### [2021-05-17](/feed/2021/05/17/index.md)

##### Joel Greenberg
# Joel Greenberg, former associate to U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), pleads guilty to six charges of sex trafficking. 

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida politician who emerged as a central figure in the Justice Department’s sex trafficking investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz pleaded guilty Monday to six federal charges and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors as part of a plea deal. 


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1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/politics-government-and-politics-baabc0bc60d898cacab299e7ff2c0ea4) [Image](https://storage.googleapis.com/afs-prod/media/4a041fd2aea441b186050347b23f9df4/3000.jpeg)

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1. Joel Greenberg, former associate to U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), pleads guilty to six charges to sex trafficking.  _2021-05-18 01:05:39 (First version)_
1. Joel Greenberg, former associate to U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), pleads guilty to six charges of sex trafficking.  _(Current version)_

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