Exhibit Letters of Support — USA v. Daragjati (Dkt. 43.1)

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These letters of support, filed 03/13/24 as Document 43-1 in Case 3:23-cr-00048-TJC-LLL, ask Judge Timothy Corrigan for leniency at the sentencing of Christopher Daragjati. The writers, including stepson Fabien Philippe Vauthrin, brother Gasper J. Daragjati and sister Tammy Regina Daragjati, describe Daragjati raising three children after their mother died and acknowledge that Daragjati's actions were criminal.

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Case 3:23-cr-00048-TJC-LLL     Document 43-1     Filed 03/13/24     Page 1 of 9 PageID 226
From: Fabien Philippe Vauthrin

Middleburg, FL 32068

To Your Honorable, Judge
U.S, District Court, Middle District of Florida
Jacksonville Division
300 North Hogan Street

jacksonville, FL 32202

A Letter of Helpful Support for my dad (Step Father), Christopher Daragjati’s Sentencing:
This letter is made to hopefully help my dad and his sentencing. In this letter
I'm going to describe myself, describe my relationship with my dad, talk
about past experiences that |'ve had with my dad, describe everything | know
about my dad, state my opinion on my dad, and any other information that
will help my dad and his sentencing.

My name is Fabien Philippe Vauthrin. I ive with my aunt and uncle, my aunt is my dad’s sister,
and my unde is my dad’s brother-in-law. | also live with my four cousins and my brother and
sister. | have lived with them for about a year now. | am 19 years of age, my brother is 13 years
of age and, my sister is 12 years of age.my brother's name is JJ OMEEMMend my sister's
name is vii My current state of employment is working at an Amazon sort
center facility, | started working at amazon in January 2023. I've hac 2 other jobs before
Amazon, my first job was a Mcdonald’s employee for about a month while | was 17 turning 18
from December 2021 to January 2022, and my 2nd job was an employee at a Circle K gas
Station, | worked there for about 2 months when! was 18 in June and July of 2022. | was bornon

Even though my dad (Christopher Daragjati) is technically my stepdad, to me he is much more
than that, to me he is fike a real father, a best friend, and much more that I don’t even know
how to explain. He has honestly been the only person in my life in the past 7 to 8 years that can
put a true smile on my face. My dad has always been there for my brother, my sister, and myself
whenever we needed him.
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When | was about 12 my mother (Suesan Daragjati) passed away sadly due to 2 medical issue.
And when that tragedy happened my dad was broken, ! didn't know how to feel, and my
brotherand sister were too young to understand what happened at the time. But even though
that happened, my dad stood strong ang took cere of all three of us, | would always try to help
him with anything | possibly could help him with, because | always felt sorry for him. He took
care of us for about 5 to 7 months after my mother’s death, I'm not too sure how long it was
exactly. After that my biological father (Jerome Vauthrin), which is someone I've never really
liked at all throughout my entire life came and took me from my dad, because my dad
(Christopher Daragjati) didn’t have custody over me at the time, my mother did, so! had to go
five with my biological father in Maryland for about almost 2 years. My brotherand sister ended
up living with our aunts and uncles while | was in Maryland, and my dad was trying to figure
things out in my understanding during that time, I'm not too sure. But we all ended up back
togetheragain after those 1 to 2 years of missing each othera lot. Thenafter that my dad ended
up taking care ofall of us again, with the help of our aunts and uncles, from then until about last
year.

lam very aware of what my dad has done, and | understand that what he has done is a crime.
When | found out that he did what he did ! didn’t know how to feel or what to say, the biggest
part of me felt bad for my dad, because! wished! could do something to prevent all of it or help
him in some way, but | never knew any of it was happening. But in my opinion, I'm not angry,
I'm not disappointed, | am a little sad about it, but other than that | don’t really know how to
feel or how I'm supposed to feel about the whole situation. All| know is that my brother, my
sister, and myself all miss and love our dad very much. Every time we get to talk to our dad on
the phone, we get very happy, because our dad is honestly the only person that we can have 3
real conversation with and open ourselves up to. The relationship we have with our dad is one
of a kind, we don’t have that kind of relationship with anyone else, in our eyes he’s everything,
he’s the only one that knows how to put a smile on our faces. In my whole life, from what! can
remember, | have never had any issues or complaints about my dad, my dad and | have always
been close. He even respected my wish of not wanting a stepmom, | don’t know how he has
been able to survive without having a companion for as long as he has, it still amazes me to this
day, but he has always been strong like that in my brother's, my sister's, and my own eyes.

