"Prominent GOP Donor Anton Lazzaro Receives 21-Year Sentence for Minnesota Sex Trafficking of Minors"

Anton "Tony" Lazzaro, a former GOP donor, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for sex trafficking minors in Minnesota. Lazzaro was found guilty of engaging in "commercial sex acts" with five girls aged 15 and 16 in 2020. Prosecutors likened him to financier Jeffrey Epstein and requested a 30-year sentence, while the defense asked for no more than 10 years. The judge criticized Lazzaro for his lack of remorse and described his exploitation of the girls as a "sex trafficking assembly line." Lazzaro maintained his innocence and claimed the charges were politically motivated. His co-defendant, Gisela Castro Medina, pleaded guilty and testified against him.