Former Minnesota GOP donor and political operative Anton Lazzaro will learn his fate Wednesday after being convicted of sex trafficking minors.
Earlier this year, Lazzaro was found guilty of recruiting teenage girls and offering cash and gifts in exchange for sex. He now faces decades behind bars. but claims he thought they were older. All five victims testified against Lazzaro, but he maintains he never paid them. It took a federal jury only a few hours to decide Anton Lazzaro was guilty of all counts against him, capping off an eight-day trial that followed a two-and-a-half-year investigation and legal case.
In the pre-sentence report, his defense says the sex was consensual, and they object to the assertion "anybody was a victim in this case.", followed by 10 years of post-release supervision, as well as restitution for the victims, and a payment of $30,000 to the Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund. Lazzaro has said he believes he was selectively prosecuted because of his political activities. While he faces decades in prison, his defense is asking that the 32-year-old serve the mandatory minimum of 10 years in federal prison, saying that's more than enough for a first-time offender. , saying he paid more than $50,000 to recruit teenage girls for sex. The 21-year-old pleaded guilty and began cooperating with prosecutors. She's scheduled to be sentenced next month.
Anton Lazzaro was back on the stand on Wednesday as he faces trial on sex trafficking charges. Wednesday, prosecutors introduced new evidence of text messages that allegedly show Anton Lazzaro discussing Jeffrey Epstein.
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