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Rep. Matt Gaetz exonerated, Fla. developer charged with extortion
One America News ^ | September 2, 2021

Posted on 09/02/2021 7:07:33 AM PDT by Navy Patriot

Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has been exonerated and the Department of Justice’s sex trafficking investigation has been shut down as the man who made the false allegations is now behind bars. Florida developer and convicted fraud, Stephen Alford, faced a judge on Tuesday after he was indicted for extortion.

According to a newly unsealed indictment, the 62-year-old spread lies about Gaetz as part of a complex scheme to defraud Gaetz’s father of $25 million.

“Alford is alleged to have been involved in a scheme to obtain money based upon false promises or guarantees he made to the victim that Alford could deliver a presidential pardon for a family member of the victim,” said the Justice Department in a statement.

(Excerpt) Read more at oann.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alford; bidenvoters; extortion; fl; florida; fraud; gaetz; levinson; liar; mattgaetz; mccabe; mikeflynn; robyngritz; stephenalford
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To: Navy Patriot
Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has been exonerated and the Department of Justice’s sex trafficking investigation has been shut down as the man who made the false allegations is now behind bars.

Sorry OAN but the DOJ investigation of Gaetz has NOT been shut down as a result of this indictment.

21 posted on 09/02/2021 7:27:01 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: LilFarmer
Attacking the reputation of conservatives with false accusations is right out of the dem (and communist) playbook.

It's a Socialist Democrat Commandment.

22 posted on 09/02/2021 7:27:18 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Bell Bouy II
How about CNN MSNBC ABC CBS and a slew of others charged with slander.

Your plan to make me laugh myself to death will fail.

23 posted on 09/02/2021 7:29:21 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: j.havenfarm

I reserved judgement, too. With some of us, it doesn’t help Gaetz that he can be quite a clown and a zany character sometimes.


24 posted on 09/02/2021 7:30:38 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("All lies and jest, ‘til a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.")
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To: Navy Patriot

Article appearing in NYT, WaPost, CNN, ABC, MSNBC in 93,998,663,209,876,098...


25 posted on 09/02/2021 7:33:50 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists are The Droplet of Sewage in a gallon of ultra-pure clean water.)
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To: G Larry

Not me. I live in the district adjacent to his and I like him. I hope this doesn’t tarnish him to the extent that he might lose his seat. I think he handled himself very well through this episode. The media were definitely cheerleading for him to be indicted, if not convicted.


26 posted on 09/02/2021 7:34:40 AM PDT by clintonh8r (Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth)
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To: FrankRizzo890
What you see here is the ONLY mention in any media you’re likely to see.

That could be because Matt Gaetz remains under investigation by the DOJ and will likely be so until his friend and former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg who pled guilty to six federal charges (including solicting a minor for sex) is sentenced.

27 posted on 09/02/2021 7:35:22 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: Navy Patriot

Wonder if he made an Alford plea?


28 posted on 09/02/2021 7:37:17 AM PDT by KevinB (''... and to the Banana Republic for which it stands ...")
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To: Navy Patriot

But the media and DU said.....


29 posted on 09/02/2021 7:40:07 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: Zathras

“I remember some of the FR members who believed this nonsense.”

Not only believed but joined in on the trashing!


30 posted on 09/02/2021 7:47:00 AM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: Zathras

There were a lot of FR members who were willing to hang Gaetz out to dry without any proof, or even a name of the accuser.

I was pretty ashamed of this attitude. There are too many people out their willing to accuse somebody and too many people willing to believe the accusation without thinking.


31 posted on 09/02/2021 7:47:29 AM PDT by wbarmy (I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
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To: FrankRizzo890

“What you see here is the ONLY mention in any media you’re likely to see.”

NYT, Newsweek ... even Politico!

https://www.bing.com/search?q=matt+gaetz&cvid=bd3943078f304e02a342917ecaf8bc5f&aqs=edge.0.0l9.5095j0j1&pglt=171&FORM=ANNTA1&PC=U531


32 posted on 09/02/2021 7:49:52 AM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: Navy Patriot

Gosh I’m so shocked to hear this after the corporate media swore for months that Gaetz was about to be indicted any second! We all know they are such eminently credible truth tellers.


33 posted on 09/02/2021 7:52:11 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: Navy Patriot

I did not think he was guilty. But what about the sons of bitches on Free Republic that posted post after post that he was guilty. They did in Roy Moore, but they could not get Matt. I believe that they are Democrats. They should go back to D.U.


34 posted on 09/02/2021 7:53:09 AM PDT by sport
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To: j.havenfarm

It’s good to see Gaetz prevail here, because the unfortunate fact is that lying often works (as proven by the Democrats) especially when the lie seems plausible.


35 posted on 09/02/2021 7:53:22 AM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Navy Patriot

But,but,but...

Salon (https://www.salon.com/2021/09/02/matt-gaetz-claimed-to-be-victim-of-extortion-plot—but-new-doj-charges-tell-a-different-story_partner/?src=ilaw) says:

Matt Gaetz claimed to be victim of “extortion” plot — but new DOJ charges tell a different story


36 posted on 09/02/2021 7:54:40 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! ("You, the American people, are my only special interest." --President Donald J. Trump)
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To: j.havenfarm
But I did think that the defense sounded bizarre and implausible.

Nonsense.

37 posted on 09/02/2021 7:59:31 AM PDT by SmokingJoe ( )
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To: sport
I believe that they are Democrats. They should go back to D.U.

After being doxxed.

38 posted on 09/02/2021 8:01:12 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: wbarmy
There were a lot of FR members who were willing to hang Gaetz out to dry without any proof, or even a name of the accuser.

That paid far left trolls who sign up at FR solely to push left wing/Dem agendas under the pretense of being "conservatives".

39 posted on 09/02/2021 8:03:20 AM PDT by SmokingJoe ( )
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To: G Larry

I wasn’t one of them and I excoriated those that were.


40 posted on 09/02/2021 8:06:44 AM PDT by traderrob6
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