Alex Dee
Registration Number 94140510
FCI El Reno, OK
Release Plan
February 10th, 2025
Dear Unit Team:
Before surrendering, I researched the best practices for serving time in federal prison. From that research, I found different websites to help me prepare. As I studied the information, I learned about the role of the Unit Team in the Bureau of Prisons and the importance of developing a release plan.
I pleaded guilty, and I accept responsibility for my mistakes. I have transformed during the five years since the crime was committed and I was convicted. I have experienced remorse and am ready to make amends for the actions that brought me here. With my Unit Team’s guidance and the accountability of my loved ones, I will remain committed to making this time productive, reconciling with society, and strengthening relationships with my family and community.
I developed my release plan as an accountability tool that describes my self-directed pathway to prepare for the best outcomes after my release. I will continue updating and expanding the document as I meet milestones on my journey and set new goals consistent with my commitments.
The plan includes the following information:
| 1. Identifying Information | 9. Sentencing and moving forward |
| 2. Images | 10. Financial Obligations |
| 3. Projected Release Planning | 11. Community Support |
| 4. Background | 12. Medical Prescriptions and Substance Abuse |
| 5. Entrepreneurial Journey | 13. Risk and Needs Assessment |
| 6. The Transformation | 14. Personal Plan |
| 7. 2004 – the year of Surrender | 15. Advisors |
| 8. Making Amends |
I hope the Unit Team finds this plan helpful in guiding me back to my family and community as soon as possible.
Respectfully submitted,
Alex Dee
Identifying Information:
- Name: My name is Alex Dee.
- Date of Birth: I was born on December 12, 1974, and I am 50 years old.
- Today’s Date: I began writing this release plan on January 16th, 2025.
- Sentence Length: My judge sentenced me to serve a 36-month term.
- Surrender Date and Location: Authorities informed me that I must surrender to the FCI EL Reno Camp on February 11th, 2025.
- Registration Number: According to the BOP website, my registration number is: 94140510.
- Community phone number: TBA Later
- My community Email: TBA later
Images:
To provide my Unit Team with information, the final page of this document includes images from the following identifying documents:
- Driver’s License: My valid driver’s license is from Texas.
- Education: Plano Senior High School (1990-1992)
Southwest Texas State University (1992-1996)
Texas Wesleyan Law School (1996-1997)
University of Texas at Dallas (1997-2002)
- Diploma: Bachelor’s in Political Science and History (1996)
Master’s in Software Engineering (2002)
- Health Insurance Card: I currently have no insurance.
- Social Security Card: I have attached a scanned copy of my Social Security Card.
- Citizenship: I have attached a scanned copy of my U.S. Citizenship.
Projected Release Planning:
My goal is to enter the facility, learn the rules, abide by them, and find out how I can serve to make the facility better. This may involve working to have Bible studies or teaching classes that may help the facility increase its curriculum while providing inmates more opportunities to build up credits. Whatever those opportunities to serve may be, I look forward to using my talents to bring value where it’s deemed appropriate.
To that end, I began studying the Bureau of Prisons’ website. From reading the website, I learned a great deal about the First Step Act and other BOP policies. I understand that good behavior and program participation can influence an earlier transition to home confinement.
I intend to work productively with my Unit Team. With guidance from my unit team, I hope to advance as an excellent candidate for consideration for early transition to home confinement.
Various BOP Program Statements helped me understand how I can earn additional credits toward the 36-month sentence my judge imposed.
I learned that if I avoid disciplinary infractions, my Unit Team will award Good Conduct Time credits equal to 15% of the term my judge imposed. On a 36-month sentence, that amounts to a credit of 5.4 months. According to my understanding, these credits leave me with a potential adjusted sentence of approximately 30.6 months.
In addition to the Good Conduct Time credits, if I comply with specific requirements, I may also earn “Time Credits,” per the First Step Act (FSA). Before qualifying for those FSA credits, I must complete the assessment surveys once I get to prison. My responses to questions in those surveys will help my unit team assess my risk of reoffending with a PATTERN score.
The BOP’s website includes the survey questions for the PATTERN Risk Assessment:
I began working through those questions independently. Based on what I learned, I anticipate that my Unit Team will agree that my PATTERN score will show me as a person with a “minimum” risk of reoffending.
According to a policy statement I read on the BOP’s website, I understand that my Unit Team will meet with me for an Initial Unit Team meeting within 30 days of my surrender. During that Initial Classification, I anticipate that my Unit Team will agree that I am at a “minimum” risk of reoffending.
I will participate in all programs that my Unit Team recommends.
If I am accurate, I anticipate receiving sixty days of earned time credit during each of my first six months in confinement.
The BOP website tells me that after six months, I will have another Unit Team meeting, known as a Program Review. During that Program Review, I anticipate that my Unit Team will conclude that I remain at a minimum risk of reoffending.
After two consecutive team meetings, I anticipate that my Unit Team will conclude that my PATTERN Risk Assessment will continue to show a minimum risk of reoffending. Since I will complete all programs that my Unit Team recommends, I should begin to receive 15 days of Earned Time Credit each month for the remainder of the time that I serve in prison.
Using those parameters, I projected the potential time that I would serve in prison before I became eligible to transition to home confinement.
Sentence my judge imposed: 36 months
- Good Conduct Time: Approximately 5.4 months, for an adjusted sentence of approximately 30.6 months.
- FSA Earned Time Credit: 5.5 months toward earlier release for an adjusted sentence of approximately 25.1 months.
- Served time: I also served 44 days getting transported from Sea-tec to Denver, CO, for my bond hearing. This is noted in the Probation report. This converts to 1.4 months, making the adjusted time 23.7 months.
- RDAP program: Based on my substance abuse history, I should qualify for the program and be able to do a 9-month program since my sentence is at 36 months. This brings the adjusted time now to 14.7 months.
- Thus, the adjusted time that I will owe to the Bureau of Prisons: Approximately 14.7 months.
- Based on surrendering in February 11th, 2025, this would be projected to be on May 6th, 2026.
- I understand that I will serve a portion of that time in a secure facility.
- I understand that, at the discretion of my Unit Team, I may qualify to serve a portion of my term in a Residential Reentry Center (Halfway House) or on home confinement.
With this plan, I hope that my Unit Team will learn more about the steps I intend to take to advance my candidacy for early placement in home confinement.
