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PROI~'T+'~RIINTERVI~W A~~E1V.~ENT

The ground ~ ales and conditions for any proffer/interview are set forth in this c~ocuinent,

which is 3 pages.

The parties to Plus Agreement are the l~irst Assistant United States Attorney through her

Assis#azit U,S, Attorneys, I~evis~ M, Rapp, Domiiuc Lanza, Margret Pai~lmeter and Re~,rinald

cones, Trial Attorney, Depat~nent of Justice, Kirsta Leebuzg Melton, Assistant ~1.ttoxizey

General, State of Texas, Randy Mailman, Deputy Attoi7iey General, 4f~ce of'the Attorney

General, State of California, (" lie Pxosecution") and Carl Ferrer acid Mr, Feirer's cattnsel, Naz~ci

Clarence and Jonathan Baum,

This Agreement binds the U.S. Department of justice, alzd the AttoiY~ey Generals' Offices for the

States of Ctilifoinia end Texas,

~, The piupose of any pro#'fer/interview zs to evaluate oral and written statemelits and

proffered informatioli given by Mr. Fez~rer and his agents (including but not Iim%ted to his

attoi~.eys) concerning his invalvernent with Bacltp~zge.com atzd related entities, Mr..~ez~er agrees

to proffer infoirnation ox participate in airy interview on an entirely volui~tarybasis. Mi, Fezxcr

also undez'stay~ds and a~~ees that he is not compelled ixz azzy way to participate in t~zs interview.

2. Mr. Ferrer voluntarily waives all claims o:F attox~ey-client pi~vilege, vc+hether in his

~exsanal or official capacity as the Claie~ Executive Officer of Bacicpage.cam, LLC as to

comm~.inications with ai~.y attoxney or law firm that represented Backpage.com, or any related

entity, where such coxnnlunications concerned or related to Bacicpage.com ox arty related entity.

This waiver does not ap~1y to IVu. Ferrer's current attorneys, Nand Clarence, Jonathan Baurn end

anyone worl~ing on their behalf Mr, Ferrcx voluntarily agrees to provide all doeuzneiits and other

matez~ial t~ia~ inay be relevant to the investi~atioi~ and t1~at are in his possession ar control,

S~owever, Mr. Ferrer sha11 not disclose any documents or ii~formatioii protected by t1~.e Joint

Defense A.gceement ul this matter. Mr. Ferret u~~derstands that his proffs~/interview afid any

benefit he may receive from informatiotl he provides to the prosectttzox~, does not depend on leis

waiver of the attor~~ey-client privilege,

3. The agreement is explicitly cozitingent upon N.ti, ~er~ex providing t~uthfu~ statements

and ~.'afiliful information. I~. any interview or proffer, Mr, Ferrer and his agezzts will eo7n~letely

and.tr~tthfully answer x.11 questions, will pxovide complete and ~iatliful information relafing to any

and all matters, and will melee no material misstate~aez~ts ox omissions of facts, Mr. Ferrer further

undez~stands that he wi11 neither atteinp~ to protect any person or ei~.tity ~:or ;Falsely implicate any

pexson or entity, fbxough false inforz~ation or omission. Ne~vez~thcless, Flo tntthfill statemen#s made

by or t~uthfill information pa:avided by Mr, Fezxer ar his agents dui7n~ the interview, or otherwise

pro~'fered, will be used directly agaizast Mr, FeiY•er dtu~~g any litigatiozi or proceeding instituted by

the Pz~osecutiou, The Prosecution will be the ultimate arbiter of tl~e truthfilhiess of any staterr~ex~t

ox infoxtuation,

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4. Nothing in paragraph 4 above, howevez~, p~evei~ts the Prosecution fiom malting

derivative use of and pursuing Any investigative leads (i.e. fruits) suggested by any statements

made by or ot~.e~~ information praffe~'ed or provided by Mt. Feixer or ]us agents, In other wozds,

except as expzessly stated above, M7•, Ferrex understands and agrees that there are Yio limitations

wliafisoever ou tl~e use the Prosecution can melee of t~ze testiulony and information provided in any

iufezwiew or otherwise p~•offez~ed by N.~. Ferrer or leis agents, either oz ally a~ in writing, both before

and after• ax~y u~zterview of IvSr, Ferrer. Mr. ~crr~r exp~ressl~ waives any right to challenge the

de~xvative use of any statements ar information pxovided dui7ng the interview or otherwise

pzoffezed by M;c. Fearer or his agents, It is the intent of this agreement that such derivative use is

proper and the ~'xosecution. at~d ZvTr. ~exrer hereby agree tl~~tt Federal Rri1e of Criminal Procedure

11{~, and Federal Ru1e~ of Evidence 408 and 410 and, do not govern such derivative use ui any

Iitiga~ioii or other proceedings. This provision is necessary to a7iminate any need ar argument fbr

a Kcastigccr I~.earixag at which the Proseeutioii would have Co prove that the evidence it would

ir~troduee at trial, or any other proceedings, is not associated with ox tai.zzted bar any staterne~its

made by or other information provided by NZx. ~'ezx~ex dui7ng a~iy interview, or was otherwise

proffered fio the Prosecution by Mz•. Feder or lus ageufs.

