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Joel Greenberg sentenced to 11 years after cooperating with federal probe into Matt Gaetz

Aitor Diago/Getty Images(ORLANDO, Fla.) -- Joel Greenberg, a former Florida tax collector who sources say agreed to cooperate in the federal probe into his one

A former Florida tax collector whose arrest led to a federal investigation of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz learns this week how much prison time he gets on charges of sex trafficking a minor and identity theft, but not before trying to persuade a judge that his cooperation in several probes should lighten his sentence.

How much leniency should Joel Greenberg receive for cooperating with the feds? A judge will hear from the government and his defense today.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida tax collector whose arrest led to a federal investigation of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz learns this week how much prison time he gets on charges of sex trafficking a minor and identity theft, but not before trying to persuade a judge that his cooperation in several probes should lighten his sentence.

A former Florida tax collector whose arrest led to a federal investigation of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz learns this week how much prison time he gets on charges of sex trafficking a minor and identity theft

Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg had faced a prison sentence of between 21 and 27 years under federal sentencing guidelines.

A former Florida tax collector tries to persuade a lighter sentence for his cooperation in the probe of Matt Gaetz. He was charged for sex trafficking a minor and identity theft.

The lawyer for Matt Gaetz’s sexcapade pal and overall crooked buddy suggested the DOJ is “like Nero fiddling away” instead of charging Gaetz with federal crimes.

Joel Greenberg attorney Fritz Scheller blasts U.S. Department of Justice for not criminally charging other individuals.