Backpage.com Founder Michael Lacey has been convicted of money laundering but acquitted on another count. However, the jury was deadlocked on 84 other counts, resulting in a mistrial being declared. This is the second mistrial in the case against Lacey, with the first one occurring in 2021 due to prosecutors referencing child sex trafficking charges that were not part of the case. Lacey was tried on a total of 86 criminal counts alongside four other Backpage employees, with the CFO and EVP being convicted of various charges and the operations managers being acquitted.

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