Joel Micah Greenberg (born February 4, 1984) is an American politician and former tax collector of Seminole County, Florida. Greenberg . Greenberg is the son of Andrew Greenberg, who in the 1980s founded an empire, Greenberg Dental, which now has over 90 practices across Florida. I was hoping I was going to be elected because I was running against a flawed candidate, a flawed human being, and a horrible person, she said. [22][23] By early October, a lawyer for Greenberg had asked for another delay, this time to March 2022. Here (from the Orlando Sentinel and others) is a sampling: Gaetz and Greenberg are close but just how close? Scott Maxwell, a columnist for the Orlando Sentinel, said on Twitter after The Times story broke that Greenberg has kept the paper busy, related to his escapades alleged and otherwise. Greenberg pleaded guilty in May last year to six federal charges, including sex trafficking of a minor, stalking, identity theft, wire fraud, and conspiracy to bribe a public official, after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors in which he agreed to cooperate in other investigations. Scott Maxwell, a columnist for the Orlando Sentinel, said on Twitter after The Times story broke that Greenberg has kept the paper busy, posting a long list of headlines related to his escapades alleged and otherwise. I think its fun to have a discussion.. Ben Friedman, the director of community relations for Orlandos Jewish federation, said Greenbergs question was disgraceful and that Greenberg was, basically, a shanda. Soon after, an anonymous letter was sent to the school where Mr. Beute worked, falsely accusing him of having a sexual relationship with a student. When Greenberg was 15, he and his mother, Susan Greenberg, told a sports columnist for The Sentinel that he had benefited from the mentorship of an Orlando Magic basketball player, John. Sunday morning, an officer said Greenberg showed up uninvited at his mother-in-law's home in Jupiter looking for his wife, who was not there at the time. Their inquiry culminated in 33 federal charges against Mr. Greenberg, 36, including sex trafficking of a minor, bribery, fraud and stalking and led to a mushrooming political scandal that burst into national news in recent days and ensnared Mr. Gaetz, who is a close ally of President Donald J. Trump, and other influential Florida Republicans, with the investigation continuing. Friday the 13th with Milo Yiannopoulos, he wrote. Audits show that Greenberg used public funds to pay for $384,000 in body armor, unspecified weapons, ammunition, as well as a drone with thermal imaging capabilities, News13, a local broadcaster, reported. Hes exactly what we need in Florida to energize the MAGA movement. He retweeted another Gaetz tweet that read, The Iraq War was a tragic failure.. [6] On July 6, Greenberg requested, and prosecutors agreed to, a three-month delay in his sentencing so he could further cooperate with the government; presiding federal judge Gregory Presnell agreed to reschedule the sentencing date to November 18. (Sample: Editorial: Good riddance to Joel Greenberg, Central Floridas worst politician.), Greenberg has posted at least three selfies on Twitter with Gaetz. The media has tried to destroy a good mans reputation, he said of Mr. Trump, and in destroying that, they would destroy that which he represents: the ideas that you and I hold dear in our hearts, that we know is right and true., By June 2017, Mr. Gaetz floated the idea to a Tampa radio station that Mr. Greenberg could run for Congress. Scott Maxwell, a columnist for the Orlando Sentinel, said on Twitter after The Times story broke that Greenberg has kept the paper busy, posting a long list of headlines related to his escapades alleged and otherwise. Greenberg, whose political party is Republican, is facing 14 counts amd is fighting the allegations. Yet Mr. Greenberg and Mr. Gaetz saw each other regularly in recent years. Being elected tax collector could have offered Mr. Greenberg a stable, if low-profile, career in government. Greenberg's father is Jewish. LAKE MARY, Fla. - As former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg awaits sentencing on child sex trafficking and other federal charges, his estranged wife is asking a judge for. In any case, Grenberg was a questionable character witness. Interviews with people in Seminole County who dealt with Mr. Greenberg and a review of news articles and public records from his past suggest that he was a wealthy but troubled teenager who drifted through young adulthood before turning to local politics five years ago and embracing Trumpism. Joel Greenberg, who is incarcerated