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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

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 1 recorded action

  1. [1]
    Justice Department leads seizure of Backpage.com, indicts founders

    US DOJ / FBI, April 6, 2018 Prosecutor release Source grade P1

    Establishes the Backpage.com seizure and the indictment of its founders and executives.

    No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

Coverage note. Nothing on this page rests on an uncited claim. Where a source is silent on an outcome, this entry leaves the outcome unstated rather than inferring one. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified.