Exhibit 1

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From: Parke, Daniel (USAAZ) [Contractor]

To: Bruce Feder; Gary S. Lincenberg; gpanchapakesan@birdmarella.com; Paul Cambria; Erin McCampbell Paris;

eric@kesslerlawgroup.net

Cc: Stone, Andrew (USAAZ); Berry, Austin (CRM); Perlmeter, Margaret (USAAZ); Kozinets, Peter (USAAZ); Boyle,

Daniel (USACAC); Rapp, Kevin (USAAZ)

Subject: RE: Discovery Request re Hearing on Defendants" Motion to Dismiss or to Strike Testimony, and Request for a

Hearing (Doc. 1967) being set for 11/14 at 2:30 p.m. in 605

Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023 9:51:36 AM

Good morning Counsel,

After review we determined that thirteen documents in Disclosure 51 had bates numbers that

overlapped with the documents provided in Disclosure 48. Those thirteen documents have been

renumbered and now have bates numbers USAO-BP-0038239 to USAO-BP-0038267, they should no

longer overlap with the documents provided in Disclosure 48. As a result of renumbering, there are

no documents for bates numbers USAO-BP-0037987 to USAO-BP-0037992. Please access USAFX to

download the updated documents which are accessible here:

https://usafx.box.com/s/41xx1om8wpma59tvya72wennvnbo8iv6

Please let me know if you have any difficulties accessing or downloading the documents.

Thank you,

Daniel Parke | Legal Assistant [Contractor]

U.S. Attorney’s Office | District of Arizona

40 N. Central Ave., Ste. 1800, Phoenix, AZ 85004-4408

Phone: (602) 514-7616 | Fax: (602) 514-7450 | daniel.parke@usdoj.gov

From: Parke, Daniel (USAAZ) [Contractor] 

Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 2:05 PM

To: Bruce Feder <bf@federlawpa.com>; Gary S. Lincenberg <glincenberg@birdmarella.com>;

gpanchapakesan@birdmarella.com; Paul Cambria <pcambria@lglaw.com>; Erin McCampbell Paris

<emccampbell@lglaw.com>; eric@kesslerlawgroup.net

Cc: Stone, Andrew (USAAZ) <AStone1@usa.doj.gov>; Berry, Austin (CRM)

<Austin.Berry2@usdoj.gov>; Perlmeter, Margaret (USAAZ) <MPerlmeter@usa.doj.gov>; Kozinets,

Peter (USAAZ) <PKozinets@usa.doj.gov>; Boyle, Daniel (USACAC) <DBoyle@usa.doj.gov>

Subject: RE: Discovery Request re Hearing on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss or to Strike Testimony,

and Request for a Hearing (Doc. 1967) being set for 11/14 at 2:30 p.m. in 605

Good afternoon Counsel,

Disclosure 51 has been uploaded to a USAFX file here:

https://usafx.box.com/s/41xx1om8wpma59tvya72wennvnbo8iv6

Please contact me as soon as possible if you do not have a USAFX account.

Thank you,

Daniel Parke | Legal Assistant [Contractor]

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U.S. Attorney’s Office | District of Arizona

40 N. Central Ave., Ste. 1800, Phoenix, AZ 85004-4408

Phone: (602) 514-7616 | Fax: (602) 514-7450 | daniel.parke@usdoj.gov

From: Rapp, Kevin (USAAZ) 

Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 12:02 PM

To: 'Bruce Feder' <bf@federlawpa.com>; Gary S. Lincenberg <glincenberg@birdmarella.com>; Gopi

K. Panchapakesan <gpanchapakesan@birdmarella.com>; Stone, Andrew (USAAZ)

<AStone1@usa.doj.gov>; Berry, Austin (CRM) <Austin.Berry2@usdoj.gov>; Perlmeter, Margaret

(USAAZ) <MPerlmeter@usa.doj.gov>; Kozinets, Peter (USAAZ) <PKozinets@usa.doj.gov>;

pcambria_lglaw.com <pcambria@lglaw.com>; Erin McCampbell Paris <emccampbell@lglaw.com>;

Boyle, Daniel (USACAC) <DBoyle@usa.doj.gov>; Eric Kessler <eric@kesslerlawgroup.net>

Subject: RE: Discovery Request re Hearing on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss or to Strike Testimony,

and Request for a Hearing (Doc. 1967) being set for 11/14 at 2:30 p.m. in 605

Counsel:

We intend to have Carl Ferrer available to testify, if needed, at today’s 2:30 hearing. In addition, if

there is a forfeiture trial the attached 18 emails (post SSI) from Ferrer are Jencks/26.2 regarding the

surrender of assets. The bulk of these assets referenced in the emails are not the subject of the

forfeiture action here but are related to the civil complaint in CDCA and the Backpage action in CR

18-00465-PHX-DJH. Thanks.

