James Larkin

No alias recorded

Charged, Deceased

Public record reviewed to August 21, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

Alleged Co-founder/owner.

Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.

Publicly named in the Backpage prosecution; role: Co-founder/owner.

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: Co-founder/owner
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: Deceased, July 2023
Nationality: United States
Country of residence: United States
Date of death: July 31, 2023

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.

2 sources cited across 2 recorded actions

[1]
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
[2]
Three Owners of Notorious Prostitution Website Backpage Sentenced
United States Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, August 28, 2024 Prosecutor release Source grade P1

Sentences for Lacey, Spear and Brunst; Ferrer and Hyer pleas; Larkin death; agencies

Open source

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.