Law Practice,
Criminal
Jan. 18, 2019
DOJ tries to seize defense funds of former Backpage GC
The U.S. attorney’s office is attempting to seize legal defense funds of the former Backpage general counsel and threatened to prosecute Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP for drawing on the client trust account.
LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. attorney's office is attempting to seize legal defense funds of the former Backpage.com general counsel and threatened to prosecute Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP for drawing on its client trust account.
Last April, the U.S. Department of Justice seized the website, which featured an array of classified advertisings but was widely known for its prostitution ads. Prosecutors said it had been used for human tr...
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