Seminole County s new tax collector wants to foster trust in wake of Greenberg scandal
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Seminole County’s new tax collector wants to foster trust
Seminole County s new tax collector inherited an office that was mired in controversy following the resignation of Joel Greenberg. Regaining trust both inside and outside of the Seminole County Tax Collector s Office is a big undertaking for newly elected J.R. Kroll.
SANFORD, Fla. - Seminole County s new tax collector inherited an office that was mired in controversy following the resignation of Joel Greenberg.
Greenberg served as the tax collector from 2016 until he stepped down last June, one day after prosecutors revealed he had been indicted on multiple charges.
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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.
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