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Backpage: DOJ launches victim compensation site

MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUG 1 – The DOJ is redistributing over $200 million seized from Backpage.com to eligible trafficking victims in the largest compensation effort of its kind, with petitions due by February 2026.

Summary by Fox 10 Phoenix
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a new website that aims to help compensate Backpage.com trafficking victims, in the largest effort of its kind. The website, which was shut down in 2018, was founded by Michael Lacey, who also founded the Phoenix New Times.

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AZ Family - Phoenix broke the news in Phoenix, United States on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
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