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Backpage co-founder sentenced to five years in prison

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Michael Lacey received a five-year prison sentence and a $3 million fine for money laundering.

Two other Backpage executives received 10 years prison sentences on Wednesday .

Lacey was acquitted of 50 other charges related to prostitution facilitation and money laundering due to insufficient evidence.

Backpage.com shuttered its adult services section in 2017 .

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67

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63

Neutral language

35

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

68

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offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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