A former Florida tax collector whose arrest led to a federal investigation of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz learns this week how much prison time he gets on sex trafficking and identity theft charges
Greenbergto six federal crimes, including sex trafficking of a minor, identity theft, stalking, wire fraud and conspiracy to bribe a public official. Prosecutors said he had paid at least one underage girl to have sex with him and other men.
The minor was almost an adult and had advertised as being over age 18 in her escort profile on the website “Seeking Arrangements," which facilitates “sugar daddy" relationships, Scheller said in court papers. The judge should also take into consideration Greenberg's struggles with mental illness, starting with an attention-deficit disorder diagnosis at age 7 and panic attacks, depressive and anxiety disorders as an adult. At the time he committed the crimes, he was suffering from bipolar disorder with symptoms of mania, which affected his judgment and impulse control, Scheller said.
Greenberg's role in those investigations originally was going to be laid out during this week's court hearings, but ultimately the decision was made to keep them confidential in order “to safeguard confidential and sensitive information concerning ongoing investigations and prosecutions," his defense attorney said in a court filing.into Gaetz, who is being investigated over whether he paid a 17-year-old for sex.
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