in the Orange County jail, is facing a minimum of 12 years in prison after pleading guilty in May to six federal charges including sex trafficking of a child, illegally producing a false identification document, aggravated identity theft, stalking, wire fraud and conspiracy. The accusations, which included defrauding the Small Business Administration out of more than $432,000 in Covid-19 relief loans, described wrongdoing that began days after Mr. Greenberg was first arrested and released on bond last summer, prosecutors said. began to scrutinize a tax collector in Florida named Joel Greenberg and long before his trail led them to Representative Matt Gaetz he amassed an outlandish record in the mundane local public office he had turned into a personal fief of power. The case, which took a dramatic turn when the F.B.I. Those contracts included $380,000 for body armor, weapons, and ammunition, as well as $15,000 for office sprinklers that could be aimed at people outside his office. Tax Collector\'s office photo The Times said its not clear how Greenberg, 35, got to know Gaetz, 38. As an adult, Greenberg has identified himself as being Jewish. She noted that her estranged husband is expected to serve a lengthy prison sentence. He spent at least $2.65 million on a security force and for consultants; staffers could not say what the consultants did. It does not include images; to avoid copyright violations, you must add them manually, following our guidelines. Audits show that Greenberg used public funds to pay for $384,000 in body armor, unspecified weapons, ammunition, as well as a drone with thermal imaging capabilities, News13, a local broadcaster, reported. What ultimately got Mr. Greenberg into trouble as so often happens in Florida began with a clash over real estate. Were happy to make this story available to republish for free, unless it originated with JTA, Haaretz or another publication (as indicated on the article) and as long as you follow our guidelines. The investigation into Gaetz became public knowledge last year, and reports emerged that Greenberg was cooperating, but the probe has stalled and charges are unlikely, multiple outlets have reported (Gaetz has denied the allegations). She accused him of using Snapchat to track her down. Friedman made it clear the sooner he didnt have to deal with Greenberg the better. [31] References [ edit] ^ Comas, Martin E. (July 24, 2020). The inquiry , The special counsel is also investigating Mr. Trumps. [20][21] As part of the plea agreement, Greenberg must register as a sex offender. Greenberg, in turn, came to Gaetzs defense when the congressman was accused of inadvertently inviting a Holocaust denier to Trumps 2018 State of the Union address. Neither he nor his attorney could be reached for comment for this article. Justice Department examination into Mr. Gaetz, handling of sensitive government documents. Records and interviews detailed a litany of accusations: Mr. Greenberg strutted into work with a pistol on his hip in a state that does not allow guns to be openly carried. But then, Greenberg knows the risks of keeping controversial company. [24] On October 18, prosecutors also asked Presnell for the extension, stating that Greenberg was a "prolific criminal" who had made allegations that "take us to some places we did not anticipate." The Justice Department is said to be investigating whether Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida had sex with a 17-year-old. Ms. Greenberg told The Sentinel that her son had been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder as a toddler, took medication as a child and developed Tourettes syndrome. April 15, 2021. U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) speaks during a news conference in front of the Capitol December 6, 2017 in Washington, DC. During the marriage, (Joel Greenberg) sold marital assets and invested the proceeds in cryptocurrency (and) invested most of his marital earnings in cryptocurrency, the divorce petition reads. Engels, according to the Sentinel, engaged in the same political dirty tricks that has been Stones specialty since the Nixon presidency: In 2016 he filed a report accusing Valdes of assault, but the prosecutor said Engels was only seeking a confrontation. I dont go out there to be a demagogue against anyone else. Defending himself in 2018 against the Islamophobia charge, Greenberg said that one of his brothers is. Mr. Greenberg had little record to run on. In August 2018, he shared a social media post that said: Very simple questionName just ONE society in the developed world that has benefited in ANY WAY from the introduction