Joye Vaught
No alias recorded
Charged
Public record reviewed to August 21, 2026
Index entry last updated August 21, 2026
Alleged executive.
Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.
- Publicly named in the Backpage prosecution; role: Executive.
Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.
This entry records 1 action 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
- Executive
- 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
- Charged, April 2018
- Nationality
- United States
- Country of residence
- United States
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.
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April 5, 2018
Charged by United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona.
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. | 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... |