{"id":1996095,"date":"2023-08-09T21:56:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T01:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-gop-donor-anton-lazzaro-sentenced-to-21-years-for-sex-trafficking-minors\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T21:57:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T01:57:29","slug":"minnesota-gop-donor-anton-lazzaro-sentenced-to-21-years-for-sex-trafficking-minors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-gop-donor-anton-lazzaro-sentenced-to-21-years-for-sex-trafficking-minors\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota GOP donor Anton Lazzaro gets 21-year sentence for trafficking minors."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fminnesota-gop-donor-anton-lazzaro-sentenced-to-21-years-for-sex-trafficking-minors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1996095&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Prominent GOP Donor Sentenced \u2063to \u206421\u200d Years for Sex\u200d Trafficking Crimes<\/h2>\n<p>A shocking \u200ddevelopment\u200d unfolded on Wednesday\u200d as \u200ba prominent \u200dGOP donor, Anton\u2063 Lazzaro, \u2062was handed\u200d a 21-year prison sentence for his involvement \u200din sex trafficking minors. The U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office for the District of Minneapolis\u2062 revealed the details of this disturbing case.<\/p>\n<h3>Conviction and Charges<\/h3>\n<p>Lazzaro was found \u200dguilty on one \u2063count of conspiracy to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-arkansas-men-confess-to-raping-trafficking-six-year-old-girl\/\" title=\"Two Arkansas Men Confess to Raping, Trafficking Six-Year-Old Girl\">commit sex trafficking<\/a> of minors and five\u2063 counts of sex trafficking of minors,\u2064 as\u200d stated\u2063 in a press release from the attorney&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<h3>Political Contributions<\/h3>\n<p>Interestingly, Lazzaro&#8217;s\u2062 connection to conservative causes has come to\u2062 light. Records from the Federal\u200d Election\u200c Commission website indicate that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-gop-donor-anton-lazzaro-sentenced-to-21-years-for-sex-trafficking-minors\/\" title=\"Minnesota GOP donor Anton Lazzaro gets 21-year sentence for trafficking minors.\">made repeated donations amounting<\/a> to thousands of dollars. His most\u2064 recent contribution \u200cof $1,000 went to the\u2064 Freedom Club \u200bPAC, an organization that exclusively supports Republicans, according to opensecrets.org.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that, Lazzaro donated $5,800 to Friends \u2062of Hagedorn, a committee authorized by the \u200clate GOP Minnesota Rep. James\u200d Hagedorn. He\u2063 also contributed $10,000 to the Hagedorn Victory Fund. In January 2021, Lazzaro donated\u2064 $10,000 \u2064to the Republican Party of Minnesota. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-family-boosts-israel-critic-pramila-jayapal-with-max-donations-to-reelection-campaign\/\" title=\"Soros family supports Pramila Jayapal's reelection with generous contributions.\">donations shed light<\/a> on his political affiliations.<\/p>\n<p>Additional FEC data reveals\u200b numerous other donations made by Lazzaro since 2019, ranging from \u2064as low as $35 to \u2062as\u200c high as $5,600.<\/p>\n<h3>The Disturbing \u2062Crimes<\/h3>\n<p>The crimes committed by Lazzaro occurred in 2020, targeting victims between\u200c the ages of 14 and 16. The severity of the situation cannot\u2062 be understated.<\/p>\n<p>According to Laura Provinzino, \u200da prosecuting attorney\u2062 in the\u2062 case, Lazzaro has shown no\u2062 remorse for his \u200dactions. &#8220;He&#8217;s a sex trafficker,&#8221;\u2064 she \u200cstated, as reported by the Associated Press. \u2062The victims themselves expressed the lasting impact\u2063 of their ordeal,\u200c with one\u2063 stating, &#8220;I\u2064 still see\u200d him in my\u200b nightmares, \u2063in my panic attacks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Maintaining Innocence<\/h3>\n<p>Throughout the trial, Lazzaro vehemently maintained his innocence.\u2064 He took offense to the accusations of perjury, stating, &#8220;I take a lot of\u2062 offense to \u200bthe government and court&#8217;s notion that I perjured myself in this \u200btrial,&#8221; as reported by the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2064 further defended himself by \u2062questioning the term \u2063&#8221;grooming behavior&#8221; used in the case. Lazzaro argued, &#8220;If that&#8217;s the case, then I suppose anyone who gives someone a gift, whether it be a \u200dcheap gift or a million dollars, is grooming their\u200b companion\u2063 for sex. OK?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These shocking revelations\u2064 have sent\u200d shockwaves through the political landscape, raising questions about\u2062 the \u2064individuals involved and the\u200c importance of addressing such heinous crimes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from \u2062The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A GOP donor, Anton Lazzaro, has been sentenced to 21 years for sex trafficking minors. 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