of more Muslims. That former tax collector, Joel Greenberg, is suspected of being a possible . In court papers for his plea deal, Greenberg did not implicate others by name but admitted that he "introduced the minor to other adult men, who engaged in commercial sex acts". In 2019, the Orlando Sentinel reported that Greenberg, who owned an advertising company before his election, spent $3.5 million in consultant contracts, salaries to friends and associates. Mr. Greenberg had no political experience before he was elected. As part of that course of conduct, Greenberg caused letters to be sent to the school where the employee worked. He resigned from his elective office in June 2020, a day after being indicted and arrested by federal agents on a myriad of corruption and some other creepy charges. He defeated incumbent Ray Valdes, who had held the office for 30 years. Here (from the Orlando Sentinel and others) is a sampling: Gaetz and Greenberg are close but just how close? Joel Greenberg, who is facing child sex trafficking charges, unsurprisingly, also has ties to Roger Stone. One is from 2017 with Roger Stone, the adviser to President Donald Trump who has his own history of legal imbroglios. Its tough consensus can be difficult to find but in this case, I can confidently say that Greenbergs hateful rhetoric does not represent the Jewish community. He may or not be those things, but theres little evidence he identifies as Jewish. In 2020, Greenberg was arrested and charged with multiple federal offenses. He is not involved with the Jewish community in any way, making his association with us even more embarrassing.. According to a plea agreement, Greenberg admitted to embezzling money from the Seminole County Tax Collectors Office to fund a private cryptocurrency business and fraudulently obtaining federal CARES Act dollars intended to help companies impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. When sheriffs deputies went to rearrest him at his home in Lake Mary, Mr. Greenberg claimed to have explosives and threatened to harm himself, according to a deputys report. Greenberg was initially charged in 2020 with 33 federal counts related to his activities while serving as a Seminole County tax collector, including paying minors he met on a site for sugar daddies for sex and introducing the underage girls to other men. In June 2020, he retweeted a Gaetz tweet that read, Matt Morgan is a rising star in the Republican Party. Days after Mr. Greenberg was first indicted last year, a woman crashed her car into a tree a few hundred yards from his home early one morning, according to a crash report. Anti-Trump Republicans Face Major Challenge in Launching Third Party, Cheney Defiant After Censure: GOP Not the Party of 'QAnon or Antisemitism', Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved, Matt Gaetz says hes part of a $25M extortion plot. To republish, copy the HTML by clicking on the yellow button to the right; it includes our tracking pixel, all paragraph styles and hyperlinks, the author byline and credit to the Forward. Blockchain Pioneer. According to the television station, he was also accused of creating fake drivers licenses to to produce a false identification document to facilitate his efforts to engage in commercial sex acts. He was accused of soliciting a minor between the ages of 14 and 17 in 2017. Inevitably, someone in the audience would say, What about Joel Greenberg?, It was embarrassing. SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. - In 2016, Joel Greenberg entered the race for Seminole County tax collector roughly 100 days ahead of the primary election. His Facebook page features an undated photo of himself at the Western Wall. We rely on our journalists to be independent observers. The same day, Greenberg posted a photo of Gaetz, Trump and first lady Melania Trump with Gaetz holding Greenbergs daughter. Greenberg got support in both his campaigns from a Facebook page, Central Florida Post, founded by Jacob Engels, who has been named as an associate of Roger Stone. Ron DeSantis, a Republican close to Mr. Gaetz, had overturned a ban on smokable medical marijuana. Hes the one who keeps me on my knees. