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Criminal

Aug. 24, 2017

Judge allows some criminal charges against Backpage executives to move forward

A Sacramento County judge has allowed criminal charges to proceed against three executives of the website Backpage.com.

SACRAMENTO — A judge on Wednesday allowed criminal charges to proceed against three executives of the website Backpage.com.

Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Lawrence G. Brown dismissed pimping charges against the men but allowed charges related to money laundering and related financial crimes to move forward. People v. Ferrer, 16FE024013 (Sacramento Super. Ct., filed Dec. 23, 2016). The federal Communications Decency Act does...

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