Carl Ferrer
No alias recorded
Charged, Pleaded guilty
Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026
Index entry last updated August 21, 2026
CEO of Backpage.com.
A conviction or guilty plea is recorded in this entry.
- Pleaded guilty in connection with the 2018 federal case.
Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.
This entry records 2 actions 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
- Recorded role
- CEO of Backpage.com
- Group segment
- Core operator
- Charging authority
- United States Department of Justice
- Charging jurisdiction
- United States
- Case number
- Not published
- Latest recorded action
- Charged, April 2018
- Nationality
- United States
- Country of residence
- United States
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.
2 recorded actions across 1 takedown
| Date | Takedown | Target | Connection | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2018 , Source [1] | Backpage.com seizure , Trafficking and exploitation | Backpage.com , backpage.com | CEO of Backpage.com | Charged . No further detail published |
| Date not established , Source [1] | Backpage.com seizure , Trafficking and exploitation | Backpage.com , backpage.com | CEO of Backpage.com | Pleaded guilty . Pleaded guilty in connection with the federal case against Backpage; exact plea date not established in the reviewed source. |