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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.