If my projections are accurate, I anticipate owing the Bureau of Prisons between 14 to 15 months after factoring in all the credits above. I am hoping the Bureau of Prisons will consider me a candidate for transition to home confinement or a Residential Reentry Center at the earliest possible time.
I seek guidance from my Unit Team to help me understand the steps I can take to qualify for maximum placement in home confinement. I am also 50 years old, and while I fall at low to minimum risk on the pattern score of reoffending, if there are any other programs or laws that minimize sentences based on my age, I would like to be considered for them so I may qualify for them.
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I have one-year-old twins. My wife and the twins live with my mom, who’s close to 80 and the one taking care of them so my wife can work. Thus, I am eager to learn what I may do to return to take care of them as quickly as possible and relieve the burden from my mom.
Background and early childhood years. (1974-2002 – Born-28 years old)
I was born in Tehran, Iran in 1974. I am the youngest of 3 sons. My oldest brother, Sean, came to the U.S. on a student visa when he was 13. When the war struck between Iran and Iraq in 1982, my middle brother, Samee, was 15 and about to get drafted into the war. This war was being fought between two crazy governments and for all the wrong reasons. My mom was seeing many of her friend’s sons killed who were only teenagers for a war they did not believe in. So my mom, Samee, and I escaped from Iran to go to Germany to attain a visa that would have us eventually arrive in the US. Looking back now, I realize just how brave my mom was in deciding to risk our lives to provide a better opportunity for us.
(Note: My dad stayed behind to manage our affairs and would come to the U.S. a few years later but then return to Iran, where he felt more comfortable, to live out the rest of his life. I won’t spend much time here talking about my dad other than stating the following: He was a loving dad. But he abused my mom physically and is an alcoholic. All three of us got our alcohol substance abuse from him and have worked through counseling and AA to treat it where, while we struggle with alcohol, it does not run our lives anymore.)
Once we arrived in the U.S. in Fremont, CA, we truly didn’t want to take anything for granted. We saw opportunity wherever we turned. My mom, who came from a country where women had few to little rights, could now have a career. She got a job as an accountant and worked toward that path. She worked with the Salvation Army and retired as an accountant 17 years later.
Within a year of living in the US, we moved to Dallas, TX, because many of our cousins were there. They had started a restaurant business. Sean and Samee both worked there to help support our family and pay for our living. Samee has been in the restaurant industry for over 35 years and is now a restaurant owner in Rockwall, TX. Because of his background, he gives back to his community and helps support natural disaster victims and local efforts for the church.
Sean and I went to college together. He became a teacher and has worked for the same high school for over 27 years. He is a beloved soccer coach and has been voted teacher of the year many times. We both paid our own way through college while working. Despite the different career paths of all three brothers, life has taught us the value of a hard work ethic and independence.
I graduated with a bachelor’s in history and political science. The goal was to attend law school, and I was accepted to Texas Wesleyan in Fort Worth, TX. I liked the law, but the idea was to become the breadwinner to help support my family financially and eventually retire my mom. I put a lot of pressure on myself to make this happen. When law school did not work out after the first year, I shifted my focus to computer programming. This taught me how to think logically and break things down step by step when solving problems. Plugging into that hard work ethic, I again worked my way, waiting tables through school until I graduated with my master’s in software engineering in 2002. This also taught me that when something doesn’t work out, I can shift plans and still be able to succeed.
Upon graduating, I decided to start living the American dream by getting a job and having financial security. But there were no jobs in my field, coming off 9/11 and the economic turndown. This had me look at things outside my major. After reading a few books and having some opportunities presented, I decided to pursue entrepreneurial avenues.
Entrepreneurial Journey (2002-2018 – 28 – 44 years old)
Looking back now, it’s easy to reflect and see the mistakes I made back then. But it was not as obvious at the time. That said, from 2002 to 2018, I spent most of my life chasing money. I wanted to support my family and help repay them for all the sacrifices they had made for me. I spent this time learning as much as I could about business. Being successful and achieving status was the main goal. And I made money, my God.
This led me to make decisions prioritizing my own outcome over the success and results of my clients. It was not until the civil case that preceded the criminal case that I realized I was no longer who I wanted to be. Right after the civil case, I realized that the ego narcissist who wanted to control things and do whatever he had to make things happen was no longer going to be the person who ran my life.
The biggest positive during this period of my life was meeting my wife, Asrin, in 2014. This was the first part of the foundation, along with the civil case, that led me to make this major shift in my identity.
The Transformation (2018-2023 – 44 – 49 years old)
From the outset of the civil case, I took a course from Mind Valley, an online education resource, on building a life based on values. After completing the course, I decided to lay the entire foundation of my life behind two values: 1. Bringing value to the world, and 2. Doing no harm. Moving forward, every decision I make is based on these two values.
We also wanted to have children. Since Asrin’s family is from Vancouver, BC, we decided to move to Canada, where we would have support once we had kids. Asrin went on to practice law with legal aid, helping indigent women who arrived in Canada know their rights and leave abused relationships. This was something that resonated with me as well due to my own personal experience and my mom being physically abused by my dad. So, I contributed to her business by volunteering and doing wherever I could.
I returned to using my software engineering degree by consulting businesses on their processes and making them more efficient. I decided no more business opportunities. It just wasn’t me anymore to do things that might involve others losing money, regardless of how good the opportunity might be. The best part of consulting businesses was serving others humbly with little to no recognition. I think this was God’s way of humbling me and showing me that I can serve more people if I don’t care who gets the credit for it.
After not being able to get pregnant and 18 months of IVF, we were able to conceive not one but two beautiful children, one boy, Ari, and one girl, Rumi.
During those five years after the civil case and prior to the criminal case, we spent time serving others. We helped new immigrants from Ukraine find employment when they came there as refugees from the war. Asrin comes from a family of 10 kids, eight boys and two girls. Because of her immigration law experience, we were able to help most of her siblings immigrate to Canada and make her mom’s dream come true—to be surrounded by all her kids in a country that’s free and has opportunities.
Our lives were peaceful and had meaning.
At the end of 2023, Asrin was 8 months pregnant, and we really felt blessed; our lives seemed too good to be true. And that’s when things were about to change.
