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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

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 6, 2018

    Charged by United States Department of Justice in the United States.

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.