# Andrew Padilla

No alias recorded

Charged

Public record reviewed to August 21, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

_Alleged_ executive.

Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.

- Publicly named in the Backpage prosecution; role: Executive.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 1 action across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Legal summary

**Associated takedowns:** [Backpage.com seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/backpage-com-seizure)

**Recorded role:** Executive

**Group segment:** Core operator

**Charging authority:** United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona

**Charging jurisdiction:** Not recorded

**Case number:** CR-18-00422-PHX (BSB)

**Latest recorded action:** Charged, April 2018

**Nationality:** United States

**Country of residence:** United States

- [Associated takedowns](https://takedownindex.org/people/andrew-padilla)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/andrew-padilla/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/andrew-padilla/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/andrew-padilla/sources)

## Associated takedowns

Law enforcement actions against infrastructure and services linked to this person, and the action recorded against the person in each one.

Outcomes and dates follow the public reporting cited on the sources tab and are subject to revision.

1 recorded action across 1 takedown

| Date | Takedown | Target | Connection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 5, 2018, [Source [1]](https://takedownindex.org/people/andrew-padilla/sources#source-1) | [Backpage.com seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/backpage-com-seizure), Trafficking and exploitation | Backpage.com, backpage.com | Executive | Charged. No further detail published |