Case: 1:15-cr-00315 Document #: 55 kiled; 12/15/15 Page 1 of1 PagelDBe1 9p NEG 18 utd . 18 ~15-Q ee United States District Court C. WILLIAM POLLARD 1116 N. Stoddard Wheaton, Il 60187 December 11, 2015 Honorable Thomas Durkin U.S. District Judge United States Courthouse Clerks Office 219 S. Dearborn St. Chicago, IL 60604 RE: U.S. v. Dennis Hastert, 15 CR 315 Dear Judge Durkin: am writing this letter to you as a friend of Dennis Hastert. I have known Speaker Hastert for over 30 years. During his years of service to our country as a Congressman from Illinois and then as his term as Speaker of the House of Representatives, he was known as a man of integrity - a person who you could trust. While his current situation may reflect mistakes in how he structured withdrawals from his bank accounts, he is not a deceitful person. The prosecution of this case has been a very painful experience for him and his family. As you come to this time of determining an appropriate sentence, I encourage you to consider his years of faithful and trustworthy service to our country. In light of his recent hospital stay, I would hope that probation in lieu of confinement would be considered in determining his sentence, ‘Thank you for your consideration of this request. C. William Pollard Chairman Emeritus The ServiceMaster Company'5-cr-00315 Document #: 61 Filed: 02/02/16 Page 1 of 2 PagelD #:163, ILE January 26, 2016 FR 012016 Honorable Thomas Durkin US. District Judge United States Courthe=~ Clerks Office 15 or 315-1 219S. Dearborn St. Usa VS, JOHN DENNIS HASTERT Chicago, IL60604 FLED. 2om018 LETTER UU. tes Dark ‘ited States District Cov Judge Durkin, lam writing with respect to the case before you of J. Dennis Hastert, former Speaker of the House of Representative. | was a Professor of Economics at Wheaton College from 1986 through 2011, retiring in June of 2011. During the last 8 years of my time there | came to know Speaker Hastert reasonably well as he was on campus frequently and often interacted with my students and me.I joined the Advisory Board of the J. Dennis Hastert Center for Economics, Government, and Public Policy at Wheaton College in April of 2013. In that capacity | became even better acquainted with Speaker Hastert through Advisory Board meetings and at functions where he would interact with students and faculty. In all of my interaction with Mr. Hastert I was impressed with his genuine concern for the Wheaton College students and with his desire that they be exposed to the best of public policy thinking. He gave generously of his time and talents and never failed to extend a helping hand to students who wanted extra information about the intersection of politics and economics. Task that you take into account Mr. Hastert’s long record of exemplary public service and his clear commitment to the common good of the United States in your sentencing decision. Sincerely yours, 7 PJ. Hill, Professor Emeritus, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois Senior Fellow, Property and Environment Research Center, Bozeman, Montana 2048 Analysis Drive, Ste. A Bozeman, MontanaCase: 1:15-cr-00315 Document #: 60 Filed: 01/28/16 Page 1 of 2 PagelD #:159 “Foun fLEo January 23, 2016 (WN 28 svi | Shai 4 co -O¥-DOK0 | Judge Thomes i De Honorable Thomas Durkin mee ur USS. District Judge Ned Slates Distct Co United States Courthouse Clerks Office 219 S. Dearborn St. Chicago, IL 60604 Re: U.S. v. Dennis Hastert, 15 CR 315 Dear Honorable Judge Thomas Durkin, I served in the administration of George W. Bush as the Co-Chair of the President’s Council of Advisors in Science and Technology from 2001 to 2009. My home is in California where I was involved in the technology industry for many years. My government role called for me to be in Washington approximately monthly. During that time, I met Dennis Hastert but did not really get to know him. Our committee worked primarily with the Science Committee of the Congress. My wife and I established a Foundation in 1993 to fund education, medical research and Christian endeavor. As Mr. Hastert was ending his public career, a friend mentioned to me that he was looking to fund for a Public Policy Center at Wheaton College in Illinois that would combine the activities of their Economics and Political Science departments. The project was well aligned with our funding goals. It was centered at a Christian college and it was recognizing the important linkage between economics and the political world. We had already made a substantial gift to my alma mater, University of California at Berkeley, to fund further developments in the computer science field, so a “business” based Project with a Christian emphasis was in our interest. We met with Mr. Hastert, assessed his vision and decided to fund the Chair at Wheaton that would direct the Center. With that investment, I was asked to sit on the Advisory Board of the Center - a role that required three or four trips to Wheaton each year. I accepted the Invitation. It was during these trips that I really got to know Mr. Hastert. I had the pleasure of helping teach a course with him for several years. I saw his “heart” for students and his desire to help them develop their skills in practicalCase: 1:15-cr-00315 Document #: 60 Filed: 01/28/16 Page 2 of 2 PagelD #:160 ways. I saw the effort he made to find employment for students during their summer breaks that would further develop their talents. I saw the effort he Placed on introducing students to international entities that would broaden their knowledge. Bottom line, I saw a man dedicated to helping the next generation learn and grow and saw the tremendous effort he put into each lesson - going Much more than the “extra mile” to stay in class and make himself available to the students, As a result, I have remained on the Advisory Board at Wheaton far longer than I had intended since I see the deep value that the Center brings to students. 1 don’t want the vision of this Center to be diminished and trust that in dealing with Mr. Hastert, you will consider the many positive actions he has taken to educate and develop the youth of Illinois through his dedication to Wheaton and other organizations that he supports in the area. Treally know nothing of the details of this case but know that today, Dennis Hastert is a man dedicated to others. A true Public Servant. Very truly yours, 19490 Glen Una Drive Saratoga, CA 95070 Cell: (503) 807-8382