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May 11, 2009
RE: Pending Clemency Petition for Mauricio Rueben
To whom it may concern;
My name is Janeen Rueben, wife of Mauricio Rueben.
Please, I need your help to bring my husband home. For more than 19 years, we have prayed for God's mercy and forgiveness. We believe God has forgiven him of his past wrong choices. Now we ask for the United States of America to forgive him. He will never allow himself or anyone around him to commit such a senseless crime ever again.
My husband has been incarcerated for over 19 years on a non-violent offense of marijuana trafficking. He pleaded to 15 years (as it was his first time in jail/prison) but was enhanced to 30 years. When convicted, he'd just turned 30 years old and had his entire adult life ahead of him. On April 30, 2009 he turned 48 years old. His hair is graying, wears reading glasses and holds a warm smile. He is a God fearing man, truly humbled by his past mistakes. He has made incredible improvements through out the 19 years.
During his prison sentence he has continued his education; he has received his GED, graduated Summa Cum Laude at East Arkansas Community College (GPA 3.89), Graduated Professional Career Development Institute with a grade of 97, completed Real Estate Law studies at Ashworth University, received a Home Inspector license and received certification in Residential Construction - Carpentry from Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute. (SEE Section titled- Academic Achievements- of clemency petition packet)
During his prison sentence he has mentored to troubled inmates and has received over 37 awards and certificates of recognition.
During his prison sentence he has worked in the UNICOR program and has been awarded over 22 days off for outstanding work performances.
I'm begging you; please give my husband's petition an honest review. He has gone beyond the rehabilitation efforts of the B.O.P. He has amassed a wealth of rehabilitative experience that will be put to use as an honest working class citizen.
Mauricio's plans upon release: He will not weigh heavily on government subsidiaries/supplements. He will work as a Home Inspector and is already licensed as a Home Inspector/ pursuing Real Estate License. He will be added to my medical, dental and vision insurance. He will lead a mentoring program (for young men to deter them from crime) at our church, South Inglewood Baptist Church of Nashville, TN.
Please review the clemency petition being sent to you. We have previously sent this request to the Pardon Attorney's Office. However, we have not received a response.
Sincerely,
Janeen Rueben, Wife of Mauricio Rueben
I was indicted for a conspiracy of marijuana trafficking and money laundering. Prior to this I had never been arrested on any such charges, however, someone told the authorities that I was their supplier. That is all it took. The person whom informed on me was trying to make a deal. He had been set up in a sting operation by DEA agents.
Long before I ever went to court, the government took all I had. In military maneuvers, it is called "Disarming the enemy," in the War on Drugs it is called, "Seizure". They both serve the same purpose; it renders the enemy helpless. One can hardly fight and win against the U.S. government, but without funds for the fighting campaign, one is destined to loose.
Needless to say, I lost. I am now serving a 30 year sentence and after my release I will have 10 years of urine testing to endure under whenever I'm asked to produce a sample.
All this has happened to me because I wouldn't make up names of people to snitch on. For the same reason I was sent to a high security prison and one of the farthest from my home. I was sent to USP Terre Haute. Of course my wife and family couldn't visit me there often. The cost was just too much. After a year or so, I talked them into sending me closer to my home. They said, "Sure Rueben."
Next thing I knew I was on a plane to God knows where, until I got
there; The Hot House, USP Leavenworth. Please keep in mind that I am a first time, non-violent offender, yet, here I am going from penitentiary to penitentiary. These are the highest security prisons in the U.S., without going Max, which are underground.
Kansas was a little closer to my home, which is Houston, Texas, but the cost for my family to visit was still too high. I did two years, more or less there. During that time I was not able to see my family at all.
I'm finally in Texas, but I don't know for how long. My family is so happy that they are able to see me that they have almost forgotten that I am in prison. Maybe that is what these people wanted. I'm barely holding my life together - my family's support keeps me going.
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