To the Honorable Judge Richard M. Berman: 

Tarek Bazrouk is a beloved member of the New York City community. He has a vast and committed network of support that includes family members, close friends, classmates, and community members. We write to you to ask that you grant Tarek leniency on October 28, 2025, and allow his sentence to be completed as time served under supervised release. 
 
We duly affirm that Tarek is not a danger to the community, nor is he a flight risk. Tarek is a young man, who has faced deep personal trauma throughout his 20 years of life. At the time of his sentencing, he will have spent nearly 6 months inside the Metropolitan Detention Center, a notoriously violent facility with inhumane conditions. Tarek, like many other young men in the criminal justice system, would be immeasurably harmed and further traumatized by a lengthy sentence in federal prison. We believe that restorative justice will be achieved through Tarek's personal growth and evolution as a man and valued community member, not through a prison sentence. 

We are deeply dedicated to providing a positive and strong system of collective community support for Tarek. Upon Tarek's release, we are unequivocally committed to ensuring the following:  

1. Tarek will continue working towards completing his bachelor’s degree. 
2. Tarek will remain in the jurisdiction of the Southern District of New York and abide by all the guidelines of probation and/or community control.
3. Tarek will enroll in any and all counseling as suggested by the Court.
4. Tarek will focus on establishing the foundations of his career.
5. Tarek will be completely surrounded by a positive, supportive, and loving environment.

We respectfully ask the Court to consider our unwavering dedication to ensure Tarek’s abidance to the Court’s conditions of his release, his education, and well-being, and grant Tarek a sentence of time served on October 28, 2025.

Sincerely,

The Family, Friends, and Community in Support of Tarek Bazrouk