Michael Lacey
No alias recorded
Charged
Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026
Index entry last updated August 21, 2026
Alleged Co-founder of Backpage.com.
Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.
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
- Co-founder 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
Law enforcement actions against infrastructure and services linked to this person, and the action recorded against the person in each one.
Outcomes and dates follow the public reporting cited on the sources tab and are subject to revision.
1 recorded action across 1 takedown
| Date | Takedown | Target | Connection | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2018 , Source [1] | Backpage.com seizure , Trafficking and exploitation | Backpage.com , backpage.com | Co-founder of Backpage.com | Charged . No further detail published |