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Letters on Behalf of Bob McDonnell

Author

1 Ablowich, Dean A. "Al"

2 Adams, Joseph

3 Adams, Kevin

4 Ainslie, Jeffrey

5 Akapelwa, Aka

6 Albo, David B.7 Allen, David R.

8 Almasi, Nancy

9 Alvare family

10 Alvare, Hillary

11 Andersen, David

12 Anderson, Richard

13 Annoni, Vanessa Marie

14 Antozzi, Robert

15 Apfeld, Michael B.

16 Arndt, Jessica

17 Arnold, William & Gretchen

18 Augustine, Edward19 Averill, Trixie

20 Bailey, Alisa

21 Baise, Gary

22 Baldwin, Stanley F.

23 Balenger, Juanita

24 Ball, Wayne

25 Barber, John David

26 Barksdale, Pat

27 Barrett, David

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29 Bechamps, Diane

30 Bell, Richard "Dickie"

31 Bernard, Peter32 Bernd, David

33 Black, Richard

34 Block, Monica

35 Blunt, Matt

36 Boland, Michael

37 Bolino, John V.

38 Bolling, William T.

39 Bom, Philip

40 Boughey, Karla W.

41 Bowers, A. Hugo, Jr.

42 Boyd, James

43 Braam, Brenda44 Bradshaw, Nicholas

45 Brann, Daniel

46 Brauch, Jeffrey

47 Breeden, Ramon

48 Breitling, Ethan J.

49 Brennan, Leo J.

50 Brennan, Virginia M.

51 Brittle, Alicia S.

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Author52 Brooke, Jeffrey

53 Brown, Jane B.

54 Brown, Martin

55 Bryant, Harvey L.

56 Buckovich, John

57 Buczek, Aaron M.

58 Burke, Lindsey59 Burrows, Alicia

60 Byler, Gary

61 Byler, Kathryn

62 Byron, Kathy

63 Call, Jason

64 Cameron, Crystal

65 Campo, Carlos

66 Canada, Sandy

67 Cantor, Eric

68 Carnam, Allyn

69 Carrico, Bill

70 Carter, Michael

71 Caruso, Lisa

72 Cheng, James S.

73 Chestone, Albert F.

74 Ciciarelli, Laura

75 Clancy, Maureen

76 Clark, Riley & Emma

77 Clarke, David W.

78 Clary, Drew M.

79 Clemente, C. Daniel

80 Cleveland, Danielle

81 Clifton, Holly

82 Cobb, Matt

83 Cobb, Victoria84 Cofer, William

85 Coleman, Connor

86 Coleman, Patrick

87 Collier, Austin

88 Condon, Dianne

89 Connaughton, Sean

90 Cook, Dan

91 Cooper, Scott

92 Cooper, Sylvia M.

93 Corillo, Glenn

94 Cox, Phil

95 Cromwell, Payton

96 Crown, Jennifer

97 Cruciano, Linda

98 Cuellar, Holly T.

99 Curtis, Russell Joseph

100 Damico, Joe

101 Dave, Kamlesh N.

102 Davenport, William

103 Davis, Glenn

104 Dawson, Michelle McCarthy

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Author105 Deane, Jason

106 Deane, Kathryn

107 DelFra, Louis A.

108 Derco, Susan

109 DiLorenzo, Francis X.

110 Domenech, Douglas W.

111 Domenech, Jeanne M.112 Droter, Joseph E.

113 Duberstein, Paul & Gail

114 Duffey, James D., Jr.

115 Dumsick, William

116 Duncan, Allison

117 DuVal, Barry E.

118 Eichelkraut, Ike

119 Eige, Jasen

120 Ewald, Brian H.

