Backpage.com founder gets 5 years in prison

Name: Backpage.com founder gets 5 years in prison
Uploaded: 2024-08-29T13:27:10Z
Duration: 35 s
Description: Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced to five years in prison and fined $3 million for a single money laundering count in a sprawling case involving allegations of a yearslong scheme to promote and profit from prostitution through classified ads.

Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced to five years in prison and fined $3 million for a single money laundering count in a sprawling case involving allegations of a yearslong scheme to promote and profit from prostitution through classified ads.

Posted August 29, 2024 6:27am MST