Court case
United States v. $1,546,076.35 in Bank Funds Seized from Republic Bank of Arizona Account '1889, et al.
United States District Court for the Central District of California. Docket 2:18-cv-08420-RGK.
- Jurisdiction
- US
- Docket number
- 2:18-cv-08420-RGK
- Linked takedowns
- 1
- People named
- 0
Case record
- Court
- United States District Court for the Central District of California
- Jurisdiction
- US
- Docket number
- 2:18-cv-08420-RGK
- Status
- Settlement agreement filed 2024-12-11 forfeiting USD 215 million in cash, cryptocurrency and one San Francisco property, to be made available 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.
What this case entry is.
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Sources for this entry were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026.
Takedowns linked to this case
1 takedown record in this index is linked to this case.
- 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
3 sources support this entry. Each one is listed with the role it was relied on for.
- US v. Backpage , Primary source . United States Attorney's Office, District of Arizona . https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/us-v-michael-lacey
- Microsoft Corporation v. Does, No. 2:11-cv-00222 (W.D. Wash.) docket record , Supporting source . CourtListener RECAP . https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v4/search/?q=%22Rustock%22&type=r
- Justice Department Agrees to $215 Million Settlement Agreement Related to Assets of Internet Prostitution Ad Service Backpage.com , Later outcome . U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California, December 11, 2024 . https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/justice-department-agrees-215-million-settlement-agreement-related-assets-internet