121 Falwell, Jerry

122 Farrell, Thomas F., III

123 Fay, Kevin

124 Feld, Janice

125 Ferguson, Andrew

126 Fimian, Keith

127 Fink, Richard H.

128 Fisher, James & Janet

129 Fornash, Laura

130 Fortier, Karen

131 Foster, Lisa A.

132 Fournier, Keith

133 Fox, Sharon A.

134 Fralin, William H.

135 Franks, Polly

136 Frantz, Thomas137 Free, Dennis

138 Freeman, Indy

139 Fridel, Lynette

140 Fridel, Ruth

141 Fulton, Skye

142 Galanti, Paul

143 Gallagher, Thomas J.

144 Gandhi, Sanjay & Manisha

145 Gannon, Jean

146 Garcia, Edward S.

147 Garcia, Edward S., Jr.

148 Gardner, Tom

149 Gaydos, Marianne

150 Gelardi, Michael F.

151 Gemmill, Bruce

152 Genson, Kathryn

153 Georgelas, Theodore J.

154 Gill, Christopher

155 Goodwin, Bill

156 Greene, Robert W.

157 Grella, Peggy

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Author158 Groben, Anne

159 Gulyas, Stephen M.

160 Hahn, Paige

161 Hare, Keith

162 Hargrove, Cheryl

163 Harris, Katherine E.

164 Harris, Millie165 Harris, Paul

166 Harvey, William R.

167 Hassell, Linda

168 Hayden, Kathy

169 Hayes, Joseph & Dianna

170 Haymore, Todd

171 Hendy, P.N.

172 Heskett, Kelly Zubowsky

173 Hicks, Edward R.

174 Hicks, Howard & Linda

175 Hicks-Thomas, Lisa

176 Hoffler, Carol R.

177 Hoffler, William B.

178 Hohman, Perry J.

179 Hood, Colin

180 Hooker, Shannon

181 Horne, Jane

182 Horne, Kelly King

183 Horter, C. Griffin

184 Howell, William J.

185 Howells, Terri L.

186 Hubbard, Richard

187 Hubbard, Sheri Spencer

188 Hummel, David M.

189 Hutchinson, Andre190 Huyler, Carol

191 Huyler, Emily

192 Iaquinto, Stephanie

193 Jacquemin, John M.

194 Jaeckle, Dorothy

195 James, Charles & Kay

196 Jennings, Bruce

197 Jennings, Kristin

198 Jennings, Morgan & Katherine

199 Jepsen, Dee

200 Johnson, David

201 Johnson, Johnny

202 Johnson, Robert & Joyce

203 Johnson, Stacey

204 Johnson, Tamyra

205 Kaine, Tim

206 Kao, Peter

207 Kassir, Joni & Kal

208 Keegan, James H.

209 Keeler, Sue

210 Kelly, Janet

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Author211 Kent, Martin

212 Ketterer, Andrew

213 Kilberg, Cameron

214 Kilberg, William J.

215 Kilmer, Andrea M.

216 King, David L.

217 Kluge, Patricia M.218 Knowles, Bill

219 Knox, Thomas

220 Kotvas, John E., Jr.

221 Kratz, Joseph E.

222 Kubiak, Jon

223 Laird, Mike

224 Lamb, Dick

225 Lamb, Terri

226 Lawrence, Clovia

227 Lee, Patrick

228 Lemon, Kimberly

229 Lewis, Christel L.

230 Lewis, John

231 Lindvall, Terry

232 Lingamfelter, L. Scott

233 Lodata, Ryan

234 Lodato, Norman

235 Lohr, Matt

236 Loupassi, Manoli

237 Loverde, Paul S.

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239 Loving, Aubrey Eugene, Jr.