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Gaetz gave $1,000 to Greenbergs reelection campaign last year. The Department of Justice press release on the indictment says that United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez had charged Joel Micah Greenberg (35, Lake Mary) with stalking and unlawful use of a means of identification of another person. Like Gaetz, his friend and political ally, Greenberg shares a combative approach to partisan controversies. , a far-right group also associated with Stone. Overturning the election. Greenberg introduced him to a handful of young women he met on SeekingArrangement, a dating website that connects attractive women with so-called sugar daddies, friends claimed. The stalking charge against Greenberg alleges that he used a pseudonym to send letters to the middle school where Beute is a teacher, falsely claiming that Beute had a sexual relationship with a student. Name just ONE society in the developed world that has benefited in ANY WAY from the introduction of more Muslims, Greenberg said. [11], Federal agents arrested Greenberg at his home on June 23, 2020; he resigned the following day after being released on bail. Why didnt his obituaries say so? Greenberg was raised in a Christian family and attended a Christian church. (JTA) Matt Gaetz, the Trump-boosting Florida congressman known for his firebomb rhetoric, is in big trouble in part because of the alleged foibles of a Jewish buddy, Joel Greenberg, who has earned criticism previously from his local Jewish community. Classified documents. Another selfie he posted in 2017 is with Milo Yiannopoulos, the far-right activist infamous for a long article in Breitbart whitewashing white supremacists. Greenberg broke parole this month when he figured out his wife had decamped from their home to her mothers house 2 1/2 hours away. An illustrated edition of an anonymous Yiddish poem about the Purim story. Greenberg drew fire in 2018 when he peddled Islamophobia on Facebook. When Mr. Greenberg was 15, he and his mother, Susan Greenberg, told a sports columnist for The Sentinel that he had benefited from the mentorship of an Orlando Magic basketball player, John. Kitty Bennett contributed research. In 2016, then 31, Greenberg used his own money to run a successful Republican primary challenge that accused the 28-year incumbent, Ray Valdes, then 78, of being out of touch. Greenbergs actions are an embarrassment to the office he holds, and his attitude reflects poorly on the people who elected him and pay his $150,000 per year salary, the Jewish leader said. It also alleges that he produced a fake drivers license. Beware., Gateway Pundit, a staunchly conservative website, once called Greenberg a high-profile supporter of President Trump in the Sunshine State, saying he has made waves before for his commitment to the 2nd Amendment and our founding documents. He called him a disrupter who had taken the tax collectors office by storm.. We deny the allegations and we look forward to the trial, Greenbergs attorney Mark Horowitz said in a statement to WFTV. Greenberg's wife told. [18] In April 2021, Greenberg's attorney announced that his client planned to plead guilty as part of a plea agreement with the government to avoid a possible life sentence. The second indictment against Greenberg alleges that he trafficked a minor female aged between 14 and 18, and used state databases to illegally obtain information about her and others. In the end, Mr. Greenberg went from being an outsider elected on an anticorruption platform to, prosecutors say, becoming corrupted himself. [8], Over the course of Greenberg's employment as a tax collector, he was reported to have spent over $1 million on contracts and other purchases. Asked what he would like to be one day, he answered, I want to be a good person.. She reviewed surveillance video and saw Mr. Greenberg with another man by that desk. So Greenberg has made plenty of headlines considering his sole public role has been tax collector for Seminole County from 2017 until last year, when he resigned because of the indictments. political dirty tricks that has been Stones specialty since the Nixon presidency. (Sample: Editorial: Good riddance to Joel Greenberg, Central Floridas worst politician.). His wife left the house for at least some time after the arrest. He was indicted on 33 criminal counts: theft, stalking, sex trafficking, cryptocurrency fraud, and Small Business Administration loan fraud. I dont mind being on the hook for Bernie Madoff or Elliot Spitzer, she said, name-checking the imprisoned fraudster and disgraced former New York governor, but not this guy.. Greenberg got support in both his campaigns from a Facebook page, Central Florida Post, founded by Jacob Engels, who has been named as an associate of Roger Stone. Asking for a friend. That, according to the Orlando news site, led to calls for his resignation. Gaetz Associate Admits Introducing Other Adult Men To Minor For Paid Sex In Guilty Plea As Gaetz Maintains Innocence (Forbes), Judge Approves Plea Deal For Matt Gaetzs Friend Joel Greenberg (Forbes), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) (Photo by Samuel, Gaetz Associate Admits Introducing Other Adult Men To Minor For Paid Sex In Guilty Plea As Gaetz Maintains Innocence, Judge Approves Plea Deal For Matt Gaetzs Friend Joel Greenberg. Greenberg broke parole this month when he figured out his wife had decamped from their home to her mothers house 2 1/2 hours away. I dont go out there to be a demagogue against anyone else. Hes back in jail as a result. In the second half of 2017, the indictment charged that Greenberg did knowingly recruit, entice, obtain, maintain, patronize and solicit by any means the Minor Victim, with the knowledge that his victim was underage and that he was seeking a commercial sexual relationship. Four Jupiter police officers and a supervising sergeant responded to an apartment following the 911 call on Feb. 28. Greenbergs actions are an embarrassment to the office he holds, and his attitude reflects poorly on the people who elected him and pay his $150,000 per year salary, the Jewish leader said. Please use Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge to view this site. Mr. Greenbergs lawyer, Fritz Scheller, declined to make his client, who has been in jail since March for violating terms of his bail, available for a jailhouse interview. The vast majority of Jews in Central Florida appreciate our Muslim brothers and sisters and value our shared American experience.. Joel Greenberg, a former Florida tax collector and associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), was sentenced to 11 years in prison Thursday for sex trafficking of a minor and five other federal charges, multiple outlets reported, in a case that extended to a reportedly stalled probe of the congressmans alleged interactions with a teenage girlan allegation Gaetz denied. The page has promoted among others. Recently, prosecutors under the current district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, appearto have moved closer than everto indicting the former president. Former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg was arrested Tuesday after prosecutors say he violated the conditions of his release on bail by traveling to Jupiter. How Times reporters cover politics. Audits show that Greenberg used public funds to pay for $384,000 in body armor, unspecified weapons, ammunition, as well as a drone with thermal imaging capabilities, News13, a local broadcaster, . [14] Greenberg faces a minimum of 12 years imprisonment and a maximum term of life imprisonment. Joel Greenberg is a former Seminole County, Florida, tax collector who was indicted in 2020 on stalking and sex trafficking allegations by federal authorities who accused him of having "sugar. His friend Mr. Dorworth wanted to build a shopping and residential complex on rural lands in eastern Seminole County. In 2018, Gaetz predicted that Greenberg would one day be a great member of Congress, The Times said. The vast majority of Jews in Central Florida appreciate our Muslim brothers and sisters and value our shared American experience.. that accused the 28-year incumbent, Ray Valdes, then 78, of being out of touch. Greenbergs case led the Department of Justice in 2020 to begin investigating whether Gaetz paid women for sex, at least one of whom was under the age of 18. [19] On May 17, 2021, Greenberg pleaded guilty to six federal charges: sex trafficking of a child, production of a false identification document, aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, stalking, and conspiracy. However, there is no record of his family ever being involved in local politics. He had hosted a daily afternoon sports-talk AM radio show. As part of her divorce petition, Abby Greenberg is asking a judge to award her the home as an equitable distribution to offset the lack of any child support. Mr. Dorworth announced on Friday that he had resigned from the firm. Three of the people on the payroll were in his wedding party. ORLANDO, Fla. - Wearing a black corrections shirt and a mask, disgraced former Seminole County Tax . I think its fun to have a discussion.. Greenbergs mother-in-law. Image by Alex Wong/Getty Images. The Seminole County Sheriffs Office found Mr. Greenbergs fingerprints on the letter. (Orlando Sentinel) A day after a federal magistrate ordered Joel Greenberg to remain in . The parties have no joint assets other than the marital home because (Joel Greenberg) sold or disposed of much of their marital assets to fund his criminal activities, Abby Greenbergs attorney Clayton D. Simmons wrote. Daniel A. Prez, a lawyer who represented one of Mr. Greenbergs former employees in a labor