Backpage executives acquitted of previous prostitution, money laundering convictions
Backpage executives acquitted of previous prostitution, money laundering convictions
A federal judge spared the former executives of the classified ads website of more than half the convictions they were handed by a jury in November.
A federal judge spared the former executives of the classified ads website of more than half the convictions they were handed by a jury in November.
Case file: https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/usa-v-lacey-order-of-acquittal.pdf
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A jury convicts them then the judge just throws out some of the convictions??
Yes. The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure gives judges immense power.
In conclusion, after viewing the record in the light most favorable to the Government, the Court finds there is insufficient of evidence to support convictions under Counts 19–51 <...> and Counts 66–99 <...>.