2024 – the Year of Surrender
On Jan 9th, 2024, with the birth of my twins scheduled within the next 48 hours, I made a customary run across the border, which this time was to pick up baby shower presents. I was then informed I had a criminal charge against me, of which I was unaware. Right then, I knew our lives would never be the same. After an initial hearing in Seattle, I had to get transported to Denver, where this case resided for my pre-trial hearing. After securing the council, nothing was left to do but wait to be transported by the Marshall’s office. So, I figured I might as well bring value to the unit. I started by reading the New Testament in the Bible, from Matthew to Revelations. The fact there were no distractions allowed me to get into the word. Then, two other inmates and I started a nightly bible study. Within the next few weeks, we were able to have the chaplain come do a Sunday service with over a dozen attendees. Chaplain Chow said this was the first service he had done in our unit in over a few years. It felt good to be able to help others, and this showed me that I had a calling to help introduce Christ to others. Along with the bible study, I just wanted to bring value in any way I could. Whether it was sharing what little I had with anyone new who would come into our unit or having conversations of encouragement and hope with those who had been there longer, I did what I could and had a positive effect. We noticed the unit got calmer, and people were getting along and not getting into fights as when I first arrived. So, to conclude, it felt good to start something that brought value, and God used me to create something good during my interim there. This showed me that God could still use me for good despite this very challenging time.
Upon getting released for bond, I had to return to Dallas, where I grew up. I moved back in with my mom and Asrin and the twins moved from Canada to join me. I had not seen my kids being born and missed their first 40 days. This is what I regretted the most. But I felt God was molding me into someone who would have a closer relationship with him. In the bible, Jesus often said, let him who has ears hear. Because of my circumstances, I was listening deeply, and it allowed me to build a deep relationship with Jesus.
I also found a local church and plugged into the men’s weekly Bible study. This was a great place to go deeper into my faith while having an outlet to serve others in my community. Asrin also prayed for a closer relationship with God. She started attending the Sunday services, and listening to sermons really helped strengthen her faith. By the end of 2024, both Asrin and I were baptized with renewed faith and conviction to serve God and live according to the bible and his word.
I shared my testimony with a few of the members from the bible study, and before long, we had many members who were getting baptized. As the year progressed during 2024, while waiting in pre-trial for sentencing in December, I realized there was not much in my control. So, I focused on what I could do, which was to serve my community and spend time with my kids.
Ari and Rumi have, without a doubt, been the biggest blessing of my life. I always wanted to be a dad. Now that I have experienced it, I have to say it’s quite surreal. I, along with my mom, took care of the kids while Asrin had a chance to work. I also helped Asrin with improving the processes of her legal aide business. I started by helping her set up a tool to track all her client lists and their current status. Then, I set up a process for her to interview and hire administrative help. Due to these improvements, in 2024, she served more legal aide clients than ever before.
I also have plenty of family support. Samee and Sean, along with their wives, are here in Dallas, and we’re blessed to have so much family support. The kids love weekly visits from their aunts and uncles and can now see their grandmother, my mom, daily. This has also led my mom to have a renewed purpose for her life since her husband passed away in 2021 by taking care of the twins. When her husband passed away in 2021, we helped move her from California to Dallas to be close to family, but she was ready to go and be with the Lord. With the caretaking of Ari and Rumi, she now feels needed and can get so much love from the kids that she’s now talking about being there for their graduation and weddings twenty-plus years from now. Despite her health ailments, this gives her a reason to continue life and enjoy it.
Sentencing and Moving Forward (2025)
On December 16th, 2014, I was sentenced to 36 months by Judge Sweeney. While it was not the home confinement we requested so I could be at home to help with the twins and start paying restitution as soon as possible, she did come in at the lowest end of the sentencing guidelines, which I am extremely grateful.
While I’m uncertain of what exactly will unfold as I start my sentence, I do know I will continue to operate with the same two values that have made me who I am today: 1. Create value in the camp, and 2. Do no harm.
2024 was a year of surrender. During this time, I gave up the things I could not control to God, and he answered back each time with grace.
If my Unit Team permits, I would be grateful for the chance to help others on their journey through prison. Whether serving in an educational, ministerial, or peer support capacity, I want to find ways to help others achieve their goals. I believe that by helping the men with whom I am imprisoned, I can further the BOP’s goal of creating better neighbors.
My journey through the courts and incarceration will allow me to pass the lessons I have learned on to others in my community in Texas as well. I plan to share my experiences with those at my church and prison ministry to help them learn, grow, and avoid criminal behavior. Following my release, I aim to help others and return to being an asset to my community.
When I look back on this chapter in my story, I want it to end with reconciliation and peace. I want to be an example of how to learn from mistakes and help others. I want to serve as a role model for handling painful moments with humility and grace. I look forward to sharing my story to help others avoid my terrible mistakes.
I hope my Unit Team will support the personal release plan that I put into place and consider me a good candidate for maximum placement in home confinement for the reasons expressed below.
While incarcerated, with approval from my Unit Team, I hope to accomplish the following tasks:
- I want to learn more about finance so that I can manage my expenses better and cut costs.
- Teach classes on programs that are not currently available. This would help inmates get more credit while allowing the facility to offer more options in its curriculum.
- Volunteer in ways that staff members recommend.
- Journal about my progress and share those writings with our community.
- Read books to help me become more aware of the influences that led me to this problem.
- Engage in programming to advance my vocational skills and knowledge.
- I will reflect on what I learned from reading and then apply those lessons to my testimony with the church upon my release and helping others through the prison ministry.
Therefore, whether contributing to Bible study or teaching the curriculum that the facility may need for inmates to earn credits, I will bring value where I can with the gifts God has given me.
Financial Obligations
When I found out I would be able to pay restitution after being arrested, I was glad to hear it. It allows me to do something proactively to show my repentance and help the victims who lost money and trust that were affected by this crime.
I do have the following options for paying restitution upon release, which are organized based on the most viable from top to bottom.
First, I would be Asrin’s office manager. This would allow us to continue the work we started and manage her daily administrative affairs, from scheduling clients to preparing her weekly hours for legal aide, so she can focus on performing her legal work for her clients.
Second, I could help Samee with the office work in his restaurant business in Rockwall, TX, ten minutes from where I would reside at my mom’s house. I’ve already helped Samee with ideas for promoting his business through social media. With this job, I would help him do the office work so he could focus on running the restaurant and serving the clients. Samee also does a lot of community work but would like to do more. I would be able to help him manage his community needs and possibly do more projects, from disaster relief to community fundraising, since this would be a part of my tasks.
