# Dan Hyer

No alias recorded

Charged, Pleaded guilty, Sentenced

Public record reviewed to August 21, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

Sales and Marketing Director.

A conviction or guilty plea is recorded in this entry.

- Publicly named in the Backpage prosecution; role: Sales and Marketing Director.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 3 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:** Sales and Marketing Director

**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:** Sentenced, September 2025

**Nationality:** United States

**Country of residence:** United States

**Recorded sentence:** Time served; no supervised release.

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

## Legal history

Every step recorded in the public legal record for this person, in the order it happened.

These entries describe procedure only. Nothing here establishes guilt, and a charge remains an allegation until a court rules.

1. April 5, 2018

2. August 17, 2018

3. September 10, 2025

Record note. Dates follow the earliest official announcement of each step. Where proceedings were subject to reporting restrictions, this entry records only what was published.

## Court cases

Court cases in which this person is named. Being named in a case is not a finding of guilt. Charges are accusations only.

| Case | Court | Docket number | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [United States v. Lacey et al.](https://takedownindex.org/cases/united-states-v-lacey-et-al) | United States District Court for the District of Arizona | CR-18-00422-PHX (BSB) | Lacey, Spear and Brunst convicted and sentenced; appeals/restitution continued; Hyer sentenced to time serv... |