Court case

# United States v. Carl Ferrer

United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Docket CR-18-00464-PHX-DJH.

**Jurisdiction:** US

**Docket number:** CR-18-00464-PHX-DJH

**Linked takedowns:** 1

**People named:** 1

## Case record

**Court:** United States District Court for the District of Arizona

**Jurisdiction:** US

**Docket number:** CR-18-00464-PHX-DJH

**Status:** Guilty plea; sentencing/forfeiture coordinated with related Backpage proceedings

**Status verified:** August 21, 2026

**Dataset id:** case\_us\_v\_ferrer

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 21, 2026.

## 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

1 person in this index is recorded as named in this case.

- [Carl Ferrer](https://takedownindex.org/people/carl-ferrer). No alias recorded

## Sources

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

- [Three Owners of Notorious Prostitution Website Backpage Sentenced](https://takedownindex.org/sources/united-states-department-of-justice-office-of-public-affairs-three-owners-of-not), Primary source. United States Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, August 28, 2024. [https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/three-owners-notorious-prostitution-website-backpagecom-sentenced](https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/three-owners-notorious-prostitution-website-backpagecom-sentenced)
- [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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