Exhibit A 

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U.S. Department of Justice

United States Attorney

District of Arizona

Paul J. Cambria Jr.

Attorney at Law

Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria,

LLC

42 Delaware Ave, Suite 120 

Buffalo, NY 14202 

(attorney for Michael Lacey)

Jim Grant 

Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

1201 Third Avenue, 

Suite 2200

Seattle, WA 98101

(attorney for Lacey and Larkin)

Robert Corn-Revere

Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

1919 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., 

Suite 800

Washington, DC 20006

(attorney for Lacey and Larkin)

Thomas H. Bienart, Jr., Esq.

Bienart, Miller & Katzman, 

PLC

903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 350

San Clemente, CA 92673

(attorney for James Larkin)

Michael D. Kimerer, Esq.

1313 E. Osborn Road, 

Suite 100

Phoenix, AZ 85014

(attorney for Jed Brunst)

Bruce Feder, Esq.

2930 East Camelback Road, 

Suite 160

Phoenix, AZ 85016

(attorney for Scott Spear)

Mike Piccarreta, Esq.

Piccarreta Davis Keenan Fidel, 

PC

2 East Congress Street, 

Suite 1000

Tucson, AZ 85701

(attorney for Andrew Padilla)

Steve Weiss

Attorney at Law

Karp & Weiss, PC

3060 North Swan Rd.

Tucson, AZ 85712

(attorney for Joye Vaught)

Gary Lincenberg

Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, 

Nessim, Drooks, Lincenberg & 

Rhow, P.C.

1875 Century Park East

23rd Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90067

(attorney for Jed Brunst)

Re: U.S. v. Michael Lacey, et al.

CR-18-00422-PHX-SPL (BSB)

Dear Counsel:

As discussed in prior email correspondence, the United States inadvertently produced 118 

documents to you on or about July 2, 2018. When we became aware of the issue, we 

immediately looked into the matter, confirmed that the memos (and other USAO-WDWA 

materials) had been inadvertently produced, and sent an email to you asking that the 

inadvertently-produced materials be destroyed. Since this inadvertent-disclosure notice sent to 

you, at your request, we have provided you additional information about the 118 documents and 

Two Renaissance Square Main: (602) 514-7500

40 N. Central Ave., Suite 1800 Main Fax: (602) 514-7693

Phoenix, AZ 85004-4408

October 4, 2018

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the inadvertent production, and indicated to you that we understood our discovery obligations 

and would review and disclose materials subject to disclosure.

We have now completed review and made the appropriate privacy redactions to the 

below 79 documents previously inadvertently disclosed, and are re-disclosing them to you on the 

enclosed DVD.1 As for the other 39 inadvertently disclosed documents, 22 are work product and 

not subject to disclosure. The remaining 17 documents are Western District of Washington 

grand jury matters, 10 of which are under Court seal by the United States District Court for the 

Western District of Washington. We will disclose any of these materials that are subject to 

disclosure pursuant to the stipulated scheduling order in the case.

 1 DVD’s for defendants Michael Lacey, James Larkin, and Jed Brunst are being provided to Paul J. Cambria Jr., 

Thomas H. Bienart Jr., and Michael Kimerer respectively.

1) DOJ-BP-0004569193 

2) DOJ-BP-0004569228

3) DOJ-BP-0004569314

4) DOJ-BP-0004569409

5) DOJ-BP-0004570015

6) DOJ-BP-0004570091

7) DOJ-BP-0004571033

8) DOJ-BP-0004571035

9) DOJ-BP-0004571036

10) DOJ-BP-0004571037

11) DOJ-BP-0004571040

12) DOJ-BP-0004571041

13) DOJ-BP-0004571044

14) DOJ-BP-0004571047

15) DOJ-BP-0004571057

16) DOJ-BP-0004571113

17) DOJ-BP-0004571116

18) DOJ-BP-0004571118

19) DOJ-BP-0004571124

20) DOJ-BP-0004571125

21) DOJ-BP-0004571131

22) DOJ-BP-0004571137

23) DOJ-BP-0004571139

24) DOJ-BP-0004571145

25) DOJ-BP-0004571150

26) DOJ-BP-0004571153

27) DOJ-BP-0004571182

28) DOJ-BP-0004571595

29) DOJ-BP-0004572583

30) DOJ-BP-0004572717

31) DOJ-BP-0004572718

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32) DOJ-BP-0004572719

33) DOJ-BP-0004572720

34) DOJ-BP-0004572721

35) DOJ-BP-0004572722

36) DOJ-BP-0004572723

37) DOJ-BP-0004572726

38) DOJ-BP-0004572727

39) DOJ-BP-0004572728

40) DOJ-BP-0004572747

41) DOJ-BP-0004572766

42) DOJ-BP-0004572767

43) DOJ-BP-0004572799

44) DOJ-BP-0004572831

45) DOJ-BP-0004572832

46) DOJ-BP-0004572861

47) DOJ-BP-0004572890

48) DOJ-BP-0004572891

49) DOJ-BP-0004572916

50) DOJ-BP-0004572941

51) DOJ-BP-0004572942

52) DOJ-BP-0004572969

53) DOJ-BP-0004572996

54) DOJ-BP-0004572997

55) DOJ-BP-0004573000

56) DOJ-BP-0004573003

57) DOJ-BP-0004573004

58) DOJ-BP-0004573008

59) DOJ-BP-0004573012

60) DOJ-BP-0004573013

61) DOJ-BP-0004573090

62) DOJ-BP-0004573091

63) DOJ-BP-0004573191

64) DOJ-BP-0004573192

65) DOJ-BP-0004573193

66) DOJ-BP-0004573195

67) DOJ-BP-0004573250

68) DOJ-BP-0004573252

69) DOJ-BP-0004573326

70) DOJ-BP-0004573403

71) DOJ-BP-0004574501

72) DOJ-BP-0004574502

73) DOJ-BP-0004574655

74) DOJ-BP-0004575495

75) DOJ-BP-0004575682

76) DOJ-BP-0004575733

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Please call with questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

BRIAN BENCZKOWSKI

Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division 

U.S. Department of Justice

REGINALD E. JONES 

/s Reginald Jones

Senior Trial Attorney, CEOS

(202) 616-2807 

reginald.jones4@usdoj.gov

ELIZABETH A. STRANGE

First Assistant U.S. Attorney 

KEVIN M. RAPP

MARGARET PERLMETER 

PETER S. KOZINETS 

ANDREW STONE

Assistant United States Attorneys

JOHN J. KUCERA 

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

Enclosures

77) DOJ-BP-0004576816

78) DOJ-BP-0004576994

79) DOJ-BP-0004578472

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