240 Loving, Gene

241 Mace, Dana242 Mack, Henry

243 Magee, Bill

244 Malbon, Amanda M.

245 Maloney, Kimberly

246 Malveaux, Courtney

247 Martin, Tucker

248 Mathes, Aaron

249 Matney, John K.

250 Matricardi, Edmund A., III

251 Matsen, Maureen Riley

252 McCall, George

253 McCarron, Michael D.254 McClees, Martha

255 McDonnell Family

256 McDonnell, Bobby

257 McDonnell, John J., Jr.

258 McDonnell, Maureen C.

259 McDonnell, Rachel

260 McDonnell, Sean

261 McDowell, Robert

262 McGraw, Sean



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Author

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McKenzie, Griffin; Brown,

Nicholas; Ryan, Edward; Moats,

Shelby

264 McLeskey, Cheryl P.

265 McMurtrie, Alex

266 McNally, Stephen

267 McNicholas, Kelly268 McWaters, Jeffrey L.

269 Meyer, Bruce

270 Miller, Brenda P.

271 Miller, Robert Neil

272 Miller, Robert S.

273 Millet, Randy

274 Mims, Jane R.

275 Minchew, J. Randall

276 Minor, G. Gilmer, III

277 Mints, Mary K.

278 Miskovic, Phil279 Mitchell, Caresse

280 Mitchell, Lynn

281 Mladick, Richard A.

282 Monroe, Loren

283 Moorman, Charles

284 Morea, Donna

285 Morgan, Harvey B.

286 Morris, Annie

287 Morse, Lowell W.

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289 Mullins, Steve

290 Mumejian, Nick

291 Munoz, Deborah B.292 Munoz, Tito

293 Murphy, Shin

294 Myers, Ashley

295 Naisawald, Andrew S.

296 Naisawald, Christian A.

297 Naisawald, John

298 Naisawald, Nancy

299 Napolitano, Frederick

300 Nelson, Gary

301 Neo, Tamara

302 Newman, Stephen D.

303 Nguyen, Toan304 Nixon, Samuel

305 Norment, Thomas

306 O'Bannon, John

307 O'Bannon, Patricia

308 Obenshain, Mark

309 O'Brien, Michael & Brenda

310 Ogburn, Joseph A.

311 Oliver, Susan G.

312 Owens, Arne W.

313 Palmore, Jeffrey



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Author314 Parker, Todd

315 Parr, Ann

316 Parsons, Annette

317 Paschina, Luca

318 Paugh, Sherri

319 Peck, Generra

320 Peck, Geneva

321 Peyton, George C.

322 Pierce, Leilani Jones

323 Piscitelli, John

324 Pishko, John

325 Poindexter, Charles

326 Poole, Albert

327 Potter, Darcy

328 Prominski, John E., Jr.

329 Pugh, Logan

330 Quinn, Marie F.

331 Quinn, Michael C.332 Quirk, Martin

333 Rabbitt, Emily

334 Ray, Jarrett

335 Reidy, Francis

336 Reiley, Bernard

337 Reiley, Liz

338 Reinaman, David M.

339 Reinaman, Eileen

340 Reyes, Susan

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342 Rhee, Jimmy

343 Rhode, Bryan

344 Rhode, Cindy345 Rhode, Robert

346 Rhoden, Robert

347 Rigell, Scott

348 Rinaldi, Joseph J.

349 Robertson, Lisa

350 Robertson, Pat

351 Robinson, Gerard

352 Rodriguez, B. Rod

353 Rodriguez, C.M.

354 Rodriguez, Jennifer

355 Romero, Cynthia

356 Rucker, Samantha357 Ruff, Frank M., Jr.

358 Sanders, Stephen W.

359 Saunders, Larry

360 Sawruk, Michael

361 Saxman, Chris

362 Schoenig, John

363 Scott, Edward T.

364 Scully, Beth

365 Scully, Tim

366 Sessoms, William D., Jr.



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Author367 Shandilya, Loknath

368 Shapiro, Gary

369 Shaw, Michael

370 Sheehan, Thomas & Karen

371 Shiel, Jinna

372 Shirley, Debra

373 Siddiqi, Javaid

374 Sigler, Abigail

375 Simmons, Wanda

376 Simone, Michael

377 Sisto, Samuel D.

378 Sledd, Bob

379 Smart, Jason

380 Smith, Doris

381 Smith, Marty P.

382 Smith, Rhonnie

383 Smith, Vivienne M.

384 Snyder, Pete385 Soltesz, William

386 Spadaccini, Robert C.

387 Stanley, Henry

388 Stanley, Karen

389 Steele, Kathy L.

390 Steger, Charles W.

391 Stewart, Corey

392 Stone, Minor F.

393 Stottlemyer, Todd A.

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395 Sullivan, Teresa A.

