# 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](https://takedownindex.org/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](https://takedownindex.org/people/carl-ferrer)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/carl-ferrer/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/carl-ferrer/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/carl-ferrer/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 2 recorded actions

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.

No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

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.