That’s all | really have to say, bul again our dad is our everything, and we miss him and
love him more than anything. Thank you for reading this, it is much appreciated.

-Sincerely, Fabien Philippe Vauthrin

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Gasper J. Daragjati
Middleburg, FL 32068
ee

Monday, October 9, 2023

The Honorable Judge Timothy Corrigan

US, District Court, Middle District of Florida
Jacksonville Division

300 North Hogan Street

Jacksonville, FL. 32202

Dear Judge Corrigan,

1am wriling this Ictter to provide the court with addition information about Chirstopher
Daragjati for the upcoming sentencing hearing and | hope it will be helpful to Judge
Corrigan.

My name is Gasper Darayjati and I currently live with my sister Tammy and her family, in
Middleburg Florida. I am 42 years old and don’t have any children. | have lived with
Christopher and his kids since my divorce from my ex-wife, I work for Progressive
Insurance Agency full time as a home-based sales agent. I currently volunteer at my local
church 2-3 days a week. I also volunteer at the Prison Ministry and have bible study with
the inmates at Clay County Jail.

f understand that Christopher Daragjati’s actions were criminal, and | was very surprised
the day he got arrested. Chistopher is my brother and I have lived with him for a few years
prior t» his arrest. ] was mm contact with him every day when we lived together. Now that he
is incarcerated, we talk weekly on the phone and sometimes message each other on the app.
I send him pictures of his kids and we talk about some bible verses and Christian music,
most of the ime.

Christopher has always worked hard to support his family, He always put others’ needs in
front of his own. I have seen him give people food right off his plate, especially children. |
have seen him give money and food to the homeless in our community many Limes. |
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have seen him struggle many times and I know he has had a difficult time since his wife
passed away.

His children are everything to him. Te has three kids Fabien, Joshua, and Maddeline. His
wile Sussie died when they were young. She had end-stage renal failure, and her passing
ctushed my brother's spirit. It hurts me to see him like this because the Christopher I know
was a good hard working Christian man. We used to work together at Aflac selling
insurance. We went to the same church, and he even sang in the choir. His wile was a good
woman, she always pushed him to do better for himself and his family. When she got sick,
he needed to find jobs he could do at home or on his own schedule. Caring for the kids and
his wife became a full-time job for him.

There were some hard times where money was impossible to get and he still persevered.
When they got evicted from their house, they had to live in a hotel temporarily but
Chirstopher never gave up. He would work side jobs and day labor just to pay the hotel
clerk. He always relied on God and had faith that he will work his way out of any problem.

Tle was always trustworthy. I have seen him give the cashier money back because she
miscounted. He would tell me, “If the register is short, it will come out of their pay.” He was
always concerned about things being fair. If he borrowed money from me, he would always
pay back his debt before spending anything himself. 1 have seen him go without cating for
days, just to make sure the kids had food and he paid his debts. I know these may not seem
like big things, but I think it speaks to his character. He was a yood Christian Father.

His children are his life. Ile calls them every chance he has and has video calls with them
from the jail. Before he was arrested, | don’t think he ever spent more than 24 hours without
them. He would play games with them, He loved to cook and barbeque with them, and
many times he would just talk t) them for hours at a time. I honestly believe that He was
both their best friend and father. lt was an amazing relationship and bond thal he shares
with his children, He gave everything to his children. They were his entire world. All he
really wants is to be reunited with them and watch them grow. | know when he is released,
he will do everything in his power to make things right with them.

