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A former associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday formally pleaded guilty to six of the 33 federal charges he was facing, including sex trafficking of a child, and agreed to provide extensive cooperation with federal investigators’ ongoing probe, a development former prosecutors said does not portend well for the Republican congressman from Florida.
Joel Greenberg, Matt Gaetz's associate, pleads guilty to sex trafficking charges Follow Us Question of the Day By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times - Monday, May 17, 2021 A former associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday pleaded guilty to multiple federal crimes, including sex trafficking of an underage girl, and agreed to cooperate with the investigation into the Florida Republican. Joel Greenberg, a former Seminole County, Florida, tax commissioner, admitted to six charges including admitting that he had kno...
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) â A former Florida official central to the federal probe into whether U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz trafficked a minor for sex will plead guilty on Monday and agree to cooperate with prosecutors, which may spell trouble for the Republican congressman. Joel Greenberg, a former tax collector in Florida's Seminole County, will plead guilty to charges including sex-trafficking of a minor at a court hearing at 10 a.m. EST (1400 GMT) in federal court in Orlando, Florida, according to an agreement submitted in court on Friday. Greenberg said he would cooperate with federal prosec...
Joel Greenberg pleads guilty to six counts amid deepening probe into Gaetz’s conduct with underage girls.
Joel Greenberg, who U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz had referred to as his wingman, appeared in federal court wearing a dark blue prison jumpsuit on Monday to plead guilty to six federal charges, including sex-trafficking of a minor.The former Florida tax collector, who is central to the investigation into whether Gaetz trafficked a 17-year-old for sex, also agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, which could spell trouble for the Republican congressman and one of former President Donald Trump's staunchest defenders.Outside the courthouse in Orlando, Florida, Greenberg's lawyer, Fritz S...