SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge is allowing money laundering charges against the creators of a website that prosecutors have labeled an online brothel. Prosecutors filed the new charges against Backpage.com chief executive Carl Ferrer and website founders Michael Lacey and James Larkin this spring. Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Larry Brown on Wednesday dismissed pimping conspiracy and other allegations against Backpage.com's operators. But he allowed prosecutors to move forward with money laundering charges. Prosecutors allege Backpage's operators illegally funneled money through multiple companies and created websites to get around banks that refused to process their transactions. Brown ruled the other charges are barred by a federal law protecting free speech that grants immunity to websites posting content from others. The ruling came months after another judge dismissed the case.Read more on NewsOK.com
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