Letter to Judge Lewis and Judge Moore from a Concerned Citizen — USA v. Lorquet (Dkt. 105, S.D. Fla.)

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A letter to Judge Lewis and Judge Moore from A Concerned Citizen, Document 105 entered on the docket 01/23/2024 in United States v. Lorquet, Case No. F22-CR-20326, in the Southern District of Florida. The writer says the defendant requested assistance in writing the letter and that the words were adopted to express his concerns. The letter says the defendant inaccurately answered in the affirmative when asked about his ability to read and write, that he was unable to comprehend the details of the plea presented by his first attorney, and that he maintains a fifth grade reading proficiency. It says he seeks to withdraw his plea, signed under duress, and describes pressure he felt from threats directed toward his family. A second page of the filing is illegible.

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* Re: United States v. Lorquet Case No. F22-CR-20326-KM M
Dear ludge Lew is and ludge M oore,
The defendant in this case has requested assistance in writing this Ietter. I have adopted these words to
express his concerns.
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W hen asked of his ability to read and write, the defendant inaccurately answered in the asirmative.
Throughout the defendant's youth he struggled with Iearning disabilities and prescribed Ritalin and
Adderall. Having experienced constant ridicule and bullying for his disabilities and Haitian heritage, the
defendant was ashamed and em barrassed to address this disability in the public forum of the
courtroom .
W hen his first attorney presented him with the plea, the defendant was unable to comprehend its
details, what he was subject to, what his rîghts were, and its general import. The defendant was
em barrassed to ask his attorney to make clarifications. The defendant m aintains a fifth grade reading
proficiency and com prehension disorder. However, with the assistance of others, he does not agree w ith
w hat the plea that he had already signed contained, that he was accepting a version of events he
disputed, that he was w aiving his post conviction rem edies, nor did he agree with the role or culpability
assigned to him .
Thus the defendant seeks to withdraw his plea, signed under duress, of which terms he had not been
able to com prehend. The defendant also expressed the pressure he felt from the threats directed
toward his fam ily by those individuals w hom had com pleted, signed and subm itted the loan docum ents
for which the defendant was charged.
Respectfully,
A Concerned Citizen
Case 1:22-cr-20326-KMM   Document 105   Entered on FLSD Docket 01/23/2024   Page 1 of 2

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Case 1:22-cr-20326-KMM   Document 105   Entered on FLSD Docket 01/23/2024   Page 2 of 2

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