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UPDATE 1-Friend of U.S. congressman Gaetz expected to plead guilty in Florida sex trafficking case Reuters 1 hr ago By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - A friend of embattled Republican U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida is expected to plead guilty in a sex trafficking and fraud case in a federal court in Florida, two law enforcement officials said on Thursday. Prosecutors and defense lawyers are in discussions about Joel Greenberg, a former tax collector in Floridas Semin...

Matt Gaetz Associates Attorney Cracks Jokes, Refuses to Answer Question on Allegations On 4/9/21 at 7:58 AM EDT An attorney representing Joel Greenberg, an associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), made jokes on Thursday as he refused to answer a reporters question about whether his client had co-ordinated sexual encounters between the congressman and underage girls. The probe reportedly stemmed from a separate investigation into Greenberg, a former tax collector in Seminole County, Florida, who was...

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3 Min Read WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A friend of embattled Republican U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida is expected to plead guilty in a sex trafficking and fraud case in a federal court in Florida, two law enforcement officials said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Representative Matt Gaetz, (R-FL), speaks during a hearing in the Rayburn House office Building on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., July 29, 2020. Graeme Jennings/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo Prosecutors and defense lawyers ...

Matt Gaetz’s Female Staffers Issue Statement of Support Amid Reported Federal Probe Women working for Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Thursday offered their support for the congressman amid reports he’s being investigated. “After the shocking allegations last week in the press, we, the women of Congressman Matt Gaetz’s office, feel morally obligated to speak out,” the statement, released by Gaetz’s office, read. “During Congressman Gaetz’s time in office, we have been behind the sce...

Associated Press President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Attorney General Merrick Garland depart the White House Rose Garden on Thursday after speaking about gun violence prevention. Previous Next Friday, April 09, 2021 1:00 am Nation WIRE SERVICES WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden, in his first gun control measures since taking office, announced a half-dozen executive actions Thursday aimed at addressing a proliferation of gun violence across the nation t...

Mr. Kinzinger is the first Republican to publicly call for the Florida Republican to step down from Congress. Most GOP officials have been mum about the allegations, although earlier this week former President Donald Trump defended Mr. Gaetz in a statement. A number of Democrats have called for his resignation, but Mr. Gaetz has refused to step down, adamantly insisting he’s here to stay. The Justice Department is probing allegations Mr. Gaetz had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and ...

Not guilty plea entered for former Florida tax collector Joel Greenberg in brief arraignment on latest charges Orlando Sentinel 1 day ago Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel © Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Orlando Sentinel/TNS Then- Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg leaves the federal courthouse in Orlando after making a first appearance on June 23, 2020. ORLANDO, Fla. — Although federal prosecutors and Joel Greenberg’s attorney said Thursday that they are worki...

Key figure in Matt Gaetz probe likely cooperating with federal prosecutors POLITICO 2 hrs ago © AP Photo/Matt Rourk Gaetz has not been charged and has denied any wrongdoing. ORLANDO, Fla. — The legal peril Rep. Matt Gaetz is facing appeared to increase sharply Thursday after a court hearing indicated that one of Gaetz’s close friends, former Seminole County, Fla., tax collector Joel Greenberg, is likely cooperating with federal prosecutors. The potentially ominous development for the c...

Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal prosecutors said Thursday that Joel Greenberg, an associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz who is currently facing sex trafficking charges, is considering taking a plea deal — which Greenberg’s attorney hinted could involve Greenberg cooperating with the federal government’s investigation into allegations involving Gaetz. Greenberg was indicted last year for allegedly trafficking a teenage girl for sex in 2017, and the Justice Depar...