Greenberg’s case expanded into a probe of Rep. Matt Gaetz’s alleged interactions with underage girls, which has reportedly stalled as Gaetz denies all wrongdoing.
Greenberg pleaded guilty in May last year to six federal charges, including sex trafficking of a minor, stalking, identity theft, wire fraud, and conspiracy to bribe a public official, after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors in which he agreed to cooperate in their investigation of Gaetz.
Greenberg’s crimes carried a sentence of up to 27 years, but prosecutors agreed in a pre-sentencing hearing on Wednesday to a reduced sentence since he aided them in other sex-trafficking investigations. Greenberg was initially charged in 2020 with 33 federal counts related to his activities while serving as a Seminole County tax collector, including paying minors he met on a site for “sugar daddies” for sex and introducing the underage girls to other men.
The investigation into Gaetz became public knowledge last year, but has stalled and charges are unlikely,
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