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Minnesota GOP operative, donor faces federal child sex trafficking charges
KSTP online ^ | Aug 13, 2021 | Kirsten Swanson

Posted on 08/20/2021 8:35:22 AM PDT by grey_whiskers

A dozen elected leaders in Minnesota's Republican Party, along with the party chairwoman, have vowed to return campaign contributions from a GOP strategist who was indicted by a federal grand jury on child sex trafficking charges.

Anton Lazzaro, 30, is facing one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors, five counts of sex trafficking of minors, one count of attempted sex trafficking of a minor, and three counts of obstruction. A federal judge unsealed the indictment Thursday.

According to the federal charges, Lazzaro conspired with others to recruit and solicit six minor victims to engage in commercial sex acts. He is currently in custody and will appear in federal court on Monday.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chldtrafficking; gop; minnesota; pedophiles; reallyoldnews
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Also, the chair of the MN GOP resigned because of the fallout.
1 posted on 08/20/2021 8:35:22 AM PDT by grey_whiskers
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To: grey_whiskers

Also, the chair of the MN GOP resigned because of the fallout.


Cleaning house is a good thing


2 posted on 08/20/2021 8:37:20 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: grey_whiskers

Child sex trafficking is a great way to compromise politicians so lobbyists can blackmail them...


3 posted on 08/20/2021 8:37:50 AM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: grey_whiskers; Lurkinanloomin

Assistant Democrats hard at work in Minnesota, The Perpetually Stolen State.


4 posted on 08/20/2021 8:39:28 AM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: grey_whiskers

Lazzaro has deep ties to the Republican Party in Minnesota. He served as campaign manager for Lacy Johnson, who launched a bid to unseat U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar in the 2020 election.


5 posted on 08/20/2021 8:39:35 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: grey_whiskers

On his website, it says Lazzaro is the founder of Big Tent Republicans PAC group, which “looks to redefine the Republican Party specifically to minority, LGBT, and women who he feels have been misinformed

https://www.newsweek.com/minnesota-gop-strategist-faces-underage-sex-trafficking-charges-1619142


6 posted on 08/20/2021 8:43:49 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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The “big tent” turns out to be the Pervert Camel’s Nose under the tent....

Surprise, surprise, surprise....


7 posted on 08/20/2021 8:46:34 AM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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If this takes out some RINO backstabbers, then that is a definite bonus.
8 posted on 08/20/2021 8:47:59 AM PDT by Major Matt Mason (Here lies the USA, born in 1776, died in 2009.)
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To: grey_whiskers

This is retaliation for outing Ilhan Nur Said Elmi for marrying her brother to fraudulently obtain a green card for him.


9 posted on 08/20/2021 8:48:06 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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vowed to return campaign contributions


Note they are not giving it back but contribute to a politically correct social cause, to help the opposition and appease them.


10 posted on 08/20/2021 8:48:56 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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https://www.insideedition.com/19-year-old-student-charged-in-sex-trafficking-scheme-linked-to-gop-strategist-anton-lazzaro-69187

Note here he had an accomplice

It is a tangled web. What is the source of all the cash in his apt?


11 posted on 08/20/2021 8:50:45 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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I DON;T BELIEVE OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM EVEN FOR A MINUTE.


12 posted on 08/20/2021 8:53:15 AM PDT by Maris Crane
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Or that he had DNA from both Ilhan and her brother which proved that she married him to skirt immigration.


13 posted on 08/20/2021 8:54:30 AM PDT by struggle
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he donated a lot to log cabin pubbies also, so the minors were likely for gay sex.


14 posted on 08/20/2021 8:58:53 AM PDT by Paperpusher
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To: PeterPrinciple

I guess i was wrong. Another story said minor girls.


15 posted on 08/20/2021 9:02:17 AM PDT by Paperpusher
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To: grey_whiskers

Franklin Coverup.


16 posted on 08/20/2021 9:04:51 AM PDT by redgolum (If this is civilization, I will be the barbarian. )
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To: struggle

Yep, that is what is behind this.


17 posted on 08/20/2021 9:19:10 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: grey_whiskers

What’s the big deal? Hunter Biden, Pedo-Joe, and many others are still in office or out free wandering around.


18 posted on 08/20/2021 10:42:15 AM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: grey_whiskers

From what I hear he was arrested 2 hours after he posted Ilhan Omar’s DNA evidence that she married her brother to commit immigration fraud.

https://www.ilhanomardna.com/


19 posted on 08/20/2021 2:17:25 PM PDT by jimwatx
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To: grey_whiskers

https://nypost.com/2021/08/15/fbi-dodged-ilhan-omar-bro-wed-probe-devine/


20 posted on 08/20/2021 2:18:48 PM PDT by jimwatx
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