1 ELIZABETH A. STRANGE 

First Assistant United States Attorney 

2 District of Arizona 

KEVIN M. RAPP (Ariz. Bar No. 14249), 

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MARGARET PERLMETER (Ariz. Bar No. 024805), 

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PETERS. KOZINETS (Ariz. Bar No. 019856), 

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DOMINIC LANZA (Cal. Bar No. 225989), 

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Assistant U.S. Attorneys 

7 40 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1800 

Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4408 

8 Telephone (602) 514-7500 

9 JOHN J. KUCERA (Cal. Bar No. 274184), 

john.kucera@usdoj.gov 

10 Special Assistant U.S. Attorney 

312 N. Spring Street, Suite 1400 

11 Los Angeles, CA 90012 

Telephone (213) 894-3391 

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BRIAN BENCZKOWSKI 

13 Assistant Attorney General 

Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice 

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REGINALD E. JONES (Miss. Bar No. 102806), 

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Senior Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice 

16 Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section 

950 Pennsylvania Ave N.W., Room 2116 

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Telephone (202) 616-2807 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

United States of America, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

Michael Lacey, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. CR 18-422-PHX-SPL (BSB) 

NOTICE OF GOVERNMENT'S FILING 

OF RECORDED LIS PENDENS AS TO 

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN COOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

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1 Plaintiff United States of America gives notice that on May 

2 14, 2018 it recorded the attached Lis Pendens with the Cook 

3 County Recorder of Deeds under Doc. # 1813406038, and sent 

4 copies of the recorded Lis Pendens to the titled owners and any 

5 known lienholders. A copy of the Lis Pendens is attached hereto 

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DATED: September 11, 2018 ELIZABETH A. STRANGE 

First Assistant United States 

Attorney 

District of Arizona 

JOHN P. CRONAN 

Acting Assistant Attorney General 

Criminal Division, U.S. Department 

of Justice 

ls/John J. Kucera 

KEVIN RAPP 

MARGARET PERLMETER 

PETERS. KOZINETS 

ANDREW C. STONE 

JOHN J. KUCERA 

Assistant U.S. Attorneys 

REGINALD JONES 

Senior Trial Attorney 

CERTIFICATION 

I certify that on September 11, 2018, I electronicall 

transmitted the attached document to the Clerk's Office using the 

CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic 

Filing to the following CM/ECF registrants: Anne Chapman, Eri 

Mccampbell, James Grant, Lee Stein, Paul Cambria, Robert Corn~ 

Revere, Ronald London, Janey Henze Cook, John Littrell, Kennet 

Miller, Thomas Bienart, Jr., Bruce Feder, Michael Kimerer, Rhond 

Neff, KC Maxwell, David Wakukawa, Michael Piccarreta, Stephe 

Weiss. 

By: s/Krystie Sor 

U.S. Attorney's Office 

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RECORDING REQUEST BY 

UNITED STATES 

WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO 

Name: Shannen Beckman 

Senior Paralegal 

MAILING 

ADDRESS: 

CITY, STATE, 

ZIP CODE: 

Shannen.beckman@usdoj.gov 

312 N. Spring St., 141

h Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 

90012 

Doc#. 1813406038 Fee: $58.00 

Karen A. Yarbrough 

Cook County Recorder of Deeds 

Date: 05/14/2018 1 O: 11 AM Pg: 1 of 6 

SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE RESERVED FOR RECORDER'S USE 

RECORDING REQUESTED BY SIMPLIFILE 

TITLE(S) 

Recording of Lis Pendens 

Cook County 

APN: 20-14-201-079-1054 

EXHIBIT A 

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ELIZABETH A. STRANGE 

First Assistant United States Attorney 

District of Arizona 

KEVIN M. RAPP (Ariz. Bar No. 14249), 

kevin.rapp@usdoj.gov 

DOMINIC LANZA (Cal. Bar No. 225989), 

dominic.lanza@usdoj.gov 

MARGARET PERLMETER (Ariz. Bar No. 024805), 

margaret.perlmeter@usdoj.gov 

JOHN J. KUCERA (Cal. Bar No. 274184), 

john.kucera@usdoj.gov 

Assistant U.S. Attorneys 

40 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1800 

Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4408 

Telephone (602) 514-7500 

JOHN P. CRONAN 

Acting Assistant Attorney General 

Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice 

REGINALD E. JONES (Miss. Bar No. 102806), 

reginald.jones4@usdoj.gov 

Senior Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice 

Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section 

950 Pennsylvania Ave N.W., Room 2116 

Washington, D.C. 20530 

Telephone (202) 616-2807 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

17 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

18 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff, 

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JAMES A. LARKIN 

Defendant. 

