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THOMAS P. KOCH
249 NEWBURY AVENUE 
QUINCY MA 02171

April 20, 2017

The Honorable Rya Zobel
United States District Court
District of Massachusetts
One Courthouse Way
Boston MA 02210

RE: Daniel J. 
Dear Judge Zobel:

I write to you at the request ofDan lynn?s sisters whom I. have known, along
with Dan, since I was a young child. The family and the Koch family grew?up in
the same North Quincy neighborhood. We played together at the neighborhood park,
Cavanagh Field, attended church at Sacred Heart Church in North Quincy, and came to
know each other the way families did back in the days when your neighborhood was the
essential fabric of your life. I have known Dan and his sisters since childhood, and
that makes the circumstances which prompt this letter all the more difficult.

In writing, I will first make clear that I understand Dan has admitted committing
acts of fraud that have impacted the lives of a number of people who placed their trust in
him. The fact he has taken responsibility for his actions does not diminish the harm
caused - both to the victims of his acts, and his family. I am very mindful of these facts,
and these victims, as I write this letter.

The Dan .l grew up with was a gregarious, outgoing, and kind person who
served as an altar boy with me at Sacred Heart Church, coached youth baseball with me
at Cavanagh Field, and was highly popular and well-regard ed. Although we attended
different high schools, our activities after school and in the neighborhood frequently
brought us together. My parents instilled in me and my siblings the importance of
community and church and made certain we were actively involved in both. It was
during those times that 1 came to know Dan, who was equally involved for the same
reasons. He is from a very solid, grounded family and I know that kindness and work ethic back then that I observed later in life when Dan was always the
go?to guy for events across the South Shore serving as an auctioneer for innumerable
charitable causes.

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Dan has family and friends, including me, who are willing to do what we can to
help him move forward with his life and address the harms and the pain his actions have
caused. As the next chapter is about to begin, I ask the court to consider the world Dan
came from, and the fact that he now understands it is best he return to that world as
quickly as he is able. I truly believe that Dan is capable of redemption, and ask that this
honorable court impose a sentence that allows for that process to begin as quickly as

possible.

Very truly yours,

Thomas P. Koch