Third, I have been offered the chance to consult with EAZE Consulting, the company I worked with before I was convicted. I would help them onboard new clients and train them so they know how to use their financing portal to lenders, which is what I was doing before. Below is a letter from David Sneddon, owner of EAZE, requesting that I return once I have served my time. This is due mainly to the value I built while consulting with them for over three years.
Fourth, many clients with EAZE consulting asked me if I could help them with their admin work, based on what they’ve seen me do for EAZE, so they could grow their business. I could reach out and most likely secure a position with one of them in short order.
What’s great about the above options is that each will enable me to earn an income to pay for restitution while working from home to support Asrin with raising the twins, serve others with my expertise in admin, and make their businesses run smoother and more efficiently.
Therefore, I can transition to earning income immediately upon release and start making payments, 10% of my gross income per my judgment, swiftly from the time I leave the facility,
Community Support:
I have attached letters from Asrin, Samee, David Sneddon, Owner of EAZE Consulting. Each covers the offer to work with them and my ability to help them with their business. I also included letters from my men’s bible study leaders, Chris Malek and Ken Wheat, below that talk about what I’ve done for the group since 2024 and how they would love to have my contribution back to supporting church efforts as soon as possible. And my mom, where I would reside upon acceptance to home confinement. I look forward to attending service and my men’s bible study upon release to continue the good work we started.
I intend to live at my mom’s home with Asrin and the twins once my unit team and the Bureau of Prisons deem it appropriate. The residence we share is located at:
743 Philadelphia St.
Fate, TX 75189
Mom: Helen Nooshei
Dear Case Manager:
I am Helen Nooshei, Alex Dee’s mom. I am a retired accountant who has a home where Alex’s wife, Asrin, and his twins, Ari and Rumi, reside. They have been living here since the beginning of this case in March 2024. I am happy to have them and been the main caretaker for Ari and Rumi since Asrin needs to work to provide an income to pay for the expenses.
I want you to know they can stay here as long as they want. Alex has also been a tremendous help to us as a father. I am now 78 years old and not mobile. So Alex is responsible for all the following: making the breakfast, going grocery shopping, getting the mail, running errands, cooking for the kids throughout the day, helping me lift the kids for diaper change, giving them their baths, feeding them during the 2 am and 5 am feeding sessions, and managing the finances to pay bills.
As the kids get older, they get heavier, and I cannot lift them. I also have a torn shoulder ligament that prohibits me from raising my left arm. In addition, I also don’t have the level of energy needed for Alex to be able to play with them.
The twins also have developmental issues since they were born with C-sections and prematurely. They have been doing better but only due to the presence of their father in their lives.
To that end, I would appreciate if you could send my son home for early release so he can help me raise the kids. I was Alex’s guardian and responsible for him during pre-trial, and be happy to do so again to have him receive home confinement. He has a stable place here to live, a family who loves him, and who definitely needs his help raising his kids.
I appreciate your consideration. Feel free to contact me should you have any questions.
Regards,
Helen Nooshei
Spouse: Asrin Jawaheri
Dear Case Manager:
My name is Asrin Jawaheri. I am Alex’s spouse, and I am writing this letter to support Alex Dee.
After the civil case in 2020, when we lost everything, we ended up living in his cousin’s guest house for ten months since we couldn’t afford rent. This allowed us to pay for legal fees and the money he borrowed to pay his share of the settlement.
We were going through a spiritual awakening, and Alex reviewed his life daily to find where things went wrong.
We decided to leave the USA and move to Canada. On our way to Canada, we listened to a course that Alex had purchased. The course name was “Life Book Value.” We listened to the course while driving to Canada. In short, the course taught us how to create a life that matches our values. This was very important to Alex. He never wanted to be in this situation again where people had lost money. He wanted to create a life that matched his new values.
The course taught him how to define his values and make every decision based on these values. Alex’s Values were:
1- Cause no harm and
2- Create value for others
At the end of the course, he committed to living by these values. Every job and every decision had to match these. To this day, when he wants to make a decision, he asks if this creates value for others and whether it would cause harm. If he feels it would cause harm in any way, he doesn’t do it.
Some people need to go to jail to be rehabilitated; for Alex, the rehabilitation process started in 2020.
Of course, his awakening also changed and improved my life. We both became church members and sought a deeper connection with God. We attended a ten-day silent retreat where we sat in silence for 10 days, which profoundly affected our lives. There is not much to do but to review your life. It led to slowing down and focusing on what’s truly important in life: family and time together. During Covid, we attended online church and took online spiritual classes. We stayed to ourselves and prayed a lot for a God-centered life. He read many spiritual books and was on a quest to live A Godly life.
Upon returning to Canada, I reinstated my law license and started practicing law. I was working in a law firm when I told Alex how happy it made me when I could help a woman in court pro bono. He encouraged me to pursue this type of client more and see how I can serve the needy via the gift of my education. It was with his support and encouragement that I ended up switching my field of work, where I now serve strictly legal aid clients who cannot afford a lawyer. His experience of watching his mother go through domestic violence made him so passionate about helping others overcome the same type of trauma. He told me to allow God to use me to serve others. It truly was his discernment to sway me in this direction. And I am grateful for his encouragement since I find my job so rewarding now.
While working with legal aid clients, I found that there are many Native Indians and low-income individuals who have not seen their children for many years. I spoke to him about this, and he encouraged me to explore and see how we can help these families whose children were in foster care to help them have visits. We then registered a non-profit, “Family Together Foundation,” to help these people by providing free services. It was fully volunteer-run. Alex was our first volunteer, attending the west side Vancouver Hastings area, processing intakes, and talking to people who had been forgotten in the legal system. The goal was to create possible visits between these children and their parents, even though they were not qualified. He gave 4 hours a week every week and attended the worst part of the city with a sign, where most people try to avoid even passing by the area.
Alex has dedicated his life to service. Whether working to solve an issue or a wish to make someone’s life better, he makes it happen.
