Attachment 3 — No. 1:21-cr-00005 (E.D. Va., Dkt. 15-3, filed 06/10/21)

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Attachment 3 to Document 15-3 in Case 1:21-cr-00005-RDA, filed 06/10/21, contains two character reference letters addressed to Judge Rossie about Robert Stewart, Jr. Dr. Kris Keske, in a letter dated 5 April 2021, writes that Keske has known Stewart since he was 12 years old and describes him as compassionate. Dawn Lockhart, in a letter dated March 1, 2021, writes that Lockhart has known Stewart since 7th grade and that during 2019 and 2020 Stewart hired Lockhart as an executive assistant and later as operations and HR manager at Federal Government Experts, LLC (FGE). The letter says the team grew to about twenty-five or so, including contracting support staff.

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Case 1:21-cr-00005-RDA Document 15-3 Filed 06/10/21 Page 1 of 3 PagelD# 167

ATTACHEMENT 3
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5 April 2021

To the Honorable Judge Rossie
Federal Judge, Eastern District of Virginia
Subject: Character Reference Mr. Robert Stewart, Jr.

My name is Dr. Kris Keske, and I have known Robert Stewart since he was 12 years old. From the time
I first met Robert outside the gym where he was contemplating playing football with my older son
Sam, I have found him to be one of the most compassionate people I have ever met in my life. I believe
he would deny himself in order to avoid hurting anyone.

I remember a trip we took to visit my family in Pennsylvania, and a cat urinated in Robert’s suitcase all
Over some souvenirs he had bought for his family. Robert never got upset; he talked about how it
wasn’t anyone’s fault. (I would have been terribly upset.) I remember another time when I spent the
weekend at Robert’s apartment, and I was too tired to go out and find dinner. Even though Robert was
ill at the time, he still got up and provided dinner. That’s what I mean about his concern for the welfare
of others above his own.

I always encouraged Robert to go into politics because I feel we need people like him in positions of
leadership in all levels of government. When you spend time with Robert and talk to him, you can feel
his interest and concern for you. He always looks directly at you, makes eye contact, and engages in the
topic with you. Robert is respectful of your opinions even if they differ from yours. He and I had a
discussion about a racial situation that occurred at Auburn University where we saw events differently.
Robert calmly and logically described his perspective. That discussion helped me to grow into a more
informed citizen. I thank Robert to this day for enriching my life.

Judge Rossie, please consider Robert’s deep desire to help people and how that could affect his
participation in a complicated, urgent situation. I promise — Robert has so much to offer the world. He
will integrate everything he has learned in this experience and come out as a person who can help
others.

Thank you,

Dr. Kris Keske

69 Elm Lane

Smiths Station, AL 36877
706-536-6777
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Teresa D. Lockhart
YOUR ADDRESS HERE
CITY, STATE ZIP

March 1, 2021
Reference: Character Reference — Robert S. Stewart, Jr.
Dear Judge Rossie,

My name is Dawn Lockhart, | have personally known Robert Stephen Stewart, Jr (aka
Stevie Turtle) since 7th grade. He earned this nick name, as he used to wear very thick eye
glasses, and the times in which he removed them, he would look like a turtle; | found out one

day that his parents referred to him as Stevie, thus, the name “Stevie Turtle” was born.

Sir, during the 2019 — 2020; Robert hired me to be his EA and later promoted me to be
the operations and HR manager. During this time — Federal Government Experts, LLC (FGE) was
a small company that continued to expand and grow, throughout the year — our team went
from two to three employees to about twenty-five or so, including our contracting support
staff. Mr. Stewart has always been regarded as a person of character, as an example we had an
employee who had been terminated, during his time he had worked ona business deal that did
not come to fruition until after he was terminated; Robert directed that we still pay him his

commission, as it was the holidays, and he knew the person needed the money for his family.

|! am not quite sure of all of the specifics as to what happened with Robert and the issues he is
currently facing, | do know that during my tenure at FGE, we experienced issues with our
accounting firm and payroll companies in ensuring taxes and accounting records were kept up
accordingly; throughout the year our CPA failed to file various IRS quarterly returns and account
for each person(s) earning. Ultimately this came to a point of contention in fall of 2019 and

Robert made the decision to terminate all services with both the accounting company and ADP


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