396 Sutton, Lisa

397 Swann, Brian398 Tepper, Ivan

399 Tesh, Harry

400 Tesh, Jenny

401 Theobald, Mary Miley

402 Thomas, Joseph C. III

403 Thompson, Bruce

404 Thompson, Michael W.

405 Trible, Brook

406 Trinder, John A.

407 Troy, Tony

408 Tucker, Brian

409 Van Horn, Leslie

410 Vander Pol, Todd

411 Vankevich, Judi

412 Warren, Sandra

413 Watkins, John C.

414 Watts, Pam

415 Whitmore, Aixa

416 Whitmore, Josefina

417 Widener, Joan

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Author418 Widener, Robert

419 Wilkinson, Jeb

420 Williams, Carmen

421 Williams, Earle C.

422 Williams, Jerry

423 Williamson, Fay D.

424 Wilson, Nathan425 Wilson, Rosemary

426 Wood, Deborah

427 Yoder, Amanda V.

428 Young, Barbara

429 Young, Cailin

430 Young, David

431 Young, Christopher

432 Young, Earl

433 Young, Michael D.

434 Zajur, Michael

435 Zeimann, Larissa

436 Zimmer, Jessica

437 Zoberman, Israel

438 Zubowsky, Adam

439 Zubowsky, Barbara O.

440 Zubowsky, Jeanine



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Honorable James R. Spencer,United States District Judge,Eastern District of Virginia Richmond Division,701 E. Broad Street,Richmond, Virginia 23219

Dear Judge Spencer,

First let me thank you for your tireless service in this disconcerting trial. Virginia

has provided many leaders to this great country and our legacy is second to none.

The sanctity of our democracy is vital in the continued preservation and execution

of the ideals established by our forefathers to safeguard our nation.

My name is Jeffrey Warren Ainslie and I was born in Richmond Virginia. Having

lived in various states across this country, I have witnessed the diverse range of

dedication and commitment exercised by leaders in every discipline and truly

understand the consequences of those actions or inactions. Graduating fromBayside High School and Old Dominion University were just two evolutionary

milestones of a lifelong education I was fortunate to receive as a citizen, and

having spent the last 45 of my 55 years in Virginia, I have been able to repay some

of that fortune as I have served the Commonwealth in many capacities over the

last 30 years.

I met Bob McDonnell 25 years ago and over time, witnessed him supervene as the

selfless man that consistently focused on the right thing to do for those around

him. Fellow Virginians all across this great Commonwealth have benefitted from

his untiring passion, integrity and commitment to upholding the centuries old core

values upon which this nation is built. His strong spiritual beliefs and family

values have provided amazing strength in extremely challenging times where

others have failed miserably. I have been fortunate to know him in many roles.

As Bob McDonnell The Attorney, I watched as he has assisted those who had

been taken advantage of by unscrupulous operators, both public and private,

representing them in ways to protect their rights and maintain their dignity. He

worked diligently to establish case law that protected citizens from inappropriate

rulings and overzealous attorneys that routinely took advantage of loopholes in

the system.

As Bob McDonnell - Attorney General, he upheld the Constitution in a way that

earned him the admiration and respect of all 8 million Virginians. His ability to

immediately acquire the core knowledge and control the level of intensity required

to bring resolution to almost any challenge, was paramount in many decisions that

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As Bob McDonnell Our Governor, he aggressively confronted issues that crippled

many other states and found solutions in almost every instance that created a safe

and successful educational and business environment, allowing and encouraging

our fellow citizens to survive and thrive in an economic climate where many

others continually failed under pressure.

As Bob McDonnell - The Man, his rich character, passion and relentless quest for

tirelessly serving his family, friends and fellow man are the qualities which we can

only dream might be exhibited by every elected and appointed official, in our

Commonwealth and across the Nation.

Understanding that, in extreme positions of leadership and responsibility, the

oversight of every possible circumstance and outcome is impossible we must put

our faith in the strength of our true leaders as they make decisions in support of

their fellow man.

Understanding the importance of focusing on critical and vital issues that deliver

the greatest benefit to those in need is the mark of a true Statesman.

