Backpage.com seized by U.S. justice authorities
Legal problems against Backpage have been brewing for awhile. Its CEO was arrested in 2016 and charged with pimping. The pimping charges have since been thrown out but he and his fellow execs face 27 other charges, including money laundering: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sacbee.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;local&#x2F;crime&#x2F;article168969032.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sacbee.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;local&#x2F;crime&#x2F;article168969032.html</a>