Many Ukrainians took refuge in Canada during the war. We were introduced to several of them. My brothers have lived in Ukraine for over 30 years and were part of the refugees. He helped them with job placements, drafting their resume, practicing interview questions with them, and showing them around Vancouver to find a suitable place to live. He then got introduced to another refugee from Ukraine who wanted to start a small business in Canada. Alex sat down with them for hours, helping them define their business goals and plan their marketing so they could have a successful start and provide for their children. All were pro bono, with no expectation but to help them succeed. His help was well received in the Ukrainian community, and a few more people reached out. Alex volunteered his time to speak to them and provide free advice so they could have an easy start in the new country. I believe much of this was motivated by his compassion and ability to relate with them, since his mom, brothers, and himself were once new immigrants from Iran to the U.S. He knew how hard it was for his mom to get settled and find a job. He was too young back then to help, but he could help now for others.
Since being out for pretrial, Alex has helped me run the admin of my legal services. He’s helped me set up a client tracking process where I can easily monitor and bill my clients. He’s also set up a process to hire and train new people I may work with. Due to his work and involvement in my business, I was able to help provide legal services to more clients than ever before in 2024. And he did this all while working from home and taking care of our twins as a full-time dad.
The purpose of going to prison is twofold: partly punishment and partly rehabilitation. As I mentioned, Alex’s rehabilitation started when the civil case happened. He has been on the rehabilitation journey for the past four years, helping others and serving people in every way he can, be it small or big.
Alex was unaware of the charges against him; no one had informed him. Even though he had an attorney who told the prosecutors 4 years ago if there were any charges to inform him. The night before I was scheduled to go for a C-section for our twins, Alex went to the US border to pick up some necessities that were sent to us by family. He was detained at the border. I went through the C-section process alone, and he missed the birth of his children. He also could not see them until they were two months old. To him, who badly wanted to be a father, missing the single most important event of his life was the harshest punishment he could have received.
He is a great father to our one-year-old twins. Our children have some medical problems and developmental issues, which have made raising them even harder. However, Alex has been our children’s strongest supporter and best father. He constantly helps me with the children so I can work, as I am the sole provider.
It is incredible to watch him be a great father, fully involved with his twin children, Ari and Rumi, and providing them with what was not provided to me and him growing up: having a reliable father around at home.
This is a chance that we can break the generational curse of not having a father around if he can be released to be at home with his children.
He would be able to work with me from home and start making payments towards restitution, which is important for him to be proactive in making amends with the victims. I could hire him as soon he is released. There is plenty of work to be done.
I pray you will consider this when determining an early release.
Thank you for taking the time to read this letter.
Regards,
Asrin Jawaheri
Brother: Samee Dowlatshahi
Dear Case Manager:
My name is Samee Dowlatshahi I am the older brother of Alex Dee, and I would like to take a moment of your time and tell you about my brother Alex, but before I need to let you know I don’t usually write letters due to lack of grammar and spelling I am high school dropout that has worked in restaurant industry my entire life and now own my restaurant so I apologize if my letter is not perfect as far as grammar or for it not being in formal letter of character reference like the way you use to reading one, but I wanted to be from the heart.
I just want you to know that the file you have in front of you points out all the wrongs he has done. It does not tell you who Alex really is as a brother, son, husband, follower of Christ, member of the community, and, as of January of 2024, father of amazing twins.
As an older brother, I have known Alex his entire life; we have always been very close; we grew up in Iran with an amazing, selfless, and giving mom but also an alcoholic and drug addict dad who, due to that addiction, was very abusive physically and mentally to our mom. Very seldom, we would see him sober. The reason I am telling you this is because I believe not having a father figure and how our father behaved had a huge impact on his childhood and how he lived his young adult life.
As a human, Alex has a huge heart, is a great uncle to my kids, and is an amazing brother, but you could tell he was never at peace in his heart. He really didn’t find peace in his heart until 4 years ago when he allowed Christ in his heart. He started getting heavily involved in church and started bible study. As a brother, I could see a huge difference in his actions. He is always lending a helping hand not just to family but also to strangers. The day he got Arrested, he had no idea this case even existed or that he had a warrant, but he knows he broke the law, and he wants to pay back those who lost money because of his new walk with Christ. He started a bible study in the detention center even though this was two days before his twins were born. Although he never got to see their birth, his faith in God and his plan got stronger while he was there, so he decided to share his newfound peace through Christianity with his cellmates. You see, he and his wife had been praying and praying to have kids, but they couldn’t. Finally, through IVF, they were able to get pregnant, so the day he got arrested was literally two days before his babies were born, but his belief in his lord kept his heart at peace, and he focused on sharing God’s word and trust on lord’s plan.
I own a restaurant in Rockwall, TX. This is ten minutes from where Alex resides in Fate, TX at our mom’s house. During his pretrial, Alex helped me with marketing ideas for my business. We also do a lot of community work through my Facebook. Because of his participation with the church, he spearheaded a few community projects, including organizing Christmas parties and raising money for Christmas angels.
I would like to do more for the community. Since I run the restaurant full time, I don’t have the time I would like to devote to this, so I can do more. I would like to hire Alex to manage this operation. He would be a natural at it since he’s already built a great relationship with the church and community after returning to Rockwall County for a pretrial. He’s liked and service-oriented and built trust by helping others, from his men’s bible study to helping with the church’s prison ministry. He also has the technical and process-oriented skills to make sure all the details are covered, and projects are run smoothly. This position is available at any point he can start working for my restaurant.
I share all this with you because the Alex who committed the crime is not the one that is currently serving time. He is a different person than he was 5 years ago. Please keep those twins (ARI and Rumi) in mind when you decide, as they need their father. Let him be the father to those two kids that he so badly needed in his life. Let him be out sooner so he can be the Christian that the lord always wanted him to be, to be a member of his community that will give and share God’s word to make up for his mistakes, to be the father he always dreamed to be.
Thank you for taking the time to read my letter. I pray that you find it in your heart to grant mercy on Alex’s time to serve and that you believe me when I tell you that the man who made those mistakes is very remorseful and is not who he truly is today.
Please consider these points as well as the position available to him upon early release.
Sincerely,
Samee Dowlatshahi
Owner of EAZE Consulting: David Sneddon
Dear Unit team,
This letter provides insight into my experience with Alex Dee and his employment with EAZE Consulting.
Alex’s dedication to his work was evident in his five-year tenure with our company. He was instrumental in setting up the client experience system, which we still run today, and building a training process for new sales associates. His commitment to these tasks was unwavering, and his efforts allowed us to grow and take on more clients.
