Judge grants sentence delay for cooperating Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg's cooperation could play a role in an ongoing investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz's supposed pay-for-sex relationship with a 17-year-old girl. Credit: AP FILE - In this April 14, 2021 file photo, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., questions witness during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) Author: CURT ANDERSON (AP Legal Affairs Writer) Published: 1:19 PM PDT July 7, 2021 Updated: 1:19 PM PDT July 7, 2021 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A federal judge agreed Wednesday to delay the sentencing of a key associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida so he can keep cooperating in a broader sex trafficking investigation.