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Backpage
Suicide
August
Kamala
McCain
Arizona
Media
Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Fexeral Subcomittee Investigations
Prostitution
Money Laundering
Conspiracy
Hot August started in Hot Arizona with a human traffic conspiracy suicide on a Monday.
Hot suicide weekend contemplations?
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/jim-larkin-pioneering-co-founder-of-phoenix-new-times-dead-at-74-16810276
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Larkin and the others argued that the case was in reality about the First Amendment — and that Backpage executives were not responsible for the ads and said that they were legal to publish on the site. They also argued that Backpage didn’t allow advertisers to offer sex acts in exchange for money.
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Jim Larkin's death came a week before the scheduled start of his criminal trial in federal court. In 2018, prosecutors charged Larkin and New Times co-founder Michael Lacey with a host of crimes related to their former ownership of Backpage, the now-defunct online classified ad site.
Federal trial scheduled to start Aug. 8
Larkin's death comes just days before a new trial is set to begin in the U.S. Department of Justice's long-running case against Backpage and its executives. The first trial, which began in September 2021, ended in a mistrial. A retrial, which is expected to last nearly three months, is scheduled to start on Aug. 8.
On Wednesday, Larkin attorney Timothy Eckstein notified the court of Larkin's death. The filing also said attorneys in the case will discuss dismissing the indictment against Larkin during a status hearing on Friday with U.S. District Court Judge Diane Humetewa. The hearing was scheduled before Larkin's death.
Humetewa, in an order filed Wednesday, warned attorneys to be prepared for the trial to start next week. She also said attorneys will need to ask potential jurors if they are aware of Larkin's death and, if so, whether that would impact their ability to be impartial.
"The Court, having become aware of Defendant Larkin’s passing, will nonetheless expect the parties to prepare for trial to commence on the current scheduled date," Humetewa wrote.
Zach Stoebe, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office, said questions about the future of the case are likely to be addressed on Friday.
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/jim-larkin-pioneering-co-founder-of-phoenix-new-times-dead-at-74-16810276