Justice Dept.: 3 Owners of Notorious Prostitution Website Backpage.com Sentenced
August 29, 2024
August 29, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024:
A federal judge in Phoenix today sentenced the three owners of Backpage.com, a prostitution website, for offenses arising from their promotion of and associated money laundering.
Michael Lacey, 76, of Paradise Valley, Arizona, was sentenced to five years in prison and three years of supervised release; Scott Spear, 73, of Phoenix, was sentenced to 10 years in prison . . .
A federal judge in Phoenix today sentenced the three owners of Backpage.com, a prostitution website, for offenses arising from their promotion of and associated money laundering.
Michael Lacey, 76, of Paradise Valley, Arizona, was sentenced to five years in prison and three years of supervised release; Scott Spear, 73, of Phoenix, was sentenced to 10 years in prison . . .