# Michael Phan No alias recorded Charged, Arrested Public record reviewed to August 21, 2026 Index entry last updated August 21, 2026 _Alleged_ administrator. Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded. - Alleged DeepDotWeb administrator. Everything on this page comes from cited public sources. This entry records 2 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:** [DeepDotWeb domain seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/deepdotweb-domain-seizure) **Recorded role:** Administrator **Group segment:** Core operator **Charging authority:** United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania **Charging jurisdiction:** Not recorded **Case number:** Not published **Latest recorded action:** Charged, May 2019 **Nationality:** Israel **Country of residence:** Not established - [Associated takedowns](https://takedownindex.org/people/michael-phan) - [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/michael-phan/legal-history) - [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/michael-phan/charges) - [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/michael-phan/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. May 6, 2019 2. May 6, 2019 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. ## Court cases Court cases in which this person is named. Being named in a case is not a finding of guilt. Charges are accusations only. No court case in this index names this person. That is a gap in the record, not a finding about this person.