In a recent announcement, the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office reported a significant crackdown on a statewide sex trafficking network. As detailed by the official press release, a Statewide Grand Jury has indicted 10 individuals for their roles in trafficking women across Massachusetts counties, with offenses spanning from March 2023 to September 2025.
The prime suspect, Lynn resident Gianni Martinez, 23, is accused to have trafficked women for sex and attempted to recruit others through various online platforms. Despite being jailed in March 2024, Martinez allegedly continued to orchestrate these activities from behind bars at the Middleton House of Correction. In total, Martinez faces a series of charges including eight counts of Trafficking Persons for Sexual Servitude and five counts of Deriving Support from Prostitution.
Rosa Garcia, 68, Martinez's grandmother and also from Lynn, is charged with aiding in the illicit enterprise, primarily with counts of Deriving Support from Prostitution and Money Laundering. Alongside them, the indictment includes charges against Wally Nunez, Abner Vaquerano, and Angel Soto-Martinez, each charged with trafficking and related crimes for purportedly transporting victims to meet with buyers.
The investigatory effort to bring these individuals to justice involved reviewing seized multiple cell phones, which evidence revealed text messages arranging commercial sexual encounters. Subsequently, five men, ranging in ages from 47 to 72, have been charged with Paying for Sexual Conduct. AG Campbell's office emphasized the multidisciplinary approach that was crucial to, both prevent and prosecute human trafficking within the state's borders.
This coordinated operation was a joint effort between multiple agencies, including the Massachusetts State Police, the FBI, and the Lynn Police Department, supported by legal and financial experts from the AG's office itself.
