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 another teacher at Mr. Beute’s prep school to falsely accuse Mr. Beute of sexual misconduct with a male student. Working with an attorney, Mr. Beute fought back and contacted law enforcement.