{"id":59321,"date":"2025-08-05T12:31:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T19:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=59321"},"modified":"2025-08-05T12:31:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T19:31:27","slug":"feds-announce-compensation-to-backpage-com-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=59321","title":{"rendered":"Feds Announce Compensation to Backpage.Com Victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex basis-auto flex-col -mb-(--composer-overlap-px) [--composer-overlap-px:55px] grow overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"relative h-full\">\n<div class=\"flex h-full flex-col overflow-y-auto [scrollbar-gutter:stable_both-edges] @[84rem]\/thread:pt-(--header-height)\">\n<div class=\"@thread-xl\/thread:pt-header-height flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-(--header-height)\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-1\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"user\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pt-3 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"user\" data-message-id=\"aea65c3f-8bf7-4ede-b8c1-1fbce1a577ab\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden items-end rtl:items-start\">\n<div class=\"user-message-bubble-color relative max-w-[var(--user-chat-width,70%)] rounded-[18px] px-4 py-1.5 data-[multiline]:py-3\" data-multiline=\"\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6759 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Department of Justice announced the Backpage remission process to compensate victims whose trafficking was facilitated through the Backpage.com website, officials stated last week.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">This marks the largest remission process to date to compensate victims of human trafficking.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">From 2004 to April 2018, criminals used Backpage.com as an online platform to facilitate commercial sex and sex trafficking, including trafficking of minors. <\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">In April 2018, the government seized Backpage.com. To date, Backpage.com, its owners, and key executives and businesses related to the platform have been found guilty of criminal offenses, including conspiring to facilitate unlawful commercial sex using a facility in interstate or foreign commerce and money laundering, and have been sentenced to federal terms of imprisonment. <\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">In December 2024, the Department of Justice forfeited over $200 million in assets traceable to Backpage\u2019s profits. These funds are now available to compensate victims for eligible losses. <\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The Department of Justice has retained Epiq Global Inc. (Epiq) to serve as the Remission Administrator for this matter.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">For more information about the remission process \u2013 including eligibility requirements, updates, and frequently asked questions \u2013 please visit the official website at\u00a0<a class=\"ext\" href=\"https:\/\/www.backpageremission.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-extlink=\"\">https:\/\/www.backpageremission.com\/<\/a> or contact Epiq at 1-888-859-9206\u00a0toll-free, or 1-971-316-5053<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Justice announced the Backpage remission process to compensate victims whose trafficking was facilitated through the Backpage.com website, officials stated last week. 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