h eteam.Mr. Thomas r o u g h t t o g e t h e r a group of 12 r o l d b a s e b a l l p l a y e r s from d i f f e r e n t p a r t s oft h e c i t y t o form a team h a t would p l a y o t h e r a r e a teams and e p r e s e n t t h e D i s t r i c t ofColumbia. This grou p w a s comprised of i d s from v a r i e d r a c i a l and o c i o -economicbackgrounds. Mr.Thoma s ha d a r i v e and a a s s i o n t o u n i t e t h e youth of h e d i s t r i c tt h r o u g h b a s e b a l l; t o g e t them o p l a y t o g e t h e r and g r o w o g e t h e r . We ad long a l k sabout r i n g i n g p e o p l e t o g e t h e r , b r e a k i n g t h r o u g h b a r r i e r s . and t a r t i n g i t w i t h t h e k i d s .He ad v i s i o n and p a s s i o n t o b r i n g out h e good n p e o p l e . To e a c h t h e s e k i d s t o b r e a kd o w n a r r i e r s b e f o r e they even x i s t e d t h r o u g h i n t e r a c t i o n and a m a r a d e r i e . Mr.Thomast a u g h t t h e s e k i d s t o r e s p e c t t h e g a m e of a s e b a l l and o r e s p e c t each o t h e r . He i d t h i sthrough w o rd s and by example. To h i s day,my l d e s t son would e l l you h a t Mr.Thomas s one of i s f a v o x i t e p e o p l e . Mr.Thomas and s t r u c k a r i e n d s h i p t h a t w a sf o r g e d by h e w a y he r e a t e d my o n . My on ha s o t ha d an easy road p l a y i n g t h e s p o r the o v e s , My l d e s t son s n o t , nor has he v e r been h e p r o t o t y p i c a l b a s e b a l l p l a y e r . Atf i r s t g l a n c e , mos t oaches p a s s him by r d i s m i s s him a s not enough of n a t h l e t e .(He'sabout 5'9" and 2101bs) Harry Thomas s a w h r o u g h t h e e x t e r i o r ofmy on and embracedhim, e s p e c t e d h i s l o v e f o r and knowledge of h e g a m e of a s e b a l l and ha s encouragedhim e v e r y s t e p of i s young a r e e r . The o s i t i v e impact h a t Mr. Thoma s ha s ha d o n himand h e o t h e r k i d s he has been n v o l v e d w i t h i s e v i d e n t by h e s m i l e you e e on h e f a c eofmy l d e s t s on when h e y a r e t o g e t h e r . He ncouraged my on o p e r s e v e r e , n o t t o bed i s c o u r a g e d by e t b a c k s . He ould e l l my on h a t b a s e b a l l , l i k e l i f e , r e q u i r e s h a r dwork, o n s t a n t a d j u s t m e n t s , and o n t i n u o u s e f f o r t . The e s s o n s my on e a r n e d from Mr.Thomas r e l e s s o n s Mr. Thomas e i n f o r c e d w i t h a l l of h e s e boys; Lessons h a t any a t h e rwould be proud o say h a t h i s son has e a r n e d . Respect o r o t h e r s , d e d i c a t i o n , andc a r i n g . Mr.Thomas e d i c a t e d an enormous amou nt of ime and f f o r t i n t o making i sv i s i o n a u c c e s s . Whether t w as i c k i n g k i d s up o g e t them o t h e games r p r a c t i c e s o r

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    x a k i n g a i e l d t o make u r e i t was e a d y , h e was h e q u i n t e s s e n t i a l example of a r i n g andd e d i c a t i o n .To h i s day Mr. Thomas and r e m a i n f r i e n d s . I c e r t a i n l y e n j o y s e e i n g him, p e n d i n gt i m e w i t h him, i s w i f e Diane a n d h i s c h i l d r e n . I hope h a t you w i l l t a k e i n t oc o n s i d e r a t i o n t h e good h a t Mr. Thomas a s done o r many p e o p l e l i k e me n c o n s i d e r i n gh i s s e n t e n c e . I t r u l y b e l i e v e t h a t he can t i l l make a i f f e r e n c e i n t h e l i v e s of many n o u xcommunity.Thank you o r y o u r c o n s i d e r a t i o n ,

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    Honorable John D. BatesUS District Court333 Constitution Avenue NWWashington, DC 20001Judge Bates:It is in the spirit of hope and mercy that I write. I am a 'long-time friend of Harry 'Tommy' Thomas, Jr. I amalso a family friend of the Thomas'. I met 'Tommy' some years ago through my wife who attended highschool with him. We hit it off immediately! He is a 'sports junky', as am i. He coaches youth, as do i. Thesimilarities were analogous: As the years progressed our friendship grew closer. I worked on his Dad'scampaigns as a then resident of Ward Five. I worked with his campaigns as a resident of Ward Three. Hedidn't have to ask. I stood ready to help a friend that I truly believed in. And, I do believe in my friend. Ialso believe that he made a mistake. We accept that fact and move forward. Martin Luther King, Jr. oncesaid, "We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope". Harry 'Tommy'Thomas, Jr. has the foundational fortitude to move forward and to right his future and that of his family. Heis a father of grade school aged children that count on his just being there for LOVE, safety and support.He is a husband to a wife and life-partner that has never waivered through this turmoiL. He is the son andbrother of a most amazing family that stands tall even in the midst of all they have had to endure. Mrs.

