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The Department of Justice claimed this was about "keeping women and children across America safe" from sex trafficking.

Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey was convicted Thursday on a single count of money laundering and acquitted on another in Arizona.

Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was convicted Thursday on a single count of money laundering and acquitted on another. But an Arizona jury deadlocked on 84 other counts against him in a case that alleged he participated in a scheme to sell sex ads, leading the judge to declare a mistrial.

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The verdict comes after a five-year saga that began when former New Times editor Michael Lacey and others were indicted on a slew of felony charges.

U.S. District Judge Diane Humetewa in Phoenix declared a mistrial after jurors were deadlocked on 84 other counts.

Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey was convicted Thursday on a single count of money laundering and acquitted on another. But the Arizona jury deadlocked on 84 other counts against him in a case that alleged he participated in a scheme to sell sex ads through the lucrative classified site, leading the federal judge to declare a mistrial.It marked the second time a mistrial has

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