Kevin M. Rapp| Assistant U.S. Attorney

Financial Crimes Section and Public Corruption Section

U.S. Department of Justice | Office of the United States Attorney

40 N. Central Ave., Ste. 1800, Phoenix, AZ 85004

602.514.7609, kevin.rapp@usdoj.gov

From: Bruce Feder <bf@federlawpa.com> 

Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 5:58 PM

To: Gary S. Lincenberg <glincenberg@birdmarella.com>; Gopi K. Panchapakesan

<gpanchapakesan@birdmarella.com>; Stone, Andrew (USAAZ) <AStone1@usa.doj.gov>; Rapp, Kevin

(USAAZ) <KRapp@usa.doj.gov>; Berry, Austin (CRM) <Austin.Berry2@usdoj.gov>; Perlmeter,

Margaret (USAAZ) <MPerlmeter@usa.doj.gov>; Kozinets, Peter (USAAZ) <PKozinets@usa.doj.gov>;

pcambria_lglaw.com <pcambria@lglaw.com>; Erin McCampbell Paris <emccampbell@lglaw.com>;

Boyle, Daniel (USACAC) <DBoyle@usa.doj.gov>; Eric Kessler <eric@kesslerlawgroup.net>;

joy@joybertrandlaw.com; david_deisenbergplc.com <david@deisenbergplc.com>

Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Discovery Request re Hearing on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss or to Strike

Testimony, and Request for a Hearing (Doc. 1967) being set for 11/14 at 2:30 p.m. in 605

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All- given the circumstances, the defense also requests that Carl Ferrer also be a available to testify

at tomorrow’s hearing. Thanks.

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From: Gary S. Lincenberg <glincenberg@birdmarella.com>

Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 5:47:02 PM

To: Gopi K. Panchapakesan <gpanchapakesan@birdmarella.com>; Stone, Andrew (USAAZ)

<Andrew.Stone@usdoj.gov>; Rapp, Kevin (USAAZ) <Kevin.Rapp@usdoj.gov>; Berry, Austin (CRM)

<Austin.Berry2@usdoj.gov>; Perlmeter, Margaret (USAAZ) <Margaret.Perlmeter@usdoj.gov>;

Kozinets, Peter (USAAZ) <Peter.Kozinets@usdoj.gov>; pcambria_lglaw.com <pcambria@lglaw.com>;

Erin McCampbell Paris <emccampbell@lglaw.com>; Boyle, Daniel (USACAC)

<Daniel.Boyle2@usdoj.gov>; Bruce Feder <bf@federlawpa.com>; Eric Kessler

<eric@kesslerlawgroup.net>; joy@joybertrandlaw.com <joy@joybertrandlaw.com>;

david_deisenbergplc.com <david@deisenbergplc.com>

Subject: Discovery Request re Hearing on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss or to Strike Testimony, and

Request for a Hearing (Doc. 1967) being set for 11/14 at 2:30 p.m. in 605

Government Counsel,

In preparation for tomorrow afternoon’s hearing, please produce to us by 9:00 am tomorrow

morning the following:

All versions of the Quoc Thai Report (also referred to as Backpage Investigation Asset Tracing

Master Document Draft dated 11/4/21)

Notes, communications and reports of Mr. Thai and Mr. Versoza relating to their work on this

case

Notes and communications of government officials relating to communications with Mr. Thai

and Mr. Versoza about the money laundering and forfeiture allegations

Notes and communications of all government agents from discussions with Ferrer and his

counsel relating to the money laundering and forfeiture allegations

Thank you,

Gary S. Lincenberg

California Top 100 Lawyer

Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks, Lincenberg & Rhow, P.C.

1875 Century Park East, 23rd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067

From: AZDdb_Humetewa Chambers <humetewa_chambers@azd.uscourts.gov> 

Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 3:43 PM

To: Gopi K. Panchapakesan <gpanchapakesan@birdmarella.com>; Stone, Andrew (USAAZ)

<Andrew.Stone@usdoj.gov>; Rapp, Kevin (USAAZ) <Kevin.Rapp@usdoj.gov>; Berry, Austin (CRM)

<Austin.Berry2@usdoj.gov>; Perlmeter, Margaret (USAAZ) <Margaret.Perlmeter@usdoj.gov>;

Kozinets, Peter (USAAZ) <Peter.Kozinets@usdoj.gov>; Gary S. Lincenberg

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<glincenberg@birdmarella.com>; pcambria_lglaw.com <pcambria@lglaw.com>; Erin McCampbell

Paris <emccampbell@lglaw.com>; Boyle, Daniel (USACAC) <Daniel.Boyle2@usdoj.gov>; Bruce Feder

<bf@federlawpa.com>; Eric Kessler <eric@kesslerlawgroup.net>; joy@joybertrandlaw.com;

david_deisenbergplc.com <david@deisenbergplc.com>

Cc: Liliana Figueroa <Liliana_Figueroa@azd.uscourts.gov>

Subject: US v. Lacey - Hearing on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss or to Strike Testimony, and Request

for a Hearing (Doc. 1967) being set for 11/14 at 2:30 p.m. in 605

Importance: High

Counsel,

I wanted to give you a head's up that an order will be out here soon setting an evidentiary hearing on

Defendants' recent Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 1967) and the Government's Response to the oral

Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 1966). The hearing will be tomorrow, November 14, 2024, at 2:30 p.m. in

605 (not the SPC). Exhibits and witness lists should be to Liliana by noon. The Court anticipates

that Defendants will want to examine Quoc Thai and Lyndon Versoza, so wants to make sure they

can be made available. Given that we will be in a smaller courtroom, the Court will also waive

client appearances if they so request.

Again, an order will be out with these details soon.

Regards,

Christine

Christine Ritland

Law Clerk to Hon. Diane J. Humetewa

U.S. District Court, District of Arizona

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