Leah B. Foley United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Department of Justice
A Florida man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his involvement in a sex trafficking conspiracy and for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. Angelo Dominic Lombardo, 29, of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida, received a sentence of 13 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release. He is also required to register as a sex offender.
Lombardo pleaded guilty in January 2025 to one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, threats of force, fraud, and coercion, as well as one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.
“This defendant preyed on vulnerable, lured them in with false promises, and then used violence and threats of violence to force them into sex trafficking for his own monetary gain. His calculated cruelty, including threatening a victim at gunpoint, is unconscionable,” said United States Attorney Leah B. Foley. “Although today’s sentence cannot undo the harm he inflcited, we hope it 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. Our office will continue to stand with victims, fight for their safety, and bring traffickers to justice.”
“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. “Profiting from the sexual exploitation of another human being is reprehensible. The FBI and our partners will do everything in our power to protect trafficking victims from further harm and see the predators who so viciously and violently abuse them brought to justice for their deplorable conduct.”
Court documents show that between June 2020 and July 12, 2021, Lombardo worked with others to traffic four victims across several states using physical assaults, psychological coercion, false promises about better lives, explicit threats—including at gunpoint—and other methods.
One victim was recruited in Florida during June 2020 under promises of a better life but was forced into commercial sex work across various states including Massachusetts; all earnings were taken by Lombardo while he subjected her to violence. Another victim was recruited around October 2020; she traveled with Lombardo between states for commercial sex work under threat that noncompliance would mean never seeing her family again—she reported physical assault when she refused further participation.
In May 2021 Lombardo recruited a homeless woman in Portland, Oregon; after providing shelter he advertised her on commercial sex websites before driving her twice from Portland to Boston where she engaged in commercial sex acts—the money was taken by Lombardo who verbally abused her and once threatened her with a gun if she did not earn more money.
A fourth victim was recruited shortly after turning 18 years old in June 2021 also from Portland; promised financial stability if she worked for him but experienced verbal abuse instead while being isolated from loved ones.
The case came to law enforcement attention when one victim contacted police reporting ongoing trafficking activities by Lombardo in July 2021. Following this report—and during a traffic stop—Boston Police arrested him on state charges on July 12th; officers found approximately $3,310 cash on him at arrest. A subsequent search at an associated hotel room recovered a firearm with laser sight matching descriptions provided by two victims along with a loaded large capacity magazine containing twenty rounds; due to previous felony convictions Lombardo was prohibited from possessing these items.
The investigation involved cooperation among multiple agencies including the FBI Boston Division,nonprofit resources are available for those affected or seeking information about commercial sex trafficking.
U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley; FBI Special Agent Ted E. Docks; Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox announced the sentencing today along with acknowledgment of support from local police departments and prosecutors involved.
