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A former tax collector and associate of a congressman has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for sex trafficking of a minor and five other federal charges.
Gaetz is a member of the House of Representatives. The photo was taken by Samuel Corum.
After reaching a plea deal with prosecutors, Greenberg pleaded guilty to six federal charges, including sex trafficking of a minor, stalking, identity theft, wire fraud, and conspiracy to bribe a public official.
Greenberg had a sentence of up to 27 years, but prosecutors agreed to a reduced sentence because he aided them in other sex-trafficking investigations.
Greenberg was charged with 33 federal counts in 2020 for his activities while he was a tax collector, including paying children for sex and introducing them to other men.
The investigation into Gaetz became public knowledge last year, and reports emerged that Greenberg was cooperating, but the probe has stopped and charges are not likely.
The Department of Justice began looking into whether Gaetz paid women for sex at least one of whom was under the age of 18. According to CNN, Greenberg and Gaetz were once close friends who attended parties where women said they got money for sex. Gaetz is accused of exchanging gifts and cash with women for sex. The Washington Post reported that prosecutors recently recommended that Gaetz not be charged. Dozens of others are under investigation as a result of the charges against Greenberg, who was initially indicted in 2021 for paying a woman under the age of 18 for sex at least seven times, and for embezzling public money he had access to. He lied about having sex with a student at the Florida school where they worked and submitted fraudulent loan applications for his personal businesses, according to the DOJ.
Greenberg apologized to his ex-wife and the taxpayers of Seminole County at his sentencing on Thursday. Greenberg knows that he can't make up for what he's done.
Presnell criticized the DOJ for taking too long to investigate others connected to Greenberg. Presnell said that the government had a lot of time to finish the investigations.
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