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Backpage’s Co-founder and CEO, As Well As Several Backpage-Related Corporate Entities, Enter Guilty Pleas

United States Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, April 12, 2018. Carl Ferrer's guilty plea and the corporate guilty pleas, plus the arrest of all seven defendants charged in the 93-count indictment on 6 April 2018 and the initial appearances of Lacey, Larkin, Spear, Brunst, Hyer, Padilla and Vaught.

Source type
Prosecutor release
Published
April 12, 2018
Research grade
P1
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8

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Publisher
United States Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs
Published
April 12, 2018
Source type
Prosecutor release
Research grade
Source grade P1
Language
English
Official record
Official publication
Address
https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/backpage-s-co-founder-and-ceo-well-several-backpage-related-corporate-entities-enter-guilty
What it supports
Carl Ferrer's guilty plea and the corporate guilty pleas, plus the arrest of all seven defendants charged in the 93-count indictment on 6 April 2018 and the initial appearances of Lacey, Larkin, Spear, Brunst, Hyer, Padilla and Vaught
Dataset id
src_usdoj_opa_backpage_guilty_pleas_2018

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  • Press Release Number: 18-463.
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