Elected Official Character Letters for Gabriela Rosa

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OFFICE

OF

THE PRESIDENT

BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN

THE CITY OF NEW YORK

Honorable Judge Denise Cote

US District Court, Southern District

of

New York

United States Courthouse

500

Pearl Street; Courtroom

15B

New York,

NY 10007

Dear Judge Cote:

1Centre Street 19th floor, New York, NY 10007

212) 669-8300

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212) 669-4306

163 West 125th Street, 5th floor, NewYork,

NY

10027

212) 531-1609 p 212) 531-4615

www manhattanbp nyc gov

GaleA. Brewer Borough President

August 17,2014

I am writing to document

my

experience and knowledge of Ms. Gabriela Rosa.

I have known Ms. Rosa since she was elected

to

the New York State Assembly in 2012.

At that time, I was a member of the City Council from the Upper West Side, and

as

women

elected officials

we

often met

at

public events. I found her

to be

welcoming

and warm. When

I

ran for

Manhattan Borough President in

2013,

she supported another candidate. Despite this, she

continued

to

be professional in her dealings with

me

and always eager

to

discuss issues that

impacted her community

as

well

as

the city

as

a whole.

I

found

that we have

many

women friends

in

common, and they adore her. Whenever

she enters a room in her neighborhood

of

Washington Heights, or at a Dominican American

event, the audience is ecstatic. She remembers what individuals are interested in, follows

up

with

their concerns, and has earned a reputation as a hard worker who addresses the issues brought to

her attention.

The actions that Ms. Rosa pled guilty to on June 27, 2014 are serious and shocked her

community as well as the many friends whose respect she earned throughout her public service.

However,

in

my experience, she always exceeded our expectations as a committed and

principled official,

and

one

who

put the interests

of

her community above herself.

When Ms. Rosa comes before you on October 3,2014,

it

is

my

hope that the court will

reflect upon my experience with Ms. Rosa, and the unique challenges she and other immigrants

confront in their struggle

to

succeed

and

have a voice

in

creating a better life for themselves and

their family.

Sincerely,

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Manhattan Borough President


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Honorable Denise Cote

THE

SENATE

STATE OF NEW YORK

U.S.

District Court

for

the Southern

District

ofNew York

United

States

Courthouse

500 Pearl Street - Courtroom ISB

New York. NY 10007-1312

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Judge Cote:

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This letter

to

respectfully

request

your consideration of the following infonnation in

regard

to

fonner

New York

State

Assemblywoman

Gabriela Rosa, who will soon

face

sentencing.

I have been

honored

to know

Ms.

Rosa in

her

c p ~ i t y ac; ft

Ncow

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nrlc

C ;tnte legislator. Her

professioJ.Ul1 demeanor gave

me

great expectations that one day she would be the standard bearer

of

New

York Statets Dominican comm unity. I

have always been

impressed

with

her professional

demeanor as she interacted with her colleagues, with community and religious leaders, and with

her constituents. I have

been

even more impressed to see

the

love and care she

has

for her

mother, who often

o i n ~ her

during

Session

in

Albany.

AJthough

I

do not

condone

what

Ms. Rosa did, I believe that she, like

so

many immigrants.

pursued the Great American Dream - and made a mistake in her desperation to achieve it.

It

is

important

to

realize

that

even though

Ms. Rosa was

an eJected official and had

the

power that

goes

along with her title

as

an Assemblywoman, she did

not

abuse that power. She

did

not abuse

her office nor her staff. She did not

partake

in

bribery, and she did not get rich. MS. Rosa's

mistake is only

one variety

of

many

examples

of

the way

people

can act

in

pursuit of American

citizenship and the Great American Dream.

I am hopeful that

you

will consider this perspective.

along with

the struggles ofmany

immigrants

who seek to become citizens of he United

States

ofAmerica

Respectfully,

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32

nd

Senatorial District


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Honorable Judge Denise Cote

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am Writing to

respectfuUy request your cons ideration a

fthe

information bdow regarding .Ms. Gabriela

Rosa.

I have know n Ms. Rosa both pl:rsonaJly nnd professiofiaHy for well over a d e c d ~ and can

att st'

to hel'

s

ong moral character and

high professional

ism.

I

fir

st

hired Ms.

Rosa

in

2000

as

a Legislativt: Assistant

assigned to my Harlem District Offico. From the beginning

of

her employment

in

my off ice Ms. Rosa

displayed

a

superb work ethic- she is detail-oriented, diligent, resourceful, attentive, kind and l l i g ~ n l

Through all the years of employment in my Office unti l she was elected to the State Assembly herself in

2012 sho over-performed not only as a Legislative Assis tant but also as tl community advocato and civic

leader within the Dominican-American community in Northern Manhattan. She also made invaluable

concributions [ this commun.ity's political engagement. She was key in structuring my campaign for New

York Council in 2009. Her strong organizational skills and integrity resu lted in a fully compliant

campaign with the City'S famous ly complex public campaign finance system.

While I fully unders

tand

rhe severity of the actions Ms. Rosa pled guilty to on June 27, 2014 I would like

to point out that

in

her time

in

pub l

ic

service she superseded my expectations as a fTeshman member

of

the Sta

te

Assembly. She took her work seriously and responsibly,

to

the extent

of

becoming the lirst

tj'eshman member orher class to pass a pioce or

legislation

011 the floor. She took pains to perform her

official dut'ies ethically and demanded the sa

me

of

th

ose

she employed.

I s

in

cerely hope that you would consider

this information

When Ms. Rosa comes before you on October 3,

2014. Also please take into

cons

ideration (he struggles that

Ms

. Rosa and millions of

other

immigrams

face in trying to attain tbl American Dream, which starts wjth becoming a citizen of this gre at nation.

Sincerely yours,

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Member of

Assembly

73' District

Tourism.

Parks. Arts Sports

Development

Honorable Denise L.

Cote

United States

District Court Judge

United States

Court

House

500 Pearl Street

New York NY 10007

July

30 2014

Re: Gabriella Rosa

Dear Justice

Cote:

I write to respectfully request you consider the following information when sentencing my former

colleague, Assemblymember Gabriella

Rosa.

Assemblymember Rosa

and

I served for two years in the New York State Legislature. I found

Ms.

Rosa to be an extremely professional and hard working legislator. Assemblymember Rosa represented

the district in Manhattan where I grew up.

We often

discussed her constituent work in northern

Manhattan and Washington

Heights.

From those discussions and her work in the district, I knew her

to be a caring and commited advocate for her

community.

I do not condone Assemblymember Rosa s actions. However in considering the appropriate sentence,

I think the Court

should

consider the nature o the criminal conduct and the entirety o

her

professional

work. Ms.

Rosa

is

not pleading guilty

to

the missapropriation of

public

funds or abuse ofthe public

trust. Her crimes, while serious, do not involve matters o public corruption.

Her public record, both

as

a

community

representative for Assemmblymember Herman Farrell and

as

an elected official, demonstrate her strong and lasting commitment

to

her community. Ms. Rosa

worked

very hard

for her constituents,

both before she

was elected and

as

a member

o

the New York

State Legislature.

I would respectfully ask that the Court take into consideration these factors when sentencing Ms.

Rosa.

Dan Quart

Assemblymember, 73rd A.D.

DISTRICT

OFFICE: 360 East 57'

Street. Mezzanine.

New

York.

New

York

10022' 212-605-0937.

FAX:

212-6059948

ALBANY OFFICE:

Room

530.

Legislative Office Building.

Albany. New York

12248'

518-455-4794. FAX:

518-455-4629

EMAIL: [email protected]

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