5. If Me. Ferrer is a witness at any hial or other proceeding relatzz~g to the information he

provides to itzvestzga~ing agents, and offers testi~noiz~ materially different from a~~y statements or

otl~ez uiformatioi~ provided during ~1~e interview or otliei~wise proffered by Mr. Ferrer or his agents,

the Prosacttt~ioz~ xnay cross-examuie witnesses (including Mr. Ferrez•) and introduce rebut#a1

evidence concerning any statemez~ts or other information pzovided during any interview ox•

otherwise proffered b~ Mr, Ferrer ox• his agents. In addition, the Prosecution zese~ves the right to

pzosecute lvir. Fever fog• perjury, false official statement or obs~tlictio~ of justice to tie fullest

extent provided by law. If SLiC~'1 a ~3105~C11~.lOTL OCCIITS~ the Prosecution c~ rise duectly, and

derivatively, in their case-izl-chief, in cross-examination a~~d zn rebuttal, any sta#ernents a~ad

information piovided by Mr. Ferret, whether directly or indirectly tluoug~ his agents, ar

dezxvatively 1inl~ed to t1~e statements and other infoi~nation Mr. Fezxer ox leis agents sup~Iied in an;~

interview or other proffer ~by 1VIr. Fezxer oz bis agents. This provision is needed to ensure that Mr.

Fei7•er does not abuse the oppo~inity far an interview ox pxoffex of ini'ormation, does not melee

materially false stateinezzts to a governmcz~t agency either orally or in writing (dzrectly or

it~c~.irectly), and does i~ot commit perjury when testifyiil~ at trial ox i~a a~ay other legal proceeding

6, Mr. k'ener iiuderstancls that t~Zc law (s~eci~cally, Brady v. M~rylancl} requires that tl~e

~'rosecution provide axiy person against tx~hom charges ire brotrglit, all i~lformation wlucli tezids to

mitigate or Negate the person's guilt as to the offaxises charged. Therefore, Mr. Fetter tuiderstands

that if BYac~y n7atezial zs c~evelaped oz• ~rrodttced from the interview ar in. any proffer, the~~ the

Prosecution would be required to disclose this information to ~Ze appropriate defendants acid/or

their attorneys at the time the obligation is imposed on the P~~osecution. This provisiozi is included

to 1~ermit tl~e Prosecution to comply with its discovery obligations find is not intended to discourage

Mr. Ferrer from pxovic~ing iziformation to the Prosecution.

7. With tl~e exceptio~~ of providing z'equu~ed notice i~iider tl~e Joust Defense A~'eemex~.t

in this case, Mr. Ferrer will not, per~onAlly or through any other person (incXudiza~ but not limited

to his attorneys), disclose the existence of this agreement or az~y interview or proffer, or anything

otherwise said dt7ring the interview or proffered to the Prosacntion, oY any information relating to

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M~•, Ferrex~'s cooperation witlx the Prosecution {except that if an atforuey for another putative ox

actual defendant asks Mr. Fever's counsel or successors whether Mr, Ferrer is coope~•ating wifi~z

tl~e TJ~tufed States, counsel or successoz~s may confizm the fact that Mr. Fever is cooperating, but

will not disclose any other information about N1'x. Fez~~ex's coa~eratio~).

8, This docuzneiit is the fii11 and complete Agxeexneut o:Fthe pai~ies with regard to any

interview oz pzofferec~ information, No ot~ier promises, representations or agreements have been

made by or between tfie panties w~tl~. xegazd to ax~y pxoffex/urtezva.ew ox the underlying matters

xaferer~ced iu this written a~reeinent. The parties shall at all times act ixz good faith to accomplish

their intent in enter7.ng uito this Agrcezr~ent, A.~~y dispute bet~c~veex~ the parties as to whether either

party has Failed fo fu1~ll any of its obligations under this Agreement sha11 be submitted to and

decided by the United States llistrict Cotu~t fbx the DisixXct o#'Arazona.

AGREED: ELIZABET.I~ A. STRANGE

First Assista~~t United Stites Attorney

DATE VIN M, R.APP

DOMINIC LANZA

MARGRET PERLMBTER

Assistar~~T~ , A rneys

~r

DATE 12~GINA E. JO S, Trial Attorney

U.S. Depar f Sustice

C' .~. E loit n a~ Of~ sf~'euit Section

D E ~TRSTA LEEBUR.G MELTON

ssistaiit Attorney General,

Office oFtheAttoznep General, State of'z'exas

DATE Y MAILMAN,

Deplrty Attorney General,

Office the t1.tto azey Gcz~eral, State of California

DATE CA.R.L FERRE~t

~ S~ !Y

DAT ' NANCI CLARLNCE, ESQ.

JONATHAN BAUM, ESQ.

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