Exhibit C

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U.S. Department of Justice

United States Attorney

District of Arizona

Via FedEx and E-Mail

Joy Malby Bertrand

P.O. Box 2734

Scottsdale, AZ, 85252-2734

EMail:joyous@mailbag.com

(attorney for Defendant Joye 

Vaught)

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

CR-18-00422-PHX-SMB

Dear Ms. Bertrand:

Although we are sure you have received Mr. Weiss’s case file regarding your client 

Joye Vaught—which includes discovery disclosed in the case to date—we wanted to 

separately provide you two digital media devices containing “hot docs” (i.e., documents 

specifically related to the allegations contained in the Superseding Indictment). (See

Superseding Indictment CR 230). DVD#1 enclosed contains approximately 1,500 pages 

of Bates stamped “hot docs” specifically related to the allegations in the Superseding 

Indictment to all Defendants as well as the victims ads referenced in Counts 1-51 of the 

Superseding Indictment.1

• Backpage “Hot Docs” – Bates Stamped Records DOJ-BP-0004601039-

DOJ-BP-0004602110

• Backpage Superseding Indictment “Hot Docs” – Bates Stamped Records 

DOJ-BP-0004602508-DOJ-BP-0004602851

 1 Defendant Vaught is charged with Counts 1-51 of the Superseding Indictment.

Two Renaissance Square Main: (602) 514-7500

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

Phoenix, AZ 85004-4408

May 20, 2019

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• Additional Superseding “Hot Docs” – Bates Stamped Records DOJ-BP0004685806-DOJ-BP-0004685877

• Additional Victim Records – Bates Stamped Records DOJ-BP-0004719328-

DOJ-BP-0004719709

DVD#2 enclosed contains “hot docs” specifically related to allegations contained 

in the Superseding Indictment to Defendant Vaught. To assist your review of these 

materials, we have labeled each “hot doc” contained on DVD#2 (see chart below) that 

supports the allegations contained in the Superseding Indictment to Defendant Vaught. 

This allows you to cross-reference these “hot docs” with the information contained in the 

corresponding paragraphs of the Superseding Indictment.

SSI, paragraph 77

SSI, paragraph 78

SSI, paragraph 78 attachment 1

SSI, paragraph 78 attachment 2

SSI, paragraph 79

SSI, paragraph 93

SSI, paragraph 99, part 1

SSI, paragraph 99, part 2

SSI, paragraph 117, part 1

SSI, paragraph 117, part 2

SSI, paragraph 117, part 3

SSI, paragraph 128, part 1

SSI, paragraph 128, part 2

SSI, paragraph 129

SSI, paragraph 133

SSI, paragraph 137

SSI, paragraph 139

SSI, paragraph 143

SSI, paragraph 143 attachment 1

SSI, paragraph 145

SSI, paragraph 148

SSI, paragraph 149

SSI, paragraph 157 part 1

SSI, paragraph 157 part 2

SSI, paragraph 185

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When you have completed review of the aforementioned documents, please reach 

out to me with any questions. 

BRIAN BENCZKOWSKI

Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division 

U.S. Department of Justice

s/Reginald E. Jones

REGINALD E. JONES 

Senior Trial Attorney, CEOS

(202) 616-2807 

reginald.jones4@usdoj.gov

MICHAEL BAILEY

United States Attorney 

KEVIN M. RAPP

MARGARET PERLMETER 

PETER S. KOZINETS 

ANDREW STONE

Assistant United States Attorneys

JOHN J. KUCERA 

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

Enclosures

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