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Prosecutor release

Justice Department leads seizure of Backpage.com, indicts founders

US DOJ / FBI, April 6, 2018. Establishes the Backpage.com seizure and the indictment of its founders and executives..

Source type
Prosecutor release
Published
April 6, 2018
Research grade
P1
Used in entries
6

Bibliographic record

Publisher
US DOJ / FBI
Published
April 6, 2018
Source type
Prosecutor release
Research grade
Source grade P1
Language
English
Official record
Official publication
Address
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What it supports
Establishes the Backpage.com seizure and the indictment of its founders and executives.
Dataset id
src_doj_backpage_2018

Research notes

  • Not independently re-verified in this pass.

How this source is used

Cited 6 times across 3 record types.

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Organization roles

2 citations

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

Legal actions against people

3 citations

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

  • Michael Lacey

    Charged, Backpage.com seizure

    Primary source
  • Carl Ferrer

    Charged, Backpage.com seizure

    Primary source
  • Carl Ferrer

    Pleaded guilty, Backpage.com seizure

    Primary source

Infrastructure

1 citation

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