NEW: Joel Greenberg, a former associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for sex trafficking of a minor and other crimes.
In addition to the sex trafficking of a minor, Greenberg, a former Seminole County tax collector,
to and was sentenced Thursday for, identity theft, stalking, wire fraud and conspiracy to bribe a public official."Nothing justifies my actions. My conduct is so shameful. I feel remorse for what I’ve done," Greenberg stated in court Thursday, per AP. 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.for a reduced sentence for Greenberg, ranging from nine years and three months to 11 years, and he received the upper limit of the reduction.Greenberg's arrest led to a federal investigation into Gaetz over allegations he paid a 17-year-old girl for sex.
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