Associated press
Friend of Gaetz says lighter sentence deserved for his cooperation
A former Florida tax collector whose arrest led to a federal probe into U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz learns this week how long he’s been jailed for child sex trafficking and identity theft, but not before of trying to persuade a judge that his cooperation in several probes should alleviate his sentence. Former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg had been sentenced to 21 to 27 years in prison under federal sentencing guidelines, but prosecutors asked a judge to drastically reduce any incarceration to seven to nine years due to his cooperation. Greenberg pleaded guilty to six federal felonies, including sex trafficking of a minor, identity theft, harassment, wire fraud and conspiracy to bribe a public official.
