Dear Miriam and Jill, I want to thank you for the excellent presentation that was put on Tuesday. I appreciate you and the rest of the staff taking time to share your knowledge and gifts with us. I would like to ask you a question about a BOP designation. I have a client that was recently sentenced by Judge Edmunds. He was convicted, at trial, of three counts of false statements. I beat spying, conspiracy and financial transactions with a state sponsor of terrorism charges. The government sought an increase of 26 points because they sought to draw a nexus between the false statements conviction and the untruthful statements about some financial transactions with the government of Iraq. Judge Edmunds sided with me and granted my motion not to add the 26 points. For sentencing, I was aiming for probation. The Government sought 78 months, the upper limit of the range. Judge Edmunds gave him 18 months. My client has no criminal record, is 61 years old and had some fantastic material for sentencing. He was credited with saving the lives of American soldiers by two military commanders in Iraq. The reason I share these facts with you is because I believe he should be at an FPC. He was assigned to the low security institution in Fort Worth, Texas. He lives in San Diego. I feel that BOP must have erred in their designation of the security level and that being in Texas will cause a substantial hardship to his family. DO you have any recommendations on how I can affect his assignment to a facility closer to San Diego and if there is any way to get BOP to send him to an FPC? I appreciate any advice you may have. Best, Haytham Faraj, Esq. PUCKETT & FARAJ, PC _______________________ WASHINGTON DC METRO The Law Firm of Puckett & Faraj, PC 1800 Diagonal Road Suite 210 Alexandria, VA 22314 703-706-0442 Phone 202-280-1039 Fax DETROIT METRO The Law Firm of Puckett & Faraj, PC 835 Mason Street Suite 150-A Dearborn, MI 48124 313-457-1390 Phone 202-280-1039 Fax The information contained in this electronic message is confidential, and is intended for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that any use, distribution, copying of disclosure of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you received this communication in error, please notify Puckett & Faraj, P.C. at 888-970-0005 or via a return the e-mail to sender. You are required to purge this E-mail immediately without reading or making any copy or distribution. |