{"id":58017,"date":"2024-12-11T17:44:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T01:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=58017"},"modified":"2024-12-11T17:44:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T01:44:34","slug":"feds-agree-to-215-million-settlement-agreement-related-to-assets-of-prostitution-ad-service-backpage-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=58017","title":{"rendered":"Feds Agree to $215 Million Settlement Agreement Related to Assets of Prostitution Ad Service Backpage.Com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv7272650363MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0LOS ANGELES\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"border-borderMain\/50 ring-borderMain\/50 divide-borderMain\/50 dark:divide-borderMainDark\/50  dark:ring-borderMainDark\/50 dark:border-borderMainDark\/50 bg-transparent\">\n<div 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\/>The Justice Department has filed a settlement agreement in the civil forfeiture case involving Backpage.com, a now-defunct website known for hosting prostitution advertisements, including those involving minors, officials stated.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prose dark:prose-invert inline leading-normal break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word]\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Under the agreement, $215 million in assets linked to Backpage&#8217;s profits, previously seized by the government, will be forfeited to the United States.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prose dark:prose-invert inline leading-normal break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word]\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The forfeited assets include cash, cryptocurrency, and a parcel of real estate located in San Francisco, according to authorities.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prose dark:prose-invert inline leading-normal break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word]\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">These assets will be made available through a remission process that compensates victims of the crimes associated with Backpage. <\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prose dark:prose-invert inline leading-normal break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word]\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15087 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/U.S.-Postal-Inspection-Service-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/U.S.-Postal-Inspection-Service-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/U.S.-Postal-Inspection-Service-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/U.S.-Postal-Inspection-Service.png 477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Notably, this forfeiture accounts for over 80% of the total value of the property that was seized or restrained in this case.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-sm flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"-ml-sm flex items-center gap-xs\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center min-w-0 justify-center gap-xs\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-x-xs\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-xs border-borderMain\/50 ring-borderMain\/50 divide-borderMain\/50 dark:divide-borderMainDark\/50  dark:ring-borderMainDark\/50 dark:border-borderMainDark\/50 bg-transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"yiv7272650363MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For most of its 14-year existence, Backpage dominated the online market for illegal sex work advertising in the United States. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7272650363MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">While Backpage offered many categories of advertisements, in most years, more than 90% of Backpage\u2019s revenue and activity occurred in the adult-related ad sections. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7272650363MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Backpage monetized these advertisements by allowing a variety of pay-for options such as posting ads across multiple geographic areas and increased ad promotion. The company\u2019s CEO eventually admitted that most of the website\u2019s adult ads were for prostitution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7272650363MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1530 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IRS-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IRS-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IRS-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IRS-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IRS-95x64.jpg 95w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IRS.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In April 2018, several Backpage-related corporate entities, including Backpage LLC, pleaded guilty in Arizona federal court to conspiracy to engage in money laundering. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7272650363MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Several Backpage owners and executives also have been convicted in this matter, including Michael Lacey, 76, of Paradise Valley, Arizona, who was sentenced to five years in prison; Scott Spear, 74, of Phoenix, was sentenced to 10 years in prison; and John \u201cJed\u201d Brunst, 72, of Phoenix, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Lacey is free on bail pending appeal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7272650363MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, from September 2010 until its seizure by the United States in April 2018, Backpage was the internet\u2019s leading forum for prostitution ads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7272650363MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2782 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IRS-Criminal-Investigation.-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IRS-Criminal-Investigation.-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IRS-Criminal-Investigation.-120x76.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IRS-Criminal-Investigation.-308x192.jpg 308w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IRS-Criminal-Investigation..jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The conspirators knowingly promoted prostitution via various marketing strategies. For example, they engaged in a reciprocal link program with an independent web forum that permitted \u201cjohns\u201d to post reviews of prostitution acts with specific women. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7272650363MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Additionally, the conspirators used an automated filter and human moderators to remove terms known to indicate sex-for-money while still allowing the ads to be posted. Through this attempt to sanitize the ads, the conspirators sought \u201cplausible deniability\u201d for what the conspirators knew to be ads promoting prostitution. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7272650363MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Over the life of the conspiracy, the conspirators earned more than $500 million. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7272650363MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Lacey, Spear, and Brunst laundered the money through numerous shell companies they created in multiple foreign countries to preserve the money earned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7272650363MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the FBI, and IRS Criminal Investigation investigated this matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7272650363MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan S. Galatzan of the Asset Forfeiture and Recovery Section is prosecuting this case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7272650363MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0LOS ANGELES\u00a0 The Justice Department has filed a settlement agreement in the civil forfeiture case involving Backpage.com, a now-defunct website known for hosting prostitution advertisements, including those involving minors, officials stated. 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