Fall River Woman Sentenced in Federal Sex Trafficking Case

BOSTON (WBSM) — A Fall River woman has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for her role in a sex trafficking conspiracy.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that Cory Primo, 43, of Fall River, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Boston to 70 months in prison and five years of supervised release. She was also ordered to pay $5,000 in restitution to the three victims.

In August 2025, Primo pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. She was among six individuals charged in July 2024.

Details of the Conspiracy

“From in and around April 2023 until August 2023, Primo conspired with others to traffic a Massachusetts adult woman and two minors,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. “Primo indicated that she started helping her co-defendant sell the victims because she was ‘broke.’”

Primo sent pictures of the victims to sex buyers, communicated with sex buyers to schedule commercial sex acts and negotiated prices. She also joked about her role in the conspiracy, referring to it as like “playing a game of Tetris.”

“She also encouraged another co-defendant to be violent toward the victims and expressed indifference to what the victims had to endure, as long as they continued to make money,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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