WISH I GE E GRANTS - Freedom for iia (AP) — Twe LOS” ANGELES months ago Haasan Zeghabe, broke and jobless, robbed a bank at gun- point and escaped with $400. Jt wasn’t a very professional job and it didn’t take long for police to arrest him. Zeghabe, 35, father of three, tear‘fally admitted the crime and swore he had used an unloaded weapon. He was jailed in lieu of $20, 000° bail pending sentencing. Then Zeghabe’s daughter, Nadya, 11, wrote a letter, asking U.S. District Judge Thurmond if her “daddy Christmas. ° come can | B. Clarke home for a bad guy,’ Nadya assured the judge, and temporarily re- Daddy “was not really would never rob a bank again. ite” Judge ed Clarke Z eghabe for the holidays. | Meeabe came up for sentencing Monday. Judge Clarke noted that he had been deluged with mail about the case and that several firms had offered Zeghabe steady employment.| | ‘While the court does not condone your actions we must look to Judge Clarke told the future,’ Zeshabe. “This seems to be a case in which to make an exception.”’ The judge released Zeghabe on a and sentence suspended 10-year five years probation. ‘“T will never give you cause ia Zeghabe your honor,’ regret, ‘vowed, smiling and weeping as his family closed in about him. As the family prepared to leave | the courtroom, Nadya kissed Judge Clarke on the cheek and told him: “Thank you for giving us our dadd, ) back. We need him.’’