Before we started working together, Alex was very transparent about sharing his civil case with his previous company. While he informed me there would be a small chance this would go criminal based on his counsel’s experience, he would step down if it did and make sure the company would not deal with any harmful ramifications. He also said he would take responsibility for his actions and ensure no one else would be harmed. True to his word, when he was detained after finding out about this case in January 2024, he immediately resigned and sent information to me on the best way to navigate so the company could go on without him. He did this while in a detention center and being transported to Colorado. This spoke highly to me about Alex’s character. The fact that Alex put the company’s interest ahead of his own and did so without me having to say anything shows Alex’s character.
Alex has been great with clients and has trained our team impeccably during these five years. He has a hard work ethic and builds great relationships. Many of our clients would comment to me about Alex and his level of service and business knowledge. It’s hard to pinpoint certain examples because this was consistent feedback we received. It was just a part of who he was and something we could count on from Alex.
He also assisted our EAZE team with personal issues and mentored them to achieve their life goals. For example, one of our sales member’s goals was to work to get an engagement ring and get married. Alex not only helped him achieve his goal but traveled at his own expense across the country to attend the wedding and make a memorable toast that meant a lot to him and his family. Again, this is just the kind of guy Alex is.
Another example was one of the team members who had issues during COVID-19 with his spouse and children. Alex was patient and kind throughout the process and ensured the team members could get time off to take care of their families while ensuring their tasks were completed and that EAZE could keep moving without any delays.
We also experienced a financial market collapse, and our sales dropped significantly. While Alex could have easily left and looked for other, more lucrative opportunities, he stayed loyal to EAZE. He helped us develop other solutions and products that helped us weather the storm during this challenging time.
He also covered for me personally every time I needed him to. Be it family plans or dealing with health ailments, he was always the first to say, “Do what you need to do. We got you covered.”
Also, when dealing with a health scare I had back in November of 2023, Alex not only took some of my responsibilities to lighten my load so I could focus on recovery but was reassuring, positive, and praying for my family and me for healing and made sure when we needed anything, he was there for us.
All these things were beyond what was expected of him, but he did them anyway, showing his dedication to EAZE’s success and compassion for helping others.
Fortunately, I’m fully recovered now, but his ability to care for others has always been paramount, whether for me or our clients. He’s always gone beyond what he’s had to do to ensure clients’ happiness and solve their problems. His ability to problem-solve is one of his greatest skill sets.
The team loves him, and we’ve all hated that this has happened in his life. Once he’s done taking responsibility for his actions, we’d be happy and honored to rehire Alex, as we could use his expertise and service-oriented leadership with EAZE.
Feel free to reach out should you have any questions.
Sincerely,
David Sneddon
Men’s Bible Study Leader: Ken Wheat
Dear Case Manager:
During the summers of 2008 and 2010, I traveled with a Lakepointe Church mission team from Rockwall, Texas, to Cairo, Egypt, to coach basketball. We first traveled to Cairo and then Wadi Sports Camp, about one hour away. Leading up to these trips, the church suggested that as coaches going into a Muslim country, we should read up on the Muslim Culture. I learned much about the Muslim religion from those readings and these two summer trips coaching in Egypt. One of the most striking things I learned is the severe consequences (leading up to and including death) for a Muslim who rejects his religion and accepts Jesus Christ as his personal savior. For a Muslim to become a Christian is a very serious and rare occurrence. When it does occur, it is most likely a miracle.
With this background and understanding, Alex Dee gained my attention from the first time he walked into our Men’s Bible Study. He told us that he was from Iran and that he was a Christian. By proclaiming his walk with Christ, I knew he had rejected the Muslim religion. Knowing the seriousness of his decision, I wanted to hear his story.
Along with Chris Malek, I helped facilitate this Wednesday Night Bible Study, where we meet weekly. Alex told our Bible Study Group some of his story. He was married and the father of twins. We also learned that his brother owned a popular restaurant in Rockwall, Texas. As he addressed the group, you could sense that he was excited to follow Jesus Christ and to fellowship with his brothers in Christ.
As time passed, we found out that Alex spent much time caring for the twins while his wife was working. His son’s name is Ari, and his daughter’s is Rumi. He spends a lot of time feeding them, changing diapers, and playing with them. Despite all the challenges, he’s a full-time dad and loves it.
From the first time Alex came to our Bible Study, I observed his willingness to participate and be an active member. Here are some of the examples of his service to our group.
He volunteered to be our attendance lead. This person’s job is to take each attendance each night and record it on the church app. It is a small job, but no one has volunteered, and Alex did it, even though he was the group’s newest member.
Later, he led the effort to set up a Whatsapp (a texting app) Prayer List for the group. The problem we faced was how one person in our group could quickly text the entire group for an update or an immediate prayer request for a pressing issue. We decided that texting was quicker and more dynamic than email. When Chris tried to set up a text thread that could accomplish this purpose, he discovered he was limited to only 20 people per text. There are more than 20 members in our Bible Study. This is where Alex stepped up and provided us with a solution. He set up a WhatsApp prayer list for the group and got the thing working for all of us. This WhatsApp has been very successful. Our members use it daily for updates and immediate prayer requests. In the past two weeks, we have had members from our Bible Study Group in Africa successfully participate in a mission trip using WhatsApp. They can immediately send prayer requests for the challenges they face. They can also text us news in real time as the mission trip unfolds. We are all very appreciative of Alex setting this up.
The majority of Muslim scholars condemn tattoos and body art as sin. Last week, a new attendee of our Bible Study, Scott, stood up and told the group that he had lost his job as a chef. Scott is married and has a child. He told us that he needs to find a job where he can support his family and, at the same time, have work hours that will allow him to spend quality time with his family.
Scott has multiple visible tattoos. He also has hoops in his ears. When Bible Study was over, the tattoos and body art didn’t phase Alex. When Scott had questions, a few of us, including Alex, stayed with him after class to address them and encourage him with some of our favorite scriptures. What makes this even more meaningful is we know Alex usually needs to get home right after class to help Asrin bathe and put the kids to bed. But he took the time to help someone outside his family when they needed it to help them grow closer to the Lord.