Failing to dedicate ample time and resources to successfully address every

personal issue, while focusing on the myriad of challenges that arise daily and

ensuring the success of the Commonwealth, is unfortunately, the demise of any

leader that is selflessly dedicated to the office for which they are elected.

Thank God we are fortunate enough to occasionally have a few of these folks step

up to serve our great country. Out of respect for their true honor and passion, wemust always judge them responsibly, but also commensurate to the selfless

commitment they have made as tireless leaders and statesmen. Bob McDonnell is

one of those few, and we must never forget the four decades of public service he

has altruistically devoted to Virginia.

I believe that in his heart, Bob had the best interests of Virginia at hand, and

although he may have been led astray or even wandered on his own as he

attempted to balance his professional and personal lives, he deserves the most

lenient sentence possible based on his principles, commitment and service to theCommonwealth.

Respectfully,

Jeffrey Warren Ainslie



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Honorable James R. Spencer,

United States Judge,

Eastern District of Virginia Richmond Division,

701 E. Broad Street,

Richmond, VA 23219

Dear Judge Spencer,

My name is Aka Akapelwa and I am currently a student enrolled in Vanderbilt Universitys

Master of Science in Finance program. Through this I have had the pleasure of building a close

relationship with my classmate Sean McDonnell, son of Governor Bob McDonnell.

I would firstly like to thank you for your service, and for taking the time to read this letter. WhenI met Sean at the beginning of the year, he immediately stood out in the class. Subsequent to our

various interactions, I began to learn about Seans background and his outstanding family. I wasmoved by Seans stories about his dad, Governor McDonnell. Not having grown up with a dad of

my own (he passed away when I was 12), I thoroughly enjoyed Seans stories of his weekend

fishing trips with his dad, and what particularly stood out was how Governor McDonnell

instilled in his children strong family values built upon his catholic faith.

Outside of the classroom I found it very peculiar that Sean, a University of Virginia graduate,

was a huge Norte Dame Sports fan. I later found out that this is due to Seans fond memories ofwatching and attending Norte Dame Football games with his dad. He mentioned how Governor

McDonnells Loyalty to his alma mater fueled him and his brothers loyalty to the program,despite not having attended the school.

This loyalty of Governor McDonnell to his former university and his family is also reflected in

his work and service to the State of Virginia. I was thoroughly impressed with his move to

restore 6800 felons rights for nonviolent crimes which gives them a real second chance. In his

own words: Its a fundamental part of the American way.

Given Governor McDonnells service to the state of Virginia, his strong loyalty and integrity,and most of all his role as a loving father and role model to his family, I ask that you decide on a

fair and lenient sentence. Again, thank you very much for your time and consideration.

Yours Sincerely,

Aka Akapelwa



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October

4,2014

TheHonorable ames . Spencer

United States

District Judge

Eastem

Distdctof Virginia

Richmond

Division

70 EastBroad

Steet

Richmond,

A 23219

Dear udge

Spencer.

I want to thank

you

for

your

service

o our

stateand

nationas a

udge

As I

pray

or

our

udges

both at

the stateand

ederal evel, as

well as our

legislators, ask

he Lord to

grant

hem the

n-

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that

which is evil

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"good'

n this

case;

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as

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October

24, 2014

Honorable

ames

R.

Spencer

United

States

District

Judge,

Eastern

Districtof

Virginia,

Richmond

Divisision

7OL

E. Broad

Street

Richmond

Virgini

23219

Dear

JudgeSpencer:

It has aken

me

weeks

o

rewrite many times and try

to decide

how to condense

ll

the things

would

ike

o

say to

you

on

this

matter.

I

am

writ ing

o humblyask

for

leniency

n

the

sentencing

f Governor

McDonnell .

have known

Bob since

1995and

have

had numerous

nteract ions i th

him

over

he

years,

ncluding

my husband nd

I hostinghim as a

houseguest

everal imes, and

consider

him to be a

true and

close

friend. I

was

his Western

PoliticalDirector

rom 2003

-

2009

and

drove

him for

days

at

a time a ll over

WesternVirginia

from the Shenandoah

alley o the

far

SW

coalf ields. heardhim on hundreds f phonecalls, saw him interactwith people

over

and over again,both

supporters

nd otherwise,

nd

I neversaw anything

but

a

genuine

desire

o l isten o

their

issues

r their

complaints nd

he never reated

anyone,

ncluding

myself,

with

anything but

the utmost

respect

and

courtesy.

