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# HWG Secures Landmark Sentencing Result in High-Profile Backpage.com Prosecution

HWG LLP, September 10, 2025. Carl Ferrer's sentencing on 9 September 2025 by U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa of the District of Arizona to three years of probation and $40,000 in restitution..

**Source type:** Other

**Published:** September 10, 2025

**Research grade:** S2

**Used in entries:** 1

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** HWG LLP

**Published:** September 10, 2025

**Source type:** Other

**Research grade:** Source grade S2

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Not an official publication

**Address:** [https://hwglaw.com/2025/09/10/hwg-secures-landmark-sentencing-result-in-high-profile-backpage-com-prosecution/](https://hwglaw.com/2025/09/10/hwg-secures-landmark-sentencing-result-in-high-profile-backpage-com-prosecution/)

**What it supports:** Carl Ferrer's sentencing on 9 September 2025 by U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa of the District of Arizona to three years of probation and $40,000 in restitution.

**Dataset id:** src\_hwglaw\_ferrer\_sentencing\_2025

## Research notes

- Published by Ferrer's own defence counsel; a party-affiliated announcement, not a court or government record.
- Input URL 301-redirects to the same path with a trailing slash.

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[Carl Allen Ferrer](https://takedownindex.org/people/carl-allen-ferrer)

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