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According to the report by the House Ethics Committee, the girl signed up with a “sugar dating” website that arranged “mutually beneficial relationships,” usually with younger women and older men. That’s when she met Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg who allegedly paid her $400 for sexual encounters.
The documents continued that the girl met Gaetz at a party where she took cocaine and ecstasy and allegedly had sex with Gaetz twice for $400. She later told congressional investigators that she saw Gaetz use cocaine that night.
During a Justice Department investigation into Greenberg’s alleged illegal political activities, the DOJ learned about the girl and the connection to Gaetz, who was first elected to Congress in 2016....
Greenberg, who cooperated in the case against Gaetz, pleaded guilty to underage sex trafficking, wire fraud, stalking, identity theft, producing a fake ID card, and conspiring to defraud the US government. He was handed an 11-year sentence.
The documents continued that the girl met Gaetz at a party where she took cocaine and ecstasy and allegedly had sex with Gaetz twice for $400. She later told congressional investigators that she saw Gaetz use cocaine that night.
During a Justice Department investigation into Greenberg’s alleged illegal political activities, the DOJ learned about the girl and the connection to Gaetz, who was first elected to Congress in 2016....
Greenberg, who cooperated in the case against Gaetz, pleaded guilty to underage sex trafficking, wire fraud, stalking, identity theft, producing a fake ID card, and conspiring to defraud the US government. He was handed an 11-year sentence.
From Mediaite (link) https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/devastating-report-details-how-underage-homeless-girl-allegedly-had-sex-with-matt-gaetz-for-money-to-buy-braces/
She was 17 at the time, but she lied and said she was 18. The website never checked her real age, and neither did Joel Greenberg. Woops! I'm wondering if this is what cost him his job? He later resigned from his seat in the House.
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