Michael Fluckiger
No alias recorded
Charged, Arrested, Convicted
Public record reviewed to August 21, 2026
Index entry last updated August 21, 2026
Creator/administrator.
A conviction or guilty plea is recorded in this entry.
- Playpen co-administrator prosecuted with creator Steven Chase.
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
- Operation Pacifier / Playpen
- Recorded role
- Creator/administrator
- Group segment
- Core operator
- Charging authority
- Not recorded
- Charging jurisdiction
- Not recorded
- Case number
- Not published
- Latest recorded action
- Charged, February 2015
- Nationality
- United States
- Country of residence
- Not established
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 3 recorded actions
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Operation Pacifier / Playpen case historyOpen source
Establishes the Playpen server seizure, the FBI's covert operation of the site under an NIT warrant, and the resulting prosecutions.