# 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)

## Sources

Every claim on this person's pages traces to one of the entries below.

Official announcements come first, then the reporting that supports individual details.

1 source cited across 1 recorded action

1. [1]
[Justice Department leads seizure of Backpage.com, indicts founders](https://takedownindex.org/sources/us-doj-fbi-justice-department-leads-seizure-of-backpage-com-indicts-founders)

US DOJ / FBI, April 6, 2018 Prosecutor release Source grade P1

Establishes the Backpage.com seizure and the indictment of its founders and executives.

[Open source](https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/justice-department-leads-effort-seize-backpagecom-internet-s-leading-forum-prostitution)

Coverage note. Nothing on this page rests on an uncited claim. Where a source is silent on an outcome, this entry leaves the outcome unstated rather than inferring one. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified.