Feds Seize Backpage.com, Site Linked to Sex Trafficking

Feds Seize Backpage.com, Site Linked to Sex Trafficking

Federal and state authorities Friday seized Backpage.com, an online classifieds site frequently accused of facilitating sex trafficking, and reportedly indicted seven people. A notice on Backpage’s website said the site had been seized by the FBI and other agencies. Nicole Navas Oxman, a spokesperson for the Department of Justice, said the agency would issue a …