Therewere many things

was

privy

o on

the campaign

rai l

(and

have

never

discussed

with

anyone

until

now)

but

not the

least of

which was his strong

ethical

character

nd

his

commitment

o his amily.

I

clearly

emember everal

nstances

when supporters

would hand

him

a check

while

we

were on

the

campaign rai l or

stick one

in his coat

pocket,

and

he

would

always

give

it to me

right

away

to send

o

our fundraiseror report ing;he didn twant to holdonto he checkhimselfbut

wanted t in secure

hands mmediatelyo comply

with elect ion

aws. During

he

courseof a

coupleof

hours

drivingon

the

road he frequently

eceivedmult iple

phone

calls

rom Maureen bout being

gone

and

her needing

his helpat

home mmediately

Of

course

we were

5-7

hours

away

with

a

ful l

schedule

nd

it was mpossible

o

change

at

that

point

and

he

did

his

absolute

est

o calm

her

down

but

I could

hear

her

voice hrough

he

phone.

Somehow

he

managed

o stay

calm himself

and

quiet

her down a bit .

He

always

stayedon

an even

keel

and

then

he d

hang

up

and

put

his head

backon

the seat and

ust

closehis

eyes ight.

He nevercommented

n

those callsbut

I

knew

there

were

problems

ust

from hearing

her voice

but

he

alwaysshowedcomplete oyalty o his wife and, as a wife myself, admired hat.

Every

singleevening

he wouldcal leachone

of

his kids

and

talk

to them about

heir

day, ask

questions

bout

heir

day

at school,

sk

how they were doing,

say

how

much he

loved hem and wish

hem

a

good

night. I know

his is

what most

parents

do al l

the t ime, but

when

you re

campaigning

n

the road

with 18 hour days

t

could

be

easy o

forget

-

but

he

never did.

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Bob.

And,

having

watched

him

interact

with

thousands

f

people

over

he

of 6

years,

know

hat

the only

hing

he's

ruly

guilty

of

is a

serious

f

someone

e

DID

consider

o be

a

close

riend;

he always

gives

benefit

of

the doubt

and

akes

hem

at

face

value.

He

DID believe

hat

Wll l iamswas his riendand there s nothing llegalaboutaccepting

ifts

rom

or

getting

a

loan

rom a

friend.

That's

he

extent

of

his

guilt

and

I honestly

o

not

belGve

hat

it rises

o

the

level

of

a

jail

sentence.

He

was duped

and

by

HIS

riend,

period.

He

is not

a criminal,

nor

is

he a

threat

o anyone.

e

s one

of

the

most

gentle,

kind,

honest,

ethical,

and

empathetic

eople

've

ever

he

privilege

f

kn-owing

nd

I total ly

believe

n

his

nnocence;

my

husband

oins

this as

well

and

he

is an

excellent

udge

of

people

and

their

character.

hat

the

tr ial

is over

at

this

point,

but

I do

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HonorableJamesR.Spencer

Un itedStatesDistr ictJudge

EasternDistr ictofVirginiaRichmondDivision,

701E.BroadStreet,Richmond,Virginia23219

DearJudgeSpencer,

I'msureyouremembersee ingmedayafter daywiththefamilyduringthetrial. Eachtimeyou

offeredtoprayforthejuryoraskthemtoprayforyou, I wasrem indedofthefactthat30years

agoyouandI weretheologystudentsatne ighboringuniversities,HowardandCatho lic. I have

beenapriestnowformorethan25years,and thelast14ofthoseI haveservedasajudgein

ourtribunalsystem.I havedealtwitheverythingfrom embezzlementtopedophil ia,butmostly

I dealwith marriagecases. I havealsoworkedasachaplainforDOD ,FCI-Petersburg,andthe

VA,whereI workedmostlyinpsychiatry.

