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		jnwatson on Jan 19, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Capitol Attack Was Months in the Making on Faceboo... The same argument was made for Backpage. Only a small percentage of overall transactions were related to prostitution. The founder ended up in jail regardless.

jstarfish on Jan 19, 2021 [–]

What torpedoed him was the money laundering.

boomboomsubban on Jan 19, 2021 | [–]

The "money laundering" was based on accepting prostitution ads I believe.

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