U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona: Backpage Principals Convicted of $500M Prostitution Enterprises Promotion Scheme
November 17, 2023
November 17, 2023
PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release:
A federal jury in Phoenix convicted three former owners of Backpage.com yesterday of multiple counts of promoting prostitution business enterprises and multiple counts of money laundering, including conspiracy offenses. Michael Lacey, 75, of Paradise Valley, Arizona, was convicted of one count of international concealment money laundering, and the jury was unab . . .
A federal jury in Phoenix convicted three former owners of Backpage.com yesterday of multiple counts of promoting prostitution business enterprises and multiple counts of money laundering, including conspiracy offenses. Michael Lacey, 75, of Paradise Valley, Arizona, was convicted of one count of international concealment money laundering, and the jury was unab . . .