Backpage founder Michael Lacey convicted of 1 money laundering count Lacey, 75, was tried on a total of 86 criminal counts in the case against him and four other Backpage employees.

Classified ad site Backpage.com has closed its adult section in the United States, citing “unconstitutional government censorship” as the cause. Since Craigslist closed its adult section in ...

Backpage.com CEO Carl Ferrer has entered a guilty plea to state and federal conspiracy and money laundering charges in connection with his web site’s operation, and will cooperate with federal ...

Carl Ferrer, co-founder of the adult classified ads site Backpage, has pleaded guilty to money laundering and facilitating prostitution.

An image of the current home page of the website backpage.com shows logos of U.S. law enforcement agencies after they seized the sex marketplace site April 6, 2018.

Backpage CEO Carl Ferrer says he'll testify against the site's founders, who face money laundering allegations.

PHOENIX — Jurors at the criminal trial of a founder of the classified site Backpage.com heard opposite views in closing arguments of whether the founder knew there were ads for prostitution on ...

Federal investigators seized controversial classified advertising website Backpage.com on Friday, according to a notice posted overtop the site’s front page.