For months after federal agents first issued a subpoena for records to the Seminole County Tax Collector's Office in April 2019, Joel Greenberg continued committing crimes, according to a plea agreement he signed this week in federal court.
Joel Greenberg kept committing crimes well after he learned feds were investigating him sun-sentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sun-sentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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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 to plead guilty, cooperate with investigators in plea agreement
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz has been linked to the Greenberg investigation but denies any wrongdoing.
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Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg talks to the Orlando Sentinel in a September 2019 interview at his office in Lake Mary. [ JOE BURBANK/ORLANDO SENTINEL | Orlando Sentinel ]
By Monivette Cordeiro and Jeff Weiner
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ORLANDO â Joel Greenberg, Seminole Countyâs disgraced former tax collector, has agreed to plead guilty to six federal crimes â including sex trafficking of a child â in a deal that calls for him to cooperate with federal investigators, according to a source with knowledge of the agreement.
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 source with knowledge of the agreement.