Angelo Dominic Lombardo, Sex Trafficking, Massachusetts 2025

Florida Man Sentenced for Sex Trafficking and Firearm Offense

BOSTON — In a disturbing case of human exploitation, a Florida man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for his role in a sex trafficking conspiracy and for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Angelo Dominic Lombardo, 29, of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Fla., was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 13 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. Lombardo is also ordered to register as a sex offender.

In January 2025, Lombardo pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, threats of force, fraud, and coercion, and one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.

According to officials, from in and around June 2020 to July 12, 2021, Lombardo conspired with others to traffic four victims to engage in commercial sex acts by physically assaulting the victims, coercing the victims psychologically, making false promises of a better life and making explicit threats to one of the victims with a firearm, among other things.

One victim reported that Lombardo promised her a better life, but the money she earned from commercial sex was turned over to him. On multiple occasions, Lombardo was violent with the victim, who felt trapped and unable to leave him without losing everything.

Another victim was recruited by Lombardo in or around October 2020 in Florida and traveled with him to other states, including Massachusetts, to engage in commercial sex. Lombardo threatened the victim that if she did not do what she was told, she would not see her family again. On one occasion, when the victim refused to participate in commercial sex, Lombardo confiscated her license and punched her repeatedly.

Lombardo's calculated cruelty, including threatening a victim at gunpoint, is unconscionable, said United States Attorney Leah B. Foley. We hope this sentence sends a clear message to anyone who thinks they can come to Massachusetts to traffic and exploit vulnerable people: you will be found, you will be stopped, and you will be held accountable.

Angelo Lombardo felt entitled to treat women not as people, but as property to be sold for sex. Today's sentence ensures he'll stay locked up, unable to harm anyone else for decades to come, said Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/florida-man-sentenced-sex-trafficking-conspiracy-and-firearm-offense