Joel Greenberg, aka Matt Gaetz’s favorite Florida pimp, was sentenced to eleven years in federal prison on Thursday after fully cooperating with the FBI’s sex trafficking investigation.
The former Seminole County tax collector had previously pleaded guilty to underage sex trafficking, wire fraud, stalking, and three other felony charges, including conspiracy to bribe a public official.
NICE FRIEND, CAPTAIN VENMO!
Before the sentencing, Greenberg’s lawyer told a federal judge his client “deserved leniency” for his crimes because he assisted in investigations of 24 people, including eight involving sex crimes, the AP reported on Thursday.
CNN reports that Greenberg’s attorney, “Florida” Fritz Scheller, said he was “disappointed” that the Justice Department hasn’t charged anyone else as part of the sex-trafficking investigation.
Scheller previously said in court that Greenberg gave investigators information about “seven or eight other men” regarding their illegal sexual contact with a minor.
“We expect the federal government to take on the hard cases and not just the easy convictions,” Scheller said, urging prosecutors to “pursue others.”
“Others” beginning with Rapey McForehead himself, please?
CNN also reported that the judge in Greenberg’s trial was none too happy about Daddy Gaetz using his influence to keep Matty out of stir.
While cleverly never mentioning Gaetz by name, District Judge Gregory Presnell said it was “concerning” that there are “extensive investigations ongoing with no end in sight.”
Oh really, Judge? Tell me more.
“The government has had a lot of time to conclude those investigations,” Judge Presnell said at a hearing Wednesday about how much credit Greenberg deserves for helping prosecutors. “Why they haven’t – I don’t know. I’m not privy to that. I’m not entitled to that.”
BECAUSE FLORIDA, Judge!
I might have a personal motivation to see justice delivered to ol’ Matty Fivehead, because he chose to use his official government Twitter account to encourage his followers to harass me after I dared write a factual article about him.
Snowflakes in Florida = me getting rape and death threats while absolutely nothing has ever happened to him.
BREAKING: Hear the unhinged voicemail triggered by this tweet! @taradublinrocks
WATCH on Rumble: https://t.co/uQnOqybAMe https://t.co/bYSOWGEwDy pic.twitter.com/tBfEkFcoEr
— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) September 23, 2021
I’ll just say it’s a frustrating experience to file TWO separate complaints with the House Ethics Committee and have them do absolutely nothing and leave it at that.
Meanwhile, Twitter was also questioning why Gaetz skates when Greenberg is going to prison.
Any comment from Governor DeSantis or Congressman Gaetz? https://t.co/TsccyTxJDO pic.twitter.com/CJ6GJH16cs
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) December 1, 2022
Joel Greenberg is finally sentenced to 11 years. Maximum of the range asked by DOJ. He has been cooperating with DOJ on Matt Gaetz rape investigation for 18 months. Joel has identified 27 individuals (incl Gaetz) committing crimes. 5 have been charged so far (2 convicted) pic.twitter.com/oQZh2WW4YU
— Tomi Ahonen Standing With Ukraine (@tomiahonen) December 1, 2022
BREAKING: Joel Greenberg, a close associate of Congressman Matt Gaetz, was just sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to crimes ranging from wire fraud to sex trafficking a minor.
Matt Gaetz should be next.
— Republicans against Trumpism (@RpsAgainstTrump) December 1, 2022