This artist rendering shows Assistant U.S. Greenberg has agreed to cooperate with federal investigators in a plea agreement. (AP Photo/John Raoux) John RaouxĪ small plan circles the federal courthouse with a banner reading 'Tick Tock Matt Gaetz" during a hearing for Joel Greenberg Monday, May 17, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. John RaouxĪ small plane circles the federal courthouse with a banner reading 'Tick Tock Matt Gaetz' during a hearing for Joel Greenberg Monday, May 17, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. Matt Gaetz, who is now the subject of a probe into whether the congressman and tax collector paid women or offered them. That investigation subsequently led to Greenberg’s friend, U.S.
Greenberg launched a politically motivated smear campaign against Beute, falsely alleging he was racist and in a sexual relationship with a high school student. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File) Joe Burbankīrain Beute speaks with reporters outside the Federal Courthouse before a hearing with Joel Greenberg Monday, May 17, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. Joel Greenberg will appear Monday in federal court in Orlando, Florida for a change of plea hearing, according to court documents. Matt Gaetz is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges next week. A key figure in the federal investigation of Republican Rep. 30, 2019, file photo, Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg talks to the Orlando Sentinel during an interview at his office in Lake Mary, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Bridges) Steve BridgesįILE - In this Sept. Greenberg emerged as a central figure in the Justice Department's sex trafficking investigation into U.S. This artist rendering shows Joel Greenberg, right, and his attorney Fritz Scheller, left, during a hearing in federal court in Orlando, Fla., on Monday, May 17, 2021.