Bynowyouhavereceivedmanylettersatt estingtothecharacterofBobMcDonnell ,andI wil l

notrehearsethathere.WithoutviolatingthesealofconfessionwithBob,Maureenoranyof

hisfamily,I hopeto ,likeJohn sgospe l,provideyouwiththenon-synopticview ,alookathim

fromadifferentperspective,fromthespiritualside .

Bobgrewupin,no tonlythetyp icalIrishCatholicfamily,butthestereotypicalIrishCatho lic

family.Everyonesayshismotherwasasaint ,andafterallthestor ies I haveheard, I haveno

doubt(despite mybe liefinpurgatory)thatshewentstraighttoheaven . Shedril ledintoher

childrenthetwogreatcommandments,andthebeatitudes.Asinall famil ies,eachchildinternalizedthemdifferently.Astheoldest,andtheonemostlikehismother,forBobthe

primarybeatitudewasBlessedarethepeacemakers.

Ashegrewup, loveofne ighbor,expandedintoservicetocountry,hisCatho licfaithgrewto

includeastrongecumenicalspirit,choosingtoattendwhatisnowRegentUniversity,and

follow inghismother'sexample,hewasdeterminedthathewouldbetheperfectChristian

husbandandfather.Hewasgoingtohavetheperfectfamily.Afteramostlylongdistance

re lationship,hemarriedthebeaut ifulcheerleader,andraised5children.Butnothinginth is

wor ldisperfect,nomatterhowmuchyouwantittobe .

Bythetimehearrivedonmydoorstepth issummerI knewthathehadsomedistorted notions

ofwhatitmeanstobeagoodChristian,andwhatitmeanstolove .YouorI mayhavelookedat

Jonn ieWilliamsandfromamileawaysaid,snakeoilsalesman. Bobwouldhave saidwe were

be ingun-Christian.I havenodoubtBobwouldhaveto ldBobbytogivebackthegolfclubs.But

whenBobbysaidhewaskeepingthem, Bobwou ldhavedroppedit,because inhismindgood

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Apartofthedecisionforhimtomoveinwithmewasarecognitionbyhissiblingsthatthere

wasworktobedonewithBob thatI wasintheuniquepositiontodo.Fromdayone,John8:32

hasbeenakeyverseforre flection.AsCatholics,we arealsogreatbe lievers inconfession

becausewe be lievebe foreyoucanremovethespeckforyoubrotherseye ,youmustremove

theplankfromyouown. Allofhissiblings couldatt estthatI havepushed,no tjustBob,but

everyonetotakeownershipoftheirpartinth istragedy.MymottocouldbetakenfromPopeBenedictXVI,Car itasinVerita te(LoveinTruth).OverthesemonthsBobhascome toaccept

manyhardtruthsaboutmanyth ingsincludinghimself.Likeallofus,thereisstil lworktodo,

andI hopethattheoutcomewil lallowme to continuetoaccompanyhiminth isprocess..

AsI closeI askfirstforMaureen.EventodayI lookatherandthewordsofJesusfromthecross

cometomind,ForgivethemFatherfortheyknownotwhattheydo. Abasicprincipleof

moraltheologyisthat ahumanactrequiresoperation ofthe intellect andthe wil l.Iamcertain

beyondanydoubtthatshedid notanddoesnotunderstand.I askthatyoulooknotonlytoher

pun ishment,buttoherhealing.

AsforBob,whatmoreistheretodo? Hisnameisdestroyed.Andtheth inghe cherishes most

inth iswor ld,hisfamily,hasbeenrentasunder.Toborrowfrom Ezekiel,Theparentseatsour

grapes,andthechildrensteethareset onedge.

Inyoufinalde liberationsI wouldpraythatyoureturninyourhearttoyourdaysatHoward,

returntothosefundamentaltruthswe learnedasidealisticstudentsoftheology,andlet your

justicebetemperedwithmercy.Pleasegiveseriousconsiderationtothealternativesentencing

proposalssothatsome visiblegoodmightcomefromth isseriesofeventsthathavecausedso

muchpaintosomanypeople.Throughoutthetr ialyouunabashedlyshowedthatyouwerea

manoffaith.OnJanuary6, I askyouto showtheworldthatyouarealsoamanofcharityand

mostofallamanhope.

