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Last year, the creators of the website Backpage.com were charged with money laundering in California. State prosecutors have said the website's chief executive Carl Ferrer and founders Michael Lacey and James Larkin illegally funneled money through multiple companies and created various websites to get around banks that refused to process transactions. Lacey and Larkin are former owners of the Village Voice and the Phoenix New Times, but retained ownership of Backpage.com. (Sacramento County Sheriff' Office)

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