Backpage founder Michael Lacey convicted of 1 money laundering count
Written by on November 16, 2023
FILE – Former Backpage.com owner Michael Lacey attends a Senate committee on Jan. 10, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lacey was convicted Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, on a single count of money laundering and acquitted on another. But the Arizona jury deadlocked on 84 other counts against him, leading the federal judge to declare a mistrial. Lacey had been charged with participating in a scheme to sell sex ads. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
