Prosecutor release # Justice Department Leads Effort to Seize Backpage.Com, the Internet's Leading Forum for Prostitution Ads, and Obtains 93-Count Federal Indictment U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona, April 9, 2018. Establishes the Backpage.com seizure and the indictment of its founders and executives.. **Source type:** Prosecutor release **Published:** April 9, 2018 **Research grade:** P1 **Used in entries:** 16 ## Bibliographic record **Publisher:** U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona **Published:** April 9, 2018 **Source type:** Prosecutor release **Research grade:** Source grade P1 **Language:** English **Official record:** Official publication **Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/justice-department-leads-effort-seize-backpagecom-internet-s-leading-forum-prostitution](https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/justice-department-leads-effort-seize-backpagecom-internet-s-leading-forum-prostitution) **What it supports:** Establishes the Backpage.com seizure and the indictment of its founders and executives. **Dataset id:** src\_doj\_backpage\_2018 How this source is used Cited 16 times across 4 record types. The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards. Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here. ## Cited by ### Takedown records 1 citation Cited on the takedown record itself. - [Backpage.com seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/backpage-com-seizure) Trafficking and exploitation, April 2018 Primary source ### Organization roles 7 citations Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown. - [Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/backpage-com-seizure) Supporting, Backpage.com seizure Primary source - [United States Department of Justice](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/backpage-com-seizure) Prosecuting, Backpage.com seizure Primary source - [Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/backpage-com-seizure) Investigator, Backpage.com seizure Primary source - [Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/backpage-com-seizure) Investigator, Backpage.com seizure Primary source - [United States Postal Inspection Service](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/backpage-com-seizure) Investigator, Backpage.com seizure Primary source - [United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/backpage-com-seizure) Prosecutor, Backpage.com seizure Primary source - [United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/backpage-com-seizure) Operational lead, Backpage.com seizure Primary source ### Legal actions against people 7 citations Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person. - [Michael Lacey](https://takedownindex.org/people/michael-lacey) Charged, Backpage.com seizure Primary source - [Scott Spear](https://takedownindex.org/people/scott-spear) Charged, Backpage.com seizure Primary source - [John E. “Jed” Brunst](https://takedownindex.org/people/john-e-jed-brunst) Charged, Backpage.com seizure Primary source - [James Larkin](https://takedownindex.org/people/james-larkin) Charged, Backpage.com seizure Primary source - [Dan Hyer](https://takedownindex.org/people/dan-hyer) Charged, Backpage.com seizure Primary source - [Andrew Padilla](https://takedownindex.org/people/andrew-padilla) Charged, Backpage.com seizure Primary source - [Jaala Joye Vaught](https://takedownindex.org/people/jaala-joye-vaught) Charged, Backpage.com seizure Primary source ### Infrastructure 1 citation Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on. - [backpage[.]com](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/backpage-com-seizure) Domain seized, Backpage.com seizure Primary source [All sources](https://takedownindex.org/sources)