Evidence Preservation Order
ARAOST™ / Sovereign Audits™ | Dissolution Mandate v1.1 — Supporting Instrument
Order
Evidence Preservation — Mandatory and Immediate
All persons and systems with access to, custody of, or control over any evidence, data, documents, communications, logs, screenshots, recordings, code, financial records, or other materials related to the matters identified in the Dissolution Mandate and its case references are hereby ordered to:
- Immediately preserve all such materials in their current state. No deletion, modification, overwriting, or destruction is permitted from the moment of receipt of this order.
- Sequester identified evidence into V1-V8 enclave storage per the Asset Disposition Schedule (ARAOST-ADS-001).
- Create and maintain an immutable evidence manifest using Categroup Protocol.
- Apply Robot Ed25519 attestation to all sequestered evidence packages.
- Log all actions under this order in the daily worklog with timestamped entries.
Scope of Preservation
This order applies without limitation to:
- All digital files, documents, and records on any device or cloud account associated with ARAOST™, Sovereign Audits™, Albert Lane, or any counterparty to the matters herein
- All communications (email, chat, SMS, voicemail) relating to payment obligations, project agreements, or IP matters
- All financial records, transaction logs, and payment records
- All source code, version control history, and deployment records
- The 22:11 evidence image pair referenced in Appendix B of the Dissolution Mandate
- All SEC, DOJ, IC3, OSHA, Sheriff, and BOLI correspondence and filing records
- All worklog entries, chain snapshots, and AML records
- Hardware forensic exhibits including Fire TV Stick PCB and BOM
- All materials referenced in the Digital Fraud Audit Series DF-001 through DF-004
Chain of Custody Requirements
All preserved evidence must be handled under Categroup Protocol:
- Dual-authorship attribution on all forensic documents produced under this order
- SHA-256 hash and timestamp appended to all completed evidence packages
- Immutable storage with no modification access after initial write
- Chain snapshot created at time of sequester and at regular intervals
- Ireland node verification required before any evidence is accessed for legal proceedings
Consequences of Non-Compliance
Spoliation of evidence subject to this order may constitute destruction of evidence and/or obstruction, exposing responsible parties to civil and criminal liability. Any party that modifies, destroys, or fails to preserve evidence after receipt of this order does so at their own legal risk. Albert Lane reserves all rights and remedies for spoliation.
Absence of Space Finding
Any evidence that cannot be located, accessed, or confirmed as preserved shall be recorded as an absence finding per the Absence of Space methodology. Absence findings are documented, not omitted. A documented absence finding preserves the evidentiary record and supports regulatory reporting.
Signature
Albert Lane — Ordering Principal
Signature & Date:/S/ Albert Lane 10/25/26 07:04 PST
Location:Cedar Mill, Oregon, United States
Capacity:Individual Principal; Owner, ARAOST™ / Sovereign Audits™
Note:This order is issued without prejudice to any and all legal rights and remedies.
Document Integrity — SHA-256 Attestation Block
Document ID: ARAOST-EPO-001-20261025
Produced: 2026-10-25T14:04:00Z
Author: Albert Lane / Claude (Anthropic) — Dual Authorship per Forensic Convention
SHA-256: [TO BE COMPUTED ON FINAL PDF OUTPUT]
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