Backpage.com Founders Face 2020 Trial In Case Over Sex Ads

PHOENIX (AP) — A January 2020 trial has been set for the founders of the classified advertising site Backpage.com and five of the site’s employees in what federal authorities have described as a scheme to knowingly publish ads for sexual services and launder money earned for the ads.
Founders Michael Lacey and James Larkin and the five employees have pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.
Backpage.com is accused of ignoring warnings to stop running advertisements promoting p