Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) indicted buddy has more to say.
Former Florida tax collector Joel Greenberg, who has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking in connection to the federal investigation into Gaetz, filed a motion on Tuesday to delay his sentencing hearing to give him more time to cooperate with prosecutors.
Greenberg’s attorney argued that his client’s cooperation, which “could impact his ultimate sentence” in the case, “cannot be completed prior to the time of” his hearing, which is currently scheduled for August 19.
Prosecutors do not oppose Greenberg’s requested delay, the filing noted.
The ex-Florida official is facing a minimum prison sentence of 12 years after pleading guilty to charges including sex trafficking and identify theft.
The development comes amid a Justice Department probe that is reportedly examining whether Gaetz had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel across state lines. The alleged victim is also at the center of Greenberg’s criminal case.
The GOP congressman has denied all wrongdoing in the investigation.
Read the filing below:
Ruh roh. I guess he’s just got too much to tell prosecutors, so much so that it’s going to take some time to get through it all.
Just hoping that he’s not employing the Michael Flynn Strategy here. Seems to me he could cooperate even more easily from a jail cell, but that’s just me.
I keep hoping he’ll take DeSantis down, too, while he’s at it. There is no question that DeSantis is dirty; it’s just the particulars that are missing.
I am a born skeptic. One wonders what Greenberg has yet to reveal that he couldn’t have already made known. He is, after all, a skilled manipulator and has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking and identity theft.
Let’s not get another Flynn thing out of this.
If the guy is giving legitimate evidence in the Gaetz case, fine. But no BS. It’s either good or it isn’t and it needs to keep flowing.