Anton Lazzaro found guilty on all charges of sex trafficking underage girls
BY WCCO STAFF, JENNIFER MAYERLE
UPDATED ON: MARCH 31, 2023 / 6:14 PM / CBS MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS — Anton Lazzaro, a former GOP operative, has been found guilty of sex trafficking underage girls.
Lazzaro was charged with seven counts involving “commercial sex acts” with five minors ages 15 and 16 in 2020, when he was 30 years old.
Closing arguments wrapped on Friday, and the jury was handed the case shortly before noon. The jury deliberated for a little over three hours before finding Lazzaro guilty of all counts.
Federal prosecutors said Lazzaro, 32, paid teenagers for sex with money and gifts. He admitted to having sex with them, but denied recruiting them.
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Lazzaro’s indictment touched off a political firestorm in the Republican Party of Minnesota. He had donated roughly $190,000 to Minnesota Republicans.
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