Wednesday, June 16, 2010

To all my friend's and family

To all my friend's and family,

Known to many of you, but not all, in January of 1996 I was convicted on 4 counts of misuse of a financial transaction device (a credit card machine), each a felony in the state of Michigan. I was sentenced to 3 years of probation, 100 hours of community service and was court ordered to pay back the several thousand dollars stolen plus court costs and fees. After serving those 100 hours, paying back said restitution and in about 3 years time, in January of 1999, I was free and clear from my punishment in the eyes of the court.

Since that time, I have lived an honest living, received a college education and started a family. However, now 14 years later, I ask a favor of you all. I plan to petition the Governor for a full expungement of my record so that I may not be tethered down by my past mistakes in the hopes of finally moving forward, both in life and especially in career. So if you have ever shared a moment of time with me in all these years, an event worth mentioning, I ask that you write a small letter on my behave to share a message of my character so that I can include it in my petition application to the Office of the Parole & Commutation Board in the hopes that my application will be seen by the governor.

If you have any questions, feel free to drop a note or call.

Thank you.

Mike