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A day of farewells, and reflections.

Greenberg was the incumbent tax collector in Seminole County, northeast of Orlando. Despite higher name recognition and far greater personal wealth than his primary opponent, Greenberg embarked on a smear campaign against Mr. Beute’s character. The federal indictment against Greenberg charged that he created a fake Twitter account and used Mr. Beute’s identity to post messages that espoused support for segregation and White supremacy. He also opened a Facebook account using the identity of ...

An associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday pleaded guilty to child sex trafficking and other charges ...

Feds tighten grip in Gaetz probe POLITICO 5/14/2021 By Josh Gerstein, Marc Caputo and Matt Dixon © AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Rep. Matt Gaetz adjusts a face mask as he attends a House Judiciary committee markup at the Capitol in Washington. MIAMI — Federal investigators are intensifying their sex-crimes probe of Rep. Matt Gaetz as they discuss a potential immunity arrangement with his former girlfriend and have struck a tentative deal with his one-time “wingman” who...

Joel Greenberg, a onetime local official in Florida, is accused of an array of crimes, including bribery, stalking and corruption.

Illinois congressman Adam Kinzinger said on Thursday night Gaetz must go  Kinzinger is the first Republican to call for Florida congressmans resignation Gaetzs legislative director, Devin Murphy, was reported Thursday to have quit He followed press secretary Luke Ball out the door on Friday Gaetz, 38, is reportedly being investigated for sex trafficking and prostitution  His associate Joel Greenberg, 36, is in jail on 33 federal charges Greenberg is said to be cooperating and readying to tak...

House Ethics Committee launches investigation into Matt Gaetz over sexual misconduct, illicit drug use, sharing inappropriate images on the house floor and misusing campaign funds The House Ethics Committee announced Friday it has opened an investigation into multiple allegations against Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz  The allegations expand sexual misconduct, drug use, sharing lewd images from the House floor, and using campaign funds for personal use    Gatez has now hired two promine...

POLITICO How Matt Gaetz’s relationship with a scandal-prone local tax collector got him into big trouble. Joel Greenberg talks to the press during an interview at his office in Lake Mary, Fla., on Sept. 30, 2019. | Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP Link Copied Florida has never seen a tax collector like Joel Greenberg. His Seminole County tax office was the only one in the state where employees were armed with pistols and body armor. He wore his own law enforcement badge and carried a sidea...

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