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:** No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

**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.

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 20, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Organization roles

2 citations

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

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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/backpage-com-seizure)

Operational lead, Backpage.com seizure

Primary source
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[United States Department of Justice](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/backpage-com-seizure)

Prosecuting, Backpage.com seizure

Primary source

### Legal actions against people

3 citations

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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[Michael Lacey](https://takedownindex.org/people/michael-lacey)

Charged, Backpage.com seizure

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

Charged, Backpage.com seizure

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

Pleaded guilty, Backpage.com seizure

Primary source

### Infrastructure

1 citation

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[backpage[.]com](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/backpage-com-seizure)

Domain seized, Backpage.com seizure

Primary source

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