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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, Matt Gaetz’s ally, will plead guilty to sex trafficking of a child, 7 other counts, court records reveal
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According to a New York Times report, Joel Greenberg decided to talk once he realized the case against him was “overwhelming.” (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)AP
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ORLANDO, Fla. Joel Greenberg, ally and friend of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, 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, 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.