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Joel Greenberg pleads guilty to child sex trafficking: What does that mean for Matt Gaetz?
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FILE In this Sept. 30, 2019, file photo, Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg talks to the Orlando Sentinel during an interview at his office in Lake Mary, Fla. A key figure in the federal investigation of Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges next week. Joel Greenberg will appear Monday in federal court in Orlando, Florida for a change of plea hearing, according to court documents.Joe Burbank | Orlando Sentinel via AP
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Gaetz friend agrees to plead guilty to 6 counts, cooperate with federal investigators
The deal marks a turning point in the sprawling federal investigation that has reportedly taken aim at Greenberg’s friend and ally U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz.
By Monivette Cordeiro, Jeff Weiner, Jason Garcia and Martin E. ComasOrlando Sentinel
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Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg talks to the Orlando Sentinel during an interview at his office in Lake Mary, Fla. in 2019. Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File
ORLANDO, Fla. Joel Greenberg, Seminole County’s disgraced former tax collector, has agreed to plead guilty to six federal crimes including sex trafficking of a child in a deal that calls for him to cooperate with federal investigators, according to a plea agreement released Friday.
Joel Greenberg admits to paying teen for sex, introducing her to other men, documents show
Former Seminole County tax collector’s plea agreement implicates multiple people
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Multiple people associated with Joel Greenberg are likely concerned after court documents show the former Seminole County tax collector struck a deal with federal prosecutors.
In the 86-page plea agreement signed by Greenberg, he admits to paying a minor for sex and arranging for her to have sex with other men for money and conspiring with a Small Business Administrator employee to obtain more than $430,000 in federal loans meant for struggling businesses.