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General Category => Trump Legal Investigations => Topic started by: mystery-ak on April 08, 2021, 11:19:11 pm
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‘Uniquely Situated’: Lawyer For Matt Gaetz Associate Makes Ominous Statement About Possible Plea Deal
Chuck Ross
Investigative Reporter
April 08, 2021 5:49 PM ET
A former Florida tax official appears close to striking a plea deal with federal prosecutors that could involve cooperation against Rep. Matt Gaetz, a federal judge was told on Thursday.
A lawyer for Joel Greenberg, a former tax collector for Seminole County, Florida with close ties to Gaetz, said at a court hearing that he expects a case against his client “to be resolved with a plea.â€
The federal prosecutor handling the case concurred.
“We believe this case is going to be a plea,†Roger Handberg said at the hearing, according to Politico. “My hope would be that it is done this month.â€
Greenberg was indicted last year on a slew of federal charges, including sex trafficking of a minor, bribery and stalking. He was indicted last month on charges that he defrauded the Paycheck Protection Program.
Federal prosecutors are reportedly investigating whether Gaetz had an illegal relationship with a 17-year-old girl, and whether he trafficking her across state lines for sex. According to one report, the girl that Greenberg is alleged to have trafficked is the same one at the center of the Gaetz probe.
Gaetz has denied any wrongdoing and says he has never had a sexual relationship with anyone under the age of consent. He said in a statement on March 30 that his attorneys have been informed that he is a subject in a federal investigation, and not a target.
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https://dailycaller.com/2021/04/08/matt-gaetz-joel-greenberg-plea-agreement/
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Greenberg attorney to Gaetz: Be afraid -- be very afraid
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2021/04/08/greenberg-attorney-to-gaetz-be-afraid-be-very-afraid-n382031
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This is a shame as it appeared that he was basically fighting on the conservative side of things.
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Gaetz paid accused sex trafficker, who later sent same amount of cash to teen girls: report
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/547280-gaetz-paid-accused-sex-trafficker-who-later-sent-same-amount-of-cash-to-teen
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Something doesn't smell right here. I want to believe Gaetz, but I fear he's guilty of something.