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Prosecutors say that former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg still deserves prison time to send a message that no public official is above the law.

Prosecutors say that former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg still deserves prison time to send a message that no public official is above the law.

A former Florida tax collector whose arrest on sex trafficking and identity theft charges led to a probe of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz should get his sentence reduced for cooperating with authorities, but he still deserves prison time to send a message that no public official is above the law, federal prosecutors said in court papers.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A former Florida tax collector whose arrest on sex trafficking and identity theft charges led to a probe of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz

Seminole County will receive more than $1.3 million in restitution from Joel Greenberg, County Attorney Bryant Applegate said Tuesday.

The Justice Department is examining whether tactics used in a 2018 South Florida protest were a model for the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.

The investigation into the Proud Boys’ role in the U.S. Capitol riot has reportedly expanded to include an examination of Jacob Engels.

The Justice Department is examining ties among the far-right Proud Boys, Roger Stone and others over their roles in 2018 “Stop the Steal” demonstrations.

The FBI seized Rep.

The feds believe credibility issues with two potentially key witnesses would make the lurid case against Gaetz tough to prove, the Washington Post reported.