As I mentioned, Alex’s brother Samee owns a popular restaurant in Rockwall and has many connections in the food industry. Alex took down Scott’s contact info and connected him with Samee to find employment. When his brother told him he typically doesn’t recommend someone he hasn’t worked with before, Alex responded Scott has a lot of experience and is trying to get his life together; he opened up at bible study about where he’s at and asked if he could meet with him to do a quick interview so he can see Scott’s a competent and good guy. Samee agreed. He met Scott and is now connecting him to a few contacts.
Over the next few months, we watched Scott’s life get better. He was more at peace with himself and at leading his family. He was baptized in November, and after his baptism in class, he personally thanked Alex for caring for him and investing time in him and that he was one of the reasons he had decided to grow his faith and to become a better person.
Little did we know until then that Scott and Alex had been communicating directly over the past few months outside the class. This shows Alex’s going beyond himself to help others and is a true testament to someone devoted to serving others.
In summary, the fruits of Alex’s faith and practice are real and apparent. The improbable Christian conversion of a Muslim from a totalitarian country like Iran is rare. Recently, his wife, Asrin, was baptized too and devoted to raising their twins, Ari and Rumi, as followers of Christ. I celebrate both Alex and Asrin as they renew their Christian faith together.
I also know and realize that Alex will be serving time. My prayers and hope are that Alex grows in his faith and serves others in the facility during his sentencing. We would love to have him back helping us run the bible studies and serving in our ministry projects once he’s released. We request an early release if possible, as we could use his unique contribution.
Sincerely,
Kenneth Wheat
Men’s Bible Study Leader: Chris Malek
Dear Case Manager:
My name is Chris Malek, and I am writing this today as a character witness for Alex.
I currently co-lead a weekly Men’s Bible Study on Wednesday nights at Lakepointe Church in Rockwall, Texas along with Ken Wheat.
I first met Alex in April of this year when he visited our class. His curiosity to learn as well as his enthusiasm and eagerness to share, immediately caught my attention and led me to a follow-up conversation with him after class.
During this conversation, Alex shared that he was looking for an older group of men to draw from their wisdom in the faith and that he wanted to be an active member of our class and would like to be involved in helping in any way possible. That was music to my ears, and since our class average age is north of 65 and we advertise as a multi-generational group on our bible study locator for the church, I felt he was an answer to my prayers, he was very articulate he had an amazing God story (as I was to find out more about later) and he was quite a bit south of 65!
Alex has become a key member of our class, and we have come to rely on him to perform several important functions within our leadership team.
When we were struggling for a way to communicate as our group kept growing, he suggested a text app for our group called WhatsApp. This app provides a way for a large group to be connected via text at a moment’s notice. Since I was unfamiliar with how it worked, Alex volunteered to set it up for us and add the members to get it started. Then he took on the role of managing it and sending updates to the group. We had previously struggled with setting up a group text due to the size of our group and the fact that iPhones and Androids don’t play well together. Alex solved this issue, and he did it without anyone asking and has now become a leader in the group because of the way he manages the APP, giving everyone encouragement and answers to their questions throughout the process.
Alex also records our prayer requests at the end of each class and sends them to the group in WhatsApp so that men can utilize this very useful tool. Because prayer is such an important part of our spiritual growth, the utilization of this app is vital to our Christian walk. By praying for these needs during the week, we are empowered to trust God and seek His guidance and clarity for God’s will to be done. We also have the ability to ask for prayer immediately when encountering a challenge or setback in our own lives by using this App, or to come alongside another Christian brother to help them by immediately praying for their request.
When we cover prayer requests at the end of class, Alex is usually one of the first to speak and always has a handful of people to pray for. What I’ve noticed is they’re always different and new people, and usually not just for him or his immediate family members. When I asked them how he always has new people to pray for, he explained he posts on Facebook, asking for prayer needs so he can practice praying for people. Since he posts regularly, he’s been getting more and more people to reach out to him with requests and has helped many people during some of the darkest periods of their lives by doing so. This shows he’s been expanding his faith to think about others, including those who may not bring him any benefit directly.
He also enthusiastically shares updates on the prayer requests that have been fulfilled and gives God the praise. The way he lights up sharing the great news shows he genuinely cares for those that he’s praying for.
That said, the most important role he has provided for me is that he has become a bridge between the older men and the younger men who have joined our class. His concern for the well-being of our new Christian young men is infectious. This has helped to increase the size of our class and provide a healthy multi-generational group of Godly men who want to learn more about Jesus Christ and utilize that knowledge in their daily walk.
He is eager to build relationships with these men by sharing his Christian faith and coming alongside them to support their walk as believers in Christ.
To give a few examples, when one of our members, Tim, had a gentleman who was Muslim and attended church wanting to find out more about Jesus, Alex volunteered to have Tim contact him to see how he could help since Alex also came from a Muslim background. When new members joined us, Alex would be the first one to greet them after class add them to our Whatsapp group and welcome them to the group. He also helped a new member Scott by addressing all his questions both after class and through private sessions as they both walked their faith in Christ together. As a result, Scott, his wife, and his daughter were all baptized at the end of last year.
I also had the honor of performing Alex’s baptism in December 2024 for his 50th birthday. He shared with us that for the first 50 years, he was focused on secular goals. For the next 50 years, his focus is on God’s goals, what he has planned for him, and finding the best ways to serve him.
To sum up my insights, Alex has become a great example of what a man following Christ looks like by loving Jesus and loving your neighbor as yourself. He continues to support these guys outside of our class by encouraging them through his testimony and challenges and praying for them throughout the week with text and phone conversations as some of them continue to struggle with their walk.
Alex, Asrin, and their children also attend our couple’s Life Group on Sundays. I receive great joy, as do many others, in watching his growth as a Godly family man.
I feel God is preparing Alex for a powerful future that will impact many lives in a strong and positive way.
His love for God, his family, and his neighbor has defined our relationship and I feel he will continue to grow in his faith and in his ability to impact society through his relationship with God.
The mistakes Alex has made in the past he has shared with us and shown great remorse and empathy, he’s also not the same man today that I met in April 2024. He’s already helped heal families and generational traumas through his faith and actions in his short time with us. We would like for him to continue what he’s started with us and allow him to move forward with doing God’s work, which we’ve discussed at times may be his calling.
Therefore, I respectfully recommend that you grant Alex early release and allow him to continue making a positive impact on society.
