Friend of Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz sentenced to 11 years in prison in sex trafficking case
The former Florida tax collector whose arrest led to a federal investigation into US Rep. Matt Gaetz, a former friend, was sentenced Thursday to 11 years in prison for child sex trafficking and other crimes.Joel Greenberg pleaded guilty last year to six counts, including sex trafficking of a minor, identity theft, stalking, wire fraud and conspiracy to bribe a public official, and agreed to cooperate with federal investigators as part of his guilty plea.Prosecutors said Greenberg paid at least one minor to have sex with him and other men. Joel Greenberg, then a Seminole County tax collector, during an interview…