No. CR-18-00422-PHX-SPL 

LIS PENDENS 

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Titled Owners: John C. Larkin, 

Margaret G. Larkin and James A. 

Larkin 

EXHIBIT A 

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1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the foregoing action has been 

2 commenced and is now pending in the United States District Court for 

3 the District of Arizona. The real property that is the subject of 

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this action is located in Chicago, Illinois and is more particularly 

described as follows: 

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UNIT NUMBER 1308-2 IN THE 56TH AND KIMBARK CONDOMINIUM AS 

DELINEATED ON PLAT OF SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED 

PARCEL OF REAL ESTATE: LOTS 13, 14, 15 AND 16 IN BLOCK 60 

IN HOPKIN'S ADDITION TO HYDE PARK, A SUBDIVISION OF THE 

WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTH EAST 1/4 OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 38 

NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN 

COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS WHICH PLAT OF SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS 

EXHIBIT D TO DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM MADE BY 56TH AND 

KIMBARK ASSOCIATION, A NOT-FOR PROFIT CORPORATION AND 

RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF DEEDS OF COOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS AS DOCUMENT 25385096 TOGETHER WITH ITS 

UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS. 

APN: 20-14-201-079-1054; Tax Map ID: 20-14-201-079-1054 

2 EXHIBIT A 

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1 For further information concerning the forfeiture, reference may 

2 be had to the records of the Clerk of the Court for the United States 

3 District Court at Phoenix, Arizona. Title to the defendant property 

4 is held in the name of John C. Larkin, Margaret G. Larkin and James 

5 A. Larkin, as joint tenants with right of survivorship. 

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Dated: May .JLJ_, 2018 Respectfully submitted, 

ELIZABETH A. STRANGE 

First Assistant United States Attorney 

District of Arizona 

JOHN P. CRONAN 

Acting Assistant Attorney General 

Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice)/ 

KEVIN )pp 

DOMINIC LANZA 

MARGARET PERLMETER 

JOHN J. KUCERA 

Assistant U.S. Attorneys 

REGINALD JONES 

Senior Trial Attorney 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

3 EXHIBIT A 

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PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAILING 

I am over the age of 18 and not a party to the within 

action. I am employed by the Office of the United States 

4 Attorney, Central District of California. My business address 

5 is 312 North Spring Street, 14th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012. 

6 On May/0, 2018 1 I served a copy of: LIS PENDENS 

7 upon each person or entity named below by enclosing a 

8 copy in an envelope addressed as shown below and placing the 

9 envelope for collection and mailing on the date and at the place 

10 shown below following our ordinary office practices. 

11 TO: SEE SERVICE LIST 

12 X I am readily familiar with the practice of this office for 

13 collection and processing correspondence for mailing. On the 

14 same day that correspondence is placed for collection and 

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the United States Postal Service in a sealed envelope with 

postage fully prepaid. 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the 

United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. 

I declare that I am employed in the office of a member of 

the bar of this court at whose direction the service was made. 

Executed on: May tb, 2018 at Los Angeles, California. 

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SERVICE LIST 

John 

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Chicago 1 IL 60637 

EXHIBIT 

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1 PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAILING 

2 I am over the age of 18 and not a party to the within 

3 action. I am employed by the Office of the United States 

4 Attorney, Central District of California. My business address 

5 is 312 North Spring Street, 14th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012. 

6 On September 11, 2018, I served a copy of: NOTICE OF FILING 

7 OF RECORDED LIS PENDENS upon each person or entity named below 

8 by enclosing a copy in an envelope addressed as shown below and 

9 placing the envelope for collection and mailing on the date and 

10 at the place shown below following our ordinary office 

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X I am readily familiar with the practice of this office for 

collection and processing correspondence for mailing. On the 

same day that correspondence is placed for collection and 

mailing, it is deposited in the ordinary course of business with 

the United States Postal Service in a sealed envelope with 

postage fully prepaid. 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the 

United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. 

I declare that I am employed in the office of a member of 

the bar of this court at whose direction the service was made. 

Executed on: September California. 

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Paradise 

John C. Larkin, 

Margaret G. Larkin and 

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SERVICE LIST 

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