# 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](https://takedownindex.org/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](https://takedownindex.org/people/michael-lacey)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/michael-lacey/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/michael-lacey/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/michael-lacey/sources)

## 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

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.