Christopher has already started discussing some of his ambitions if he is released, He wants
to learn a trade and really is excited about welding. I told my pastor ahout it, and he thinks
it would be a great idea. My pastor is also a welder and has a hobby shop behind the church
where he works on projects. [fe has been very supportive emotionally and spiritually. [Te
hopes lo see Christopher when he gels out and is willing to help in any way he can.
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incarcerated for around a year now and this whole process has really changed him. I can tell
he is remorseful. He was always a proud person and would be careful to keep his problems
away from the public eye. ‘hese days, talking to Christopher is the opposite experience. He
tells me all the time that he is sorry he ever made these choices and wishes he had another
chance to do things right.

Your Honor - Judge Corrigan, I know I have written a lot here today but please just
understand that everything I have written to you is the truth as I know it to be. I know
Chirstopher better than most people. | have had a great relationship with him most of our
lives, IT have a great deal of love and respect for him as my brother, as a father, and as a
Christian man. Although what he has done is wrong, I believe in my heart that he has
repented from his mistakes and will work hard to be an upstanding citizen from here on
out. ] know your job as a judge is difficult, and I pray you have mercy on my brother. I fully
respect any decisions you make, and | hope this letter would be helpful for his sentenany
hearing.

Sincerely,

Gasper J. Daragjati
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— Fl 32068

October 10, 2023

The Honorable Judge Corrigan

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
Jacksonville Division

300 North Hogan Street

Jacksonville, FL 32202

| am writing in behalf of my brother Christopher Leo Daragjati, which whom
is having an upcoming sentencing hearing and in hopes that it would be of
any help to Judge Corrigan, | would like to possibly give my perspective
and thoughts about Christopher, so that maybe with an additional view,
along with the other testimonies and data collected it will assist in creating
a more clearer view on who Christopher is as a whole individual versus just
a set of fact and figures. | also would like to thank you immensely for
allowing me the opportunity to do so, it is very kind of you to take the time
out to review these notations.

My name is Tammy Regina Daragjati, | am 45 years if age, and the eldest
sibling to Christopher Leo Daragjati. | am a joint homeowner of 3 years in
Middleburg, Florida with my husband, Joshua William Mayhew. My
husband and | are a proud military family, Josh served in 3 wars in both the
US Navy as an Aviation Electronic Technician for 10 years and the US
Army Reserves. | had had the honor of giving birth if 3 of my 4 kids during
his cycles of this deployment as well.

We have 4 Children, Michael who is 23, Brendan who is 21, Grace who is
18, and Diwho is 14. Our children do live on our premises, but we are
blessed to have a mother and daughter type of home, so our sons to have
live in a fully equipped 2-bedroom apartment that is attached to the main
house, with a separate kitchen, living area and bathroom. The main house
is a 3 bedroom and 2-bathroom ranch style home. The entire property is
located on about 1 and a half acres of land. The reason why | am
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explaining this in detail is because | am the person who currently is caring
for Christopher's children. Christopher has 3 children, MIE who is 12,
JB who is 13, and Fabien who is 19. Fabien moved into the apartment
with the young men, and the children moved into the main house, and we
just had them bunk up. We were all blessed to have separate bedrooms
before so now the kids have their cousins as roommates. It's a beautiful
thing to see their smiling faces at the dinner table every night.

As for employment, | am currently employed as a substitute teacher and
work with Clay County school district through Kelly Services Inc. | also am
part owner of my husbands’ LLC, First Coast Waste Equipment, where in
which my husband does contractual work for BC Hydraulics in Jacksonville
working on the mechanics and installing the units that handle the electrical
components for the waste control dumpster units.

Since Christopher was incarcerated in Clay County last November, we
have made a tentative point to keep close contact every other day via
phone for at least 20 min so he can speak with his children, and at least 1
to 2 video conferences monthly. Chris and his kids try to keep a close
bond, even with the circumstances put on front of them. Chris even tried to
start a “book club” type of thing with his 13-year-old son where they were
reading the same novel and discussing it chapter by chapter, but when
Chris switched facilities, it made it a bit more difficult because the
appropriate material was not quite available to him. But he found other
ways to make connections, by talking about movies that he had gotten to
see instead.

| am aware that my brother had plead guilty to the multiple charges
presented at a federal level. | am very aware of the severity of what he had
done, and the complexity of the arena issues that brought us to where we
are right now. To be honest, when | first found out about all of this, | felt like
| was living on a different planet when | was told about it and went to go
pick up the kids and bring them back to my house, and as everything
progressed my head just spun, and | was in complete denial. But that is a
normal response as anyone would have when they are dealing with a
shock of this magnitude. As time progressed, and more information was
revealed, and the truth finally came out, in which it always does,
acceptance came along with it. Now, with acceptance comes the where do
where go from here aspect in my mind.
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| do know deep down inside that my brother deeply does have a genuine
good nature and deeply loves his children, he has always been a very
happy individual from the outside. But! also know that deep down when
his wife died something broke in him, a piece that just never really healed
fully. Chris was only 20 years old when he married Suzzie, he married her
1 week before his 21* birthday. | remember that because | thought it was
funny that they were going to spend their honeymoon in Las Vegas, and he
couidn’t even play a game. | asked why, and he said the date was very
important to Suzzie because she wanted to make sure that she could have
a summer wedding so that her son and all the little kids were not in school.
He was happy just to be able to be with her, he didn’t care about any
games, so he could but he sees a few shows. She was his world, to him
she hung the moon. They had gotten back, and he thrived he worked his
tail off to provide for his new family, his wife and his stepson, and soon
enough she was pregnant. He was overjoyed, and then she gave birth pre-
maturely by 7 weeks. Joshua was beautiful, and healthy baby boy, but not
even a few weeks later Suzie got pregnant again. This time everyone was
concemed. She was not looking too good, and the pregnancies were too
close together. After she gave birth to Madeline, the doctors realized that
Suzzie was in kidney failure. The kidney failure was from a combination of
back-to-back pregnancies and a speculation of that spending 4 years active
duty working in the Navy nuclear division might have played into the fact as
well. Chris did not know what to do, he had 3 young babies at home, and a
wife that was on a transplant list and needing constant care. He wound up
moving in with my sister at the time, they were both located in Virginia.

After a couple years, Chris packed his wife and kids up on a train and
moved to Florida to stay with me in St. John’s County, in hopes that
possibly Suzzie could get better healthcare. It was a constant struggle for
him, we got him set up with an apartment close by, but even with all the
efforts made, the Lord said it was time for her to go. Suzzie passed on,
and Chris tried to hold on as long as he could but broke inside. Chris
always put up a great front for his children, but he was severely depressed,
and there was a point where my husband and | did have to baker-act him
years ago because of this. Eventually he pulled his shell back together
where he seemed functionable again, but through everything the one thing
that has held true is his undoubtable love for his children. He loves those
kids and would move the world to make sure they smile.
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Despite his actions that brought him in front of you, | know Chris genuinely
is a good person inside. | do know that with all the conversations that |
have had with him over the past year, he does seem to genuinely regret
what he had done. With him being incarcerated for this year, it gave him
the time to marinate on his actions, to really think of not just what he did,
but also the reasons on what lead him down this path. | can really see that
my brother is starting to find breakthroughs within himself and is looking
towards healing and progressing towards becoming the individual who he
was meant to be that was lost so many years ago.

During this process, Christopher did state that he was looking to hopefully
attend some educational course and possibly training programs and make
good use of the time that he will be spending after his sentencing. He
realizes that the only way forward in life is with a skill, and with that he is
looking to hopefully learn about electrical training or to get into a welding
program if offered at the facility he will be assigned to. This would be a
wonderful thing, and it is amazing that he is looking forward instead of just
being stuck in his own head. But, if itis a possibility, my husband did say
that with his company alone they are always in dire need of welders. He
could easily be placed either through us or an adjacent company and will
have work upon release as well. It will be hard and dirty work, but it is
there for him.

| hope this helps with getting an overall scope of where my point of view is
on my brother, and on behalf of Christopher Leo Daragjati, | do thank you
for everything.

Sincerely,

Tammy Daragjati


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