Scott Spear
No alias recorded
Charged, Convicted, Sentenced
Public record reviewed to August 21, 2026
Index entry last updated August 21, 2026
Co-owner.
A conviction or guilty plea is recorded in this entry.
- Publicly named in the Backpage prosecution; role: Owner/executive.
Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.
This entry records 3 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
- Backpage.com seizure
- Recorded role
- Co-owner
- Group segment
- Core operator
- Charging authority
- United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona
- Charging jurisdiction
- Not recorded
- Case number
- CR-18-00422-PHX (BSB)
- Latest recorded action
- Sentenced, August 2024
- Nationality
- United States
- Country of residence
- United States
- Recorded sentence
- 120 months imprisonment; three years supervised release.
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.
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April 5, 2018
Charged by United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona.
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November 16, 2023
Convicted by United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona.
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August 28, 2024
Sentenced by United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona.
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.
| Case | Court | Docket number | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. Lacey et al. | United States District Court for the District of Arizona | CR-18-00422-PHX (BSB) | Lacey, Spear and Brunst convicted and sentenced; appeals/restitution continued; Hyer sentenced to time serv... |