Regards,
Chris Malek
Medical Prescriptions and Substance Abuse:
I do not have any medical issues nor take subscriptions. I did suffer from drinking excessively up to ten years ago. I’ve become aware that alcohol has made me do a lot of stupid things and had a destructive impact on my life. While I do feel I have a good relationship with Alcohol now, most of my support is now going to be on the outside of the facility, including Asrin, my church counseling, and my long-time friend, Aaron. So, any support you offer within the facility, from RDAP to other programs, I would be interested in participating to continue the good pattern I’ve been able to build.
My PSR report reflects the above. I intend to comply with my care team’s directives while incarcerated at the Bureau of Prisons.
Risk and Needs Assessment:
From reading the Bureau of Prisons’ website, I learned a great deal about needs and risk assessments. Once I surrender, it’s my understanding that I’ll need to complete the SPARC-13 survey that will help staff members measure 13 factors that can influence criminal behavior:
- Anger/hostility: I had anger issues up to five years ago. But I feel plugging into the bible and giving up the need to control the outcome of circumstances and instead responding to them has allowed me to have peace and let go of any anger that may have arisen in the past.
- Antisocial peers: I do not socialize or interact with people who violate the law. Despite my conviction, crime was not a way of life for me.
- Cognitions: I do not have any cognitive or learning impairments and consider myself a good learner.
- Dyslexia: I have never been diagnosed with dyslexia.
- Education: I have a master’s degree, and being a lifelong learner is one of my main values. My goal is to get 1% better every day, and I do so by learning.
- Family/parenting: My father lives in Iran. I communicate with him and send him pictures of the twins biweekly, so we now have a good relationship. Besides my father, I have excellent relationships with my immediate and extended family.
- Finance/poverty: My family will be financially stable in my absence, as my wife will work and take care of the twins’ living expenses, although I am eager to return to earning an income that can support my wife.
- Medical: I am committed to managing and improving my health, particularly my muscular strength and flexibility.
- Mental Health: I attended counseling at Church with Asrin, mostly to deal with if I have any struggles with alcohol while I’m serving time. Also, Asrin and I have a plan for how to traverse this period of our lives. It has helped tremendously. That said, I do not have any mental health issues. My counseling was at Lakepointe Church with Steve Light, MSMFT Supervisor, Th. M, (701 E Interstate 30, Rockwall, TX 75087)
- Recreation/Leisure/Fitness: I started strength training a few years ago and love it. I’m hoping there are weights at the facility. If not, I’ll do body training exercises and would love to do so with others in the unit to help others with their workout goals. Other than that, I love walking and average between 6k-8k steps a day. I also love doing any type of flexibility exercise, such as yoga, once a week. These are what give me the most energy and allow me to stay vital as I break the half-century. I plan on continuing to have a high quality of life health-wise for my twins and wife for the next half-century, God willing.
As far as hobbies go, I would love to take classes on wood chopping, metal work, or A/C so I can learn to make or fix things with my hands. This will help me fix things around the house and save on our expenses.
- Substance abuse: While I do have a history of substance abuse, I do have a much better relationship with Alcohol now than before.
- Trauma: My dad physically abused my mom when I was a pre-teen. Before their divorce, it had me feeling guilty and wanting to save her and others unconsciously to my mid-40s. I then realized it was not my job to save her but to serve her and help others who may have suffered through the same abuse. The saving is done by Christ. I’ve taken courses and talked to my mom about this as well, which has helped me to heal these issues so they don’t create any further destructive behavior in my life.
- Work: I have been taught to have a hard work ethic. Taking action has always been one of my main strengths. So, I plan on working while in the facility and gaining employment after I’m released, starting with the options I’ve discussed above, so I can be useful and help support my family while starting my journey to pay restitution.
Personal Plan:
While serving my sentence, I will follow the guidance of my Unit Team. To the greatest extent possible, I intend to participate in all the programs suggested based on the surveys. I would also like to teach any courses that are not available so inmates can fulfill their credits while the facility can gain credit for showing they have more programs to offer. Last, I would like to work to start earning credits towards my release. Besides these goals, vocational classes where I can use my hand to build or repair things would be something I would love to learn. I don’t know enough about the facility, but if I can help others in any way through my knowledge or gifts, I would enjoy doing so.
To address my needs, I intend to spend time reading to the best of my ability. To the greatest extent possible, I intend to read books on Christianity, leadership, and personal development. After reading each book, I will take the following steps:
- Step 1: Write the title of each book I read.
- Step 2: Write why I chose to read each book.
- Step 3: Write what I learned from reading each book.
- Step 4: Write how reading each book will contribute to my success upon release.
I have organized my reading list into the sections set forth below. I designed those sections in response to my reading about risk assessments and the SPARC-13.
- Finance—Given the significance of my financial sanction, I would like to understand how to manage financial affairs properly and efficiently. Books on finance would address the SPARC-13’s emphasis on finance/poverty.
- Thought—Books on personal growth will help me become a more thoughtful person and a better member of the broader community. Books on thought would address SPARC13’s emphasis on cognition.
- Service—Given the SPARC-13’s emphasis on personal accountability, I thought reading books that contribute to the service I want to provide upon release would be helpful.
I found Program Statement 5350.27: Inmate Manuscripts on the Bureau of Prisons’ website. It complies with the Code of Federal Regulations, which holds that:
- “An inmate may prepare a manuscript for private use or publication while in custody without staff approval.”
The above Program Statement encourages me, as I intend to comply with all rules. But I want to publish the book reports I write.
I also plan on journaling my experience to document what I’m learning and recognizing about myself. Not only will this help me gain deeper insights when reflecting on what’s happening while I’m serving, but hopefully, it will inspire others to see positive perspectives on some of the same circumstances they’re struggling with while in prison.
Before surrendering to serve my sentence, I will order a few books, read the Bible, share my insights on these, and plug into or start a Bible study. While waiting for guidance from my Unit Team, I will carry out the plan by reading. If appropriate, I will teach others how they can engineer a release plan that helps them prepare for success upon release.
By sending my book reports home, I will help my family stay updated with my progress and strengthen our connection. We’re working through these challenges together, and I want them to know of the preparations I’m making to grow stronger and persevere while I serve my sentence.
Besides adhering to my plan, I will follow guidance from the experts in the BOP.
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I have collaborated with my wife, Samee, mom, and ministers from my church to develop this release plan. They will be my accountability partners in adhering to it. I will continue to evolve the plan as I receive guidance from my unit team.
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