April 23, 2021 5:32 p.m.
Federal prosecutors are examining whether Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL)’s 2018 Bahamas trip was part of a pay-for-play scheme involving the marijuana industry, CNN reported Friday.
Gaetz went to the Bahamas with a Florida marijuana lobbyist and a longtime friend of his named Jason Pirozzolo, who helped found the American Medical Marijuana Physicians’ Association.
Separate reporting has suggested that Pirozzolo paid for the company of women on the trip.
CNN reports that prosecutors from the DOJ’s Public Integrity Section based in D.C. are looking at whether escorts were given to Gaetz in return for political favors.
Joel Greenberg scandal: Who’s who in the federal investigation?
A breakdown Greenberg’s political associates
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Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg faces 21 new charges
LAKE MARY, Fla. – Faced with the possibility of spending decades in prison, Joel Greenberg has entered into plea negotiations with the federal government. The one-time Seminole County Tax Collector is facing a litany of charges and decades in prison, but the investigation has not stopped with him alone.
Citing anonymous sources, the New York Times and CBS News confirm federal authorities have expanded their search into Greenberg’s web of politically connected friends and acquaintances. News 6 has reviewed hundreds of documents handed over through public record requests which reveal who Greenberg was doing business with while he was both tax collector of Seminole County and presumably living above the law.