dispute, likened the disreputable saga to a Netflix series: Its like the Tiger King got elected tax collector.. . A federal judge granted Joel Greenberg a second delay of his sentencing on Monday, pushing the former Seminole County tax collectors sentencing date into 2022. Seminole is a suburban county of about half a million people northeast of Orlando. The venture was a success; by the time Greenberg sold DG3 in 2015 it had the biggest growth of any company in Central Florida, according to an annual list published by Inc., having reported $8 million in revenue during the previous year. But Mr. Valdes had been accused of ethical misconduct, and Mr. Greenberg, a newcomer, saw an opening. Mr. Gaetz told Politico that he had briefly lost his wallet but found it before needing the I.D. He plays to the audience thats in front of him. Joel Greenberg broke curfew to look for wife in South Florida, police report says. Mr. Greenberg declined to speak to the station about them. Greenbergs name was back in the news when The New York Times reported that federal authorities are investigating Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida on possible sex trafficking violations involving a 17-year-old girl. He campaigned as a small-business owner, with an advertising company named DG3 Network registered to his name. The letters falsely represented that they had been sent by an anonymous very concerned student of the school who had information that the school employee had engaged in sexual misconduct with a particular student, which Greenberg knew was false., According to the release, Greenberg also caused a Facebook account to be set up that claimed to belong to a very concerned teacher at the school where the school employee had worked. That set off a cascade of criminal charges against Mr. Greenberg filed in four indictments, including that he used drivers licenses surrendered to his office to create fake IDs for women with whom he engaged in sugar daddy relationships. Prosecutors say he obtained hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent loans from a Covid-19 relief program and embezzled more than $400,000 from the county. In a motion seeking authorization to sell the home, Abby Greenberg indicated that she desires to sell the property and move on with her life. In 2016, then 31, Greenberg used his own money to, run a successful Republican primary challenge. Greenberg . A LinkedIn page for the Seminole County Tax Collectors office said of Greenberg, Joel M. Greenberg was elected Seminole County Tax Collector in November 2016 and took office in January 2017. 2023 jewish telegraphic agency all rights reserved. Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter Mike DeForest has been covering Central Florida news for more than two decades. Mr. Greenbergs parents sent him to the Florida Air Academy in Melbourne for military-style discipline, but I guess it just didnt sink in, young Joel told The Sentinel. by Tuesday, claiming that the congressman had lost his. Greenbergs immediate family are members of Northland Church, a moderate evangelical congregation in Longwood, an Orlando suburb, but Greenberg himself was not a regular attendee, according to the former pastor. For a time, Greenberg appeared to be a rising political star, thanks in part to his relationship with Gaetz, who dubbed him a future congressman, and dirty trickster Roger Stone. His mother was promoted from branch manager to chief operations officer with pay of $102,612 annually the month after Greenberg took office. The indictment says he created false drivers licenses. The DOJ also said he falsely accused a political opponent of having sex with a student at the Florida school where they worked and submitted fraudulent loan applications for his personal businesses. Since June, the list of indictments against Joel Greenberg has just gotten longer and longer. Initially released on bail, Greenberg, 35, was later returned to jail for violating his court-ordered curfew. ORLANDO, Fla. - A newly released rap video celebrating Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz features an unlikely cameo: the estranged wife of former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg . [25] On February 14, 2022, Presnell granted a third delay, this time to May 2022, saying it appeared to be "in the interest of justice". In August of 2018, Greenberg posted a gratuitous anti-Muslim remark on his Facebook page: Name just ONE society in the developed world that has benefited in ANY WAY from the introduction of more Muslims. Joel Greenbergs divorce attorney, Kenneth J. 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