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groundloop

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Mon Oct 18, 2021, 04:01 PM Oct 2021

Judge agrees to delay sentencing of former Gaetz associate as cooperation continues [View all]

Source: ABC News

A federal judge in Central Florida has granted a request from attorneys representing Joel Greenberg, the former tax collector of Seminole County, to delay his sentencing after prosecutors said Greenberg was providing investigators more information about his activities in relation to an ongoing federal probe.

As part of a federal investigation into Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, Greenberg -- Gaetz's self-described one-time wingman -- has been steadily providing information and handing over potential evidence that could relate to the Florida congressman and others in the sprawling probe, sources familiar with the investigation have previously told ABC News.

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Prosecutors told the judge that at times in the ongoing probe, the information provided by Greenberg "takes us places we aren't anticipating."

As part of his cooperation, Greenberg has provided investigators with years of Venmo and Cash App transactions and thousands of photos and videos, as well as access to personal social media accounts, sources said.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-agrees-delay-sentencing-gaetz-associate-cooperation-continues/story?id=80647309

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