Exhibit E 

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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

920 Fifth Avenue,

Suite 3300

Seattle, WA 98104

(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. Bienert, Jr., Esq.

Bienert, 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:

Pursuant to your request for discovery and the government’s obligations under Fed. R. Crim. 

P. 16 and the stipulated scheduling order in this case, please find enclosed 7 digital media devices 

containing the government’s seventh disclosure.

1

 1 Digital media devices containing disclosure for defendants Michael Lacey, James Larkin, and Jed 

Brunst are being provided to Paul J. Cambria Jr., Thomas H. Bienert Jr., and Gary Lincenberg 

respectively.

Two Renaissance Square Main: (602) 514-7500

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

Phoenix, AZ 85004-4408

February 22, 2019

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• The thumb drive contains the following Bates Stamped records:

o BDO Consulting Documents – DOJ-BP-0004720537 to DOJ-BP-0004735011

o Reports of Interviews – DOJ-BP-0004735012 to DOJ-BP-0004735223

o Subpoena Compliance, Reports of Interviews, and other FBI Case Documents – DOJBP-0004735224 to DOJ-BP-0004746570

• The DVD labeled Backpage Hyer Docs contains reports of interviews for Defendant Daniel 

Hyer.

• The DVD labeled Jail Calls contains jail calls for Defendants Michael Lacey and James 

Larkin

• The DVD labeled Macomb County Prosecutor contains recorded interviews from the 

Macomb County, Michigan, quadruple murder investigation of James C. Brown. In February 

of 2014, Brown was convicted of killing four women he met through Backpage.com.

• The DVD labeled Recorded Interviews with Victim #4 contains recorded interviews from

Victim 4’s local investigation. Victim 4’s summary is included in paragraph 163 of the 

Superseding Indictment. 

• The 2 DVD’s labeled JDPA Office Gretna, LA contains case-related documents from the 

local investigation of Victim #15 trafficked via Backpage.com. Victim 15’s summary is 

included in paragraph 174 of the Superseding Indictment.

Additionally, the government has in its possession copies of tax returns and related 

transmittals prepared by BDO USA Consulting for Backpage and related clients. These documents 

will not be made generally available to counsel. If you believe you have a basis to access these 

documents, please let us know and we will address this matter with the Court.

Lastly, during our execution of search warrants on April 5, 2018, we seized data from Jill 

Anderson’s personal devices. Neither the prosecution team nor the taint team have reviewed (or 

intend to review) this data. If you would like to review this data, please let us know and we will 

facilitate your review at an FBI facility in Phoenix. 

Please reach out with any questions.

Sincerely,

BRIAN BENCZKOWSKI

Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division 

U.S. Department of Justice

/s Reginald Jones

REGINALD E. JONES 

Senior Trial Attorney, CEOS

(202) 616-2807 

reginald.jones4@usdoj.gov

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ELIZABETH A. STRANGE

First Assistant U.S. Attorney 

KEVIN M. RAPP

MARGARET PERLMETER 

PETER S. KOZINETS 

ANDREW STONE

JOHN J. KUCERA 

Assistant United States Attorneys

Enclosures

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