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12 Apr 2018, 10:45 pm by Cyrus Farivar
Enlarge (credit: Fairfax Media via Getty Images) Carl Ferrer, the co-founder of Backpage, the notorious and now-shuttered site that once hosted a vast quantity of prostitution-related ads, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and money laundering charges. [read post]
12 Mar 2008, 12:58 pm
On CBS, she called out Obama adviser David Axelrod, who Ferraro says has asked her in the past to support other minority candidates he's worked for, including New York City mayoral candidate Fernando Ferrer, and New York gubernatorial candidate Carl McCall. [read post]
7 Oct 2016, 8:57 am by David Kravets
Carl Ferrer (credit: Carl Ferrer) "Raking in millions of dollars from the trafficking and exploitation of vulnerable victims is outrageous, despicable, and illegal, California Attorney General Kamala Harris said. [read post]
6 Sep 2016, 3:22 pm by Kent Scheidegger
Sam Hananel reports for AP:Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has temporarily blocked a Senate subpoena that seeks information on how the classified advertising website Backpage.com screens ads for possible sex trafficking.The order Tuesday came hours after Backpage CEO Carl Ferrer asked the high court to intervene, saying the case threatens the First Amendment rights of online publishers.A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the website must respond to the subpoena… [read post]
12 Dec 2016, 3:40 pm by David Kravets
Carl Ferrer The CEO, Carl Ferrer, 55, was charged with pimping a minor, pimping, and conspiracy to commit pimping in connection to online advertisements posted on the online ads portal. [read post]
6 Apr 2018, 2:13 pm by Cyrus Farivar
 In December 2016, Backpage CEO Carl Ferrer and his co-defendants beat back a state prosecution in California. [read post]
2 Mar 2013, 1:29 pm by Rumpole
The investiture ceremony took place at Miami Dade College's Wolfson Auditorium.Dignitaries who took center stage alongside the State Attorney includedUnited States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Wilfredo Ferrer, Miami Dade College President Eduardo J. [read post]
9 Apr 2018, 3:18 pm by Cyrus Farivar
Enlarge / Backpage.com CEO Carl Ferrer, left, former owner James Larkin, former owner Michael Lacey, and COO Andrew Padilla sit in Sacramento Superior Court on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016. [read post]
24 Aug 2017, 2:02 pm by Eric Goldman
The Pimping Charges The court says the pimping charges require the state to prove that “Defendant Ferrer knowingly lived and derived support from prostitution earnings. [read post]
21 Aug 2016, 6:00 am by David Kravets
" Thirteen months ago, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which is examining sex trafficking on the Internet, subpoenaed (PDF) Carl Ferrer, Backpage's chief executive officer. [read post]
25 Aug 2016, 11:51 am by David Kravets
"...this case is about nothing but editorial judgement," attorneys for the site's chief executive officer, Carl Ferrer, told (PDF) the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Wednesday. [read post]
2 Dec 2015, 3:29 am by Ed. Microjuris.com Puerto Rico
Titular de Derecho Civil de la Universidad Complutense y Director del Instituto de Derecho Comparado), Luis Rafael Rivera Rivera (Catedrático de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico) y Juan de la Cruz Ferrer (Profesor Titular de la Universidad de Complutense de Madrid). [read post]
15 Dec 2016, 9:51 am by Eric Goldman
When Kamala Harris’ office filed pimping charges against three Backpage executives, I wondered: why now? [read post]
23 Apr 2018, 10:52 am by Eric Goldman
Barely 24 hours after the law came into effect, Backpage and its CEO Carl Ferrer “pleaded guilty to conspiracy to facilitate prostitution using a facility in interstate or foreign commerce and to engage in money laundering. [read post]