matt gaetz unlikely to be charged in sex traffickig

[PuraVidaDreamin]

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/matt-gaetz-unlikely-charged-sex-trafficking-1234598611/

You have got to be kidding us, right?

How connected is daddy?

[AZSkiffyGeek]

1. Because there isn't enough evidence

Do people not understand that you want to actually get them convicted, not just some performative charging to score political points?

[atreides1]

3. It's not just about the evidence

It's the fact that Greenburg is not seen as a reliable witness.

Short of having Gaetz on video, a good defense attorney will be able to show that Greenburg is pond scum...and will say anything to lessen his prison time! And with his father's money, Gaetz will have the best attorney that that money can buy!


"Greenberg has been cooperating with authorities, and though it seems he could provide evidence to incriminate Gaetz, it’s not shocking that the man who faced 33 federal charges ranging from identity theft to embezzlement to sex trafficking isn’t considered a reliable witness."

[allegorical oracle]

15. Jolting news, for sure. I've personally seen video of Gaetz and Greenburg in G-burg's office that

was recorded by a surveillance camera late at night. The two of them were rummaging through the expired driver licenses collected by Greenburg (Floridians can renew their licenses at the tax collector's office). They were looking for licenses that were supposedly a good fit for someone who needed a different ID...for some reason. The video was b&w and grainy because the office was not well lit. Believe it was on PBS some months ago.

[Nevilledog]

6. Greenberg's attorney comments

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Greenberg's attorney Fritz Scheller reacts: “I have not received any information from the government regarding its decision to abandon its investigation and prosecution [of Matt Gaetz]. Nevertheless, based on my knowledge of the evidence, I would be surprised by such a decision.”

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U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz unlikely to face charges in sex-trafficking probe, report says https://trib.al/6ONsg7Q
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Scheller represents Joel Greenberg, the former Seminole County tax collector awaiting sentencing for sex trafficking and other crimes. Greenberg has been cooperating with the feds and reportedly has given them information about Gaetz, specifically.
10:23 AM · Sep 23, 2022

The DOJ under Garland is not known for leaking. Perhaps we should be interested in where this *information* came from.

[former9thward]

11. The DOJ under Garland does leak when they want.

And they are known for that just like every DOJ administration before them. Where do you think all the leaks about the Trump documents came from?

[atreides1]

2. Well

If they can't/won't prosecute Gaetz...then there shouldn't be a deal with Greenburg!

But I don't believe that the prosecutors were ever serious about going after Gaetz!

[Phoenix61]

4. The only two people who have agreed to testify are his

ex-girlfriend and the buddy who pled guilty to sex-trafficking the same girl. Neither are reliable enough witnesses to make the case.

[TheRealNorth]

5. I am sure people were paid off to keep their mouth shut....

Thats one of the things the 1% does with their money.

[Walleye]

8. Or threatened

[TheRealNorth]

10. True

My presumption was that they were given the option of either taking the hush money or ending up as alligator food.

[Walleye]

13. That sounds about right to me. I believe anything about these people

[Walleye]

7. Well I think you only had to look at him to know that the fix is in one way or another

[blogslug]

9. What about Identity Theft?

As I recall Gaetz and Greenberg took IDs