I continuetoprayforyou,notonlyinyourde liberation ofth ismatter,bu tasyoucarryout

yourministryofjusticeinthelivesofallthosewhosenamesgounnoticedbytheworld,butare

alsoGod sbe lovedchildren.

Sincere lyYoursinChrist,

Rev.WayneL.Ba ll



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October 23, 2014

The Honorable James R. Spencer

United States District Judge

Eastern District of Virginia Richmond Division

701 East Broad Street

Richmond, Virginia 23219

Dear Judge Spencer:

As the Chief Executive Officer of Bon Secours Virginia Health System, I had the good fortune of meeting

and working with Governor McDonnell during his four year term as Virginia Governor.

I specifically worked with the Governor and his team on the location of the Bon Secours Washington

Redskins Training Center in Richmond. This became a multifaceted project that will ultimately create

over 225 new jobs and a capital investment of some $32.5 million in the city of Richmond, with a special

emphasis on Richmonds East End area. In this effort and on other projects working with the Governor

through organizations like the Virginia Business Council and Management Round Table in Richmond, I

came to appreciate Bob McDonnells service and commitment to the citizens of Virginia, especially the

underserved and less fortunate. His questions were always directed toward how the projects or polices

would provide jobs and positive economic impact to the community.

It has been very humbling for me to witness the Governors fall from grace, for I am personally aware of

numerous positive contributions he has made to the citizens of Virginia during his years of public

service. Judge, I urge you to consider Governor McDonnells good work on behalf of the Commonwealth

of Virginia when he appears before you for sentencing in January.

I sincerely appreciate your responsibility and the service you are providing the citizens of Virginia. Your

consideration of my request is deeply appreciated.

Respectfully yours,

Peter J. Bernard



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HonorableJamesR.Spencer,

UnitedStatesDistrictJudge,

Eastern

District

of

Virginia

Richmond

Division,

701E.BroadStreet

Richmond,Virginia23219.

October10,2014

DearJudgeSpencer,

ThankyouforallthatyoudoforthegreatstateofVirginia. MynameisRev.BrendaBraam. Ihave

known

Governor

Robert

McDonnell

for

about

8

years.

I

served

on

his

campaign

and

worked

diligently

forthemanyinitiativesthathebroughtforthasGovernor. Basedonthecompassionthathehasshown

forthedisenfranchisedandmarginalizedpeopleinVirginiaitisasafetoGovernorMcDonnellisa

personofcharacter.

AsaresidentofVirginiaforthepasttenyearsIhavebeenpleasedtoliveinthisgreatstate. Myrequest

isforleniencyifnotclemencyforGovernorMcDonnell. ThankyouagainJudgeSpencerforyouruntiring

workinthestateofVirginia.

Sincerely

Brenda BraamBrendaBraam



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Dear Judge Spencer,

I am a 69 year old resident of Virginia since I was born in the Northern Neck. My career

included almost 30 years as an Extension Specialists at Virginia Tech, Charter Member of the

Virginia Corn Growers Association, Farm Journal Magazine - Man of the Year, and boardmember of the Virginia Agribusiness Council for over a decade.

I met Governor McDonnell on many occasions during his term of public service inVirginia. He is a good man, good public servant, and deserves tremendous credit for his service

to this country. I think it is a real crime the way he and his family has been treated this past

year. He was a part of something that was "inappropriate" but he his punishment has not fit thecrime.

I am disgusted about the way he has been treated and think he deserves an apology fromthose that have tried to benefit from his mistakes. He worked hard to us during his public

service. I asked a former media person about him. She said that she know him when he was

Attorney General. He went the extra mile to be available and give honest answers.

Please judge the total contributions of this professional, not just one part of his service.

Balance is important is all aspects of life, and hopefully the law. A little public service by BobMcDonnell should be all that would be required. He has already paid more than he should in

personal and family pain.

Thanks for considering my thoughts.

Dr. Daniel E. Brann

Christiansburg, Va.



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