    . Romaine Thomas (his mother) is one of my hero's.Judge Bates, this is a man worth your leniency. He has devoted nearly a lifetime in service to kids. It wouldbe ashamed for his own children to be deprived of their father in their greatest time of paternal need. Evenin light of the wrong he may have committed, his unswervng faith and moral conviction remain evident inhis daily walk. I believe he has the wil and testament to be an example to those who may have strayed.Please allow him the opportunity to demonstrate his value.I have endeavored to provide you a brief picture of the man you may only know as Harry Thomas, Jr., thecondemned and offer a perspective that allows you, sir, to construct a compassionate and sympatheticruling.Thank You For Time,

    Mark C. Downs

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    February4,2012Honorable John D.Bates .United S t a t e s D i s t r i c t Court333 o n s t i t u t i o n Avenue;NWWashington,DC20001DearHonorable John D. a t e s ,I am r i t i n g t h i s l e t t e r on b e h a l f of HarryTh oma s , r . who erved as av o l u n t e e r atH y d e LeadershipP u b l i c CharterSchool

    I havehad the p l e a s u r e ofknowi n g Harry Th oma s , r . f o r mo r e t han10 e a r s . I f i r s tmetMr.Th oma s , r . i n . the Springof 2000, wh ile servingastheEleme ntarySchoolP r i n c i p a l at H y d e Leadership P u b l i c CharterSchool c u r r e n t l y kn o wnasPerry t r e e tPreparatoryCharter School) o c a t e d i n theNort hwest e c t i o n ofWashi ngton, . C .

    I n speakingwi thMr.Th oma s , r . and l e a r n i n g about h i s wo r kwi th students andb a s e b a l l , he agreedt o introduceour2 n d a nd 3 r d grad e studentst o thes port n hop esof developinga l i f e l o n g i n t e r e s t , while f i l l i n g a temp oraryvoidi n our i n s t r u c t i o n a lp rogram. Duringafourt o f i v e mo nt h p e r i o d , Mr.Th oma s , r . volunteered2-3hoursper d ay,2-3d ays perwee k. AlthoughMr. Th oma s , r . wasnotcomp ensated , h ehonored h i s v e r b a l co mmi t me n t t o ens ure that the students we r e given anopportunityto engagei n a s t r u c t u r e d p h y s i c a l a c t i v i t y u n t i l we , the s c h o o l , couldsecurea n a d d i t i o n a l s t a f f i n g .

    Mr.Th oma s , r . was p a s s i o n a t e about introducinga nd i n s t r u c t i n g studentsi n the" B a s e b a l l C l i n i c" . Hes t a b l i s h e d ap o s i t i v e rapport wi thours t a f f a nd s t u d e n t s . Heheld h i g h e x p e c t a t i o n s a n d p us hed the studentst o r i s e to thec h a l l e n g e . Mr.Th oma s , J r . ' s i n t e r a c t i o n s , wi th the students and school commu n i t y we rec o n s i s t e n t l y r e s p e c t f u l , n s p i r i n g a nd s u p p o r t i v e .

    To u r t h e r acknowled geMr.Th oma s , r . , h e was i g h l i g h t e d f o r h i s e f f o r t s i n a o c a lnewspapers f o r h i s e f f o r t s withH y d e Leadership P u b l i c CharterSchool and w i t h i nthe Ward5ommuni t y . We e r e e x c i t e d t o seestudentss oengaged.n d honoredt o have i s t i m e .

    S i n c e r e l y ,

    /~~Sanra . Dup ree, d.D.

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    "S o a r t ' s been b s o l u t e -l y g r e a t , " s a y s Hyde r i n c i p a lSandra Dupree. " I ' h e k i d s a r ee x c i t e d and r e a l l y engaged.The i d s a r e a l r e a d y i n v o l v e din p h y s i c a l education andmusic bu t anted somethinge x t r a . I t a l k e d t o hi m[Thomas] about t and i t ' sworked out o a r . The econdand h i r d g r a d e r s t a k e p a r t o nTuesday and h u r s d a y . "

    Asked about conductingc l i n z c s i n s i d e during theschool y e a r , as o p p o s e d t orunning t h em during thekvarm summer months,'Thomas x p l a i n s . I t ' s a c t u a l -l y more s t r u c t u r e d [duringschool h o u r s ] . , l t ' s e a s i e r t ow or k with t h e k i d s , and theyr e a l l y c o n c e n t r a t e . Things r egoing w e l l . "

    Thomas g e t s plenty o fsup p ort w h e n he runs t h eweeke nd and outdoor l i n i c sfrom f r i e n d s and familymembers, s p e c i a l l y h i s w i f eDiane. In a d d i t i o n t o a s s i s t -i n g h im onweekends, h e f o r -me r UCLA and San Diegoc o l l e g i a t e s o f t b a l l standoutlooks forward t o coaching ag i r l s 1 2 -and-under a s t p i t c hteam t h a t w i l l compet e underthe Woodridge W a r r i o r s Or-g a n i z a t i o n .

    " W e ' l l be indoors u n t i lA p r i l , " s a i d Diane, ag e 3 7."When the f a s t p i t c h teams t a r t s i t w i l l be o p e n t o . l lg i r l s , bu t mostly g i r l s i nN o r t h e a s t . For a l o t of i r l s ,t h i s w i l l be h e i r s t time l a y -ing o f t b a l l . This w i l l be t h e

    t h e Woodrid ge r g a n i z a t i o n . "According to Diane, be-

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    Team Thomas ha s beenbusy l a t e l y d e l i v e r i n g morethan j u s t f i e l d i n g , throwingand h i t t i n g l e s s o n s . The o r -ganization, along with,theKorean-American r o c e r ' s A s -s o c i a t i o n , Safeway, M u s c o -g e e ' s and D.C. Parks andR e c r e a t i o n , completed a s