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Case eae atiatelieaiaiy ar, s amaeeneenama nine 117 Case 1:09-cr-00581-WHP Document 604 _ Filed 03/16/13 Page 2 of 14 yA ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER ip The Honorable William H. Pauley, II] March 7, 2013 Page 2 in their children the importance of work, education, family and respect for others. See letter of Bridget Rodgers (“Dave comes from a blue-collar background; his dad was a mailman and his mom was a saint”). | David attended local Catholic schools, where he excelled in academics and sports. See letter of Scott Mordell (“David was an academic, sports and social leader among our [high school] class”). He started on the varsity basketball team as a freshman and was among the top players in the state his senior year. Although recruited by several colleges, he chose to attend the University of Michigan, a state school, and gave up playing organized sports. What he did not give up was his work ethic. David got his first job at age 11, delivering the Detroit News to his neighbors. Every day after school and on weekends, he rode his bicycle on his route. In eighth grade, he began working part-time in a local restaurant as a busboy (the same restaurant where his mother cleaned linens). He worked there on weekends during the school year and 30 to 40 hours a week in the summer. The job enabled him to purchase a used car for $600. With a car, he could drive across town to work at a famous seafood restaurant; beginning his senior year in high school, it became his regular employer. David graduated from Michigan in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. He put himself through college, commuting from Ann Arbor to Detroit to work as a waiter in the seafood restaurant. Although most of his time went to studies and work, David Letters from David’s family and supporters are attached as an appendix to this submission. DOJ-OGR-00009507