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# Justice Department Agrees to $215 Million Settlement Agreement Related to Assets of Internet Prostitution Ad Service Backpage.com

U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California, December 11, 2024. Status of the Backpage.com civil forfeiture case: a settlement agreement filed 11 December 2024 under which $215 million in seized assets is forfeited to the United States, representing more than 80% of the value of property seized or restrained in the case..

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Published:** December 11, 2024

**Research grade:** P1

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**Publisher:** U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California

**Published:** December 11, 2024

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/justice-department-agrees-215-million-settlement-agreement-related-assets-internet](https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/justice-department-agrees-215-million-settlement-agreement-related-assets-internet)

**What it supports:** Status of the Backpage.com civil forfeiture case: a settlement agreement filed 11 December 2024 under which $215 million in seized assets is forfeited to the United States, representing more than 80% of the value of property seized or restrained in the case.

**Dataset id:** src\_justicegov\_backpage\_215m\_settlement\_2024

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