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release at the mid-way point in the sentence which is March 6, 2023. Please allow me to briefly state my
Date
2023-02-13
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JAMES V. PUNELLI
FILED
February 13, 2023
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The Honorable Anthony J. Trenga
United States District Judge
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RE: James Punelli (Case No. l:21CR-224) Request for Early Release from Parole
Your Honor,
Thank you for taking the time to consider this request. I was advised by my previous parole officer, prior to
being switched to administrative parole in October 2022, that I would be allowed to petition the court for early
release at the mid-way point in the sentence which is March 6, 2023. Please allow me to briefly state my
supporting reasons for this request.
Firstly, as a sine qua non the terms of parole have been scrupulously complied with. Specifically:
1. The fine and restitution were paid immediately upon sentencing.
2. The mandated community service was completed within 3 months.
3. Outside of normal parole officer communications there have been no interactions with any judicial
system or law enforcement.
4. All parole terms and parole officer requests have been strictly complied with.
In a more general sense, I have lived my life this past year as I had committed to do at my sentencing:
1.
I have taken seriously my obligations to family, work, and to the wider community. After finishing
community service in May last year, I continued to volunteer weekly with a community non-profit, and
am continuing work with another non-profit with which I have been involved for twenty years.
2. In my work, despite travel restrictions, I have contributed to large projects which will benefit many
people and the economy at large.
3. I strive to conduct myself with decorum and respect for everyone, and to be a model citizen.
Additionally, I would ask the court to consider the outsized impact this decision will have on my future. As a
professional, the guilty plea alone has been devastating for my business potential which is its own punishment. I
have worked hard to overcome this-and establish new opportunities going forward so that I may continue to
offer the resulting benefits to my family and the community at large. In the coming weeks and months there are
opportunities that have been offered to me which require significant international travel. Early release from
parole will allow me to pursue this for the greater good of family and society.
Any reprieve given by the court will not be in vain. I will make the most of the opportunities this affords to the
benefit of those around me.
Respectfully,
James V. Punelli
895 Santa Rosa Boulevard, #310 ♦ Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548
+1.703.283.4537 ♦ jarnes@punelli.com
Case 1:21-cr-00224-AJT Document 21 Filed 02/15/23 Page 1 of 1 PageID# 129