Court case

# United States v. $1,546,076.35 in Bank Funds et al.

United States District Court for the Central District of California. Docket CV 18-8420-RGK.

**Jurisdiction:** US

**Docket number:** CV 18-8420-RGK

**Linked takedowns:** 1

**People named:** 0

## Case record

**Court:** United States District Court for the Central District of California

**Jurisdiction:** US

**Docket number:** CV 18-8420-RGK

**Status:** Parallel forfeiture case; DOJ expected forfeiture exceeding USD 200 million for victim remission

**Status verified:** August 21, 2026

**Dataset id:** case\_backpage\_forfeiture

The status line was checked against the public record on August 21, 2026. Proceedings may have moved since.

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## Takedowns linked to this case

1 takedown record in this index is linked to this case.

- [Backpage.com seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/backpage-com-seizure). Trafficking and exploitation, April 2018

## People named in this case

No person in this index is recorded as named in this case.

## Sources

1 source support this entry. Each one is listed with the role it was relied on for.

- [United States v. Backpage case information and docket updates](https://takedownindex.org/sources/united-states-attorney-s-office-district-of-arizona-united-states-v-backpage-cas), Primary source. United States Attorney's Office, District of Arizona. [https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/us-v-michael-lacey](https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/us-v-michael-lacey)

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