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Matt Gaetz associate pleads guilty to six federal crimes, including sex trafficking of teen
Just The News ^ | 05/17/2021 | Nicholas Sherman

Posted on 05/17/2021 12:13:52 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

An associate of Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz and a key figure into the federal probe against him pleaded guilty Monday to multiple crimes, including sex trafficking of a 17-year-old, according to news reports.

The associate, Joel Greenberg, a former Florida tax collector, pleaded guilty to six federal counts in a case that sparked a federal investigation into Gaetz. The congressman has denied any wrongdoing.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: associate; fakenews; joelgreenberg; justfakenews; mattgaetz; mattgaetzsexscandal; pleadsguilty; sextrafficking; theassociate
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To: cotton1706

The FBI has never heard of Hunter Biden.


21 posted on 05/17/2021 12:37:24 PM PDT by bray (Hating Whites is racist)
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To: JonPreston

They already have. His lawyer held a press conference and admitted they were negotiating a plea contingent upon their cooperation against Gaetz.


22 posted on 05/17/2021 12:37:59 PM PDT by ScubaDiver (Reddit refugee.)
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To: for-q-clinton
When Denorats go after someone (Getz) they make life very uncertain

for anyone in their sphere......Greeberg looks like it.


23 posted on 05/17/2021 12:38:13 PM PDT by caww ( )
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To: caww

thanks...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Greenberg

kin to Hank AIG Greenberg? Dunno


24 posted on 05/17/2021 12:39:14 PM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: SeekAndFind

Sounds a lot like how Michael Cohen was going to flip on Trump and bring him down. I believe NOTHING from the media, our courts or our fraud government anymore.


25 posted on 05/17/2021 12:40:32 PM PDT by wattsgnu
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To: SeekAndFind

Bill and Hillary were definitely associate of Epstein. Just saying.


26 posted on 05/17/2021 12:40:46 PM PDT by Revel
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To: SeekAndFind

An associate? So, somebody he knew? Worked with at one point? Anyone who has a job has associates. Doesn’t make us responsible for their personal life choices.


27 posted on 05/17/2021 12:41:28 PM PDT by Durbin
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To: JonPreston

This guy has already pled guilty so there was no “deal” made. If he had anything on Gaetz why didn’t he get a plea deal?


28 posted on 05/17/2021 12:41:50 PM PDT by billyboy15 (')
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To: JonPreston

Do you not understand what Flip means?


29 posted on 05/17/2021 12:43:42 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: John 3_19-21

“So because Gaetz knew him, Gaetz is guilty too?”

Birds of a feather usually flock together. I have never done drugs and other than a few speeding tickets never commited any crimes and I don’t hang around or associate with people who do.

Gaetz is just another young single horny politician who when pretty young gals offered him services he could not turn them down. I have no problem with that other than the alleged 17 year old.

I worked in our state capital for a quarter for a college poli sci class. The amount of hanky panky going on with interns was off the charts and this was early 80’s.


30 posted on 05/17/2021 12:44:56 PM PDT by setter
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To: billyboy15

Hasn’t been sentenced yet.


31 posted on 05/17/2021 12:44:58 PM PDT by RedStateRocker ("Never miss a good chance to Shut Up" - Will Rogers)
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To: billyboy15
This guy has already pled guilty so there was no “deal” made

It's all about his sentencing. That's where bargains are reached.

32 posted on 05/17/2021 12:45:09 PM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: noiseman

I think the “teen” involved has stated that everyone on the trip she took with Gaetz was 18 at the time, so even if it’s a little creepy, it wouldn’t be pedo. Another accusation is that a lobbyist paid for everything, including the escorts.

I hope Gaetz was smart enough to avoid stuff like that. Only the left gets away with such things.


33 posted on 05/17/2021 12:47:36 PM PDT by ETCM
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To: JonPreston

Right. But, he was indicted for over 30 federal crimes many of which were multi-count indictments. He was looking at life in prison.

So, he’s reduced his criminal exposure by two-thirds and will likely get sentencing consideration. But, he plead guilty to some serious weight, which underscores how dire a situation he was in.


34 posted on 05/17/2021 12:49:18 PM PDT by ScubaDiver (Reddit refugee.)
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To: for-q-clinton

Someone agrees to plead guilty and cooperate with the government in exchange for the government’s promise to move for a substantial assistance at sentencing.


35 posted on 05/17/2021 12:49:23 PM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: ETCM

Heck 17 yr olds and up have their photos all over the internet inviting hookups.....


36 posted on 05/17/2021 12:50:00 PM PDT by caww ( )
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To: ETCM

“I hope Gaetz was smart enough to avoid stuff like that. Only the left gets away with such things.”

Difficult for normal red blooded males to turn away sex from a hot young (over 18) gal and DC has some of the hottest women on the planet living there.


37 posted on 05/17/2021 12:52:10 PM PDT by setter
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To: billyboy15

Agreed.
He would be free, if he gave them Gaetz.


38 posted on 05/17/2021 12:54:30 PM PDT by Fireone (Rush will live in our hearts forever.)
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To: PGalt

I don’t know....desn’t soundlike.


39 posted on 05/17/2021 12:54:53 PM PDT by caww ( )
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To: ETCM

This is all Alinsky smear tactics that Conservatives tend to believe.

Read the rules people will understand that it doesnt matter to leftists whether it is true.


40 posted on 05/17/2021 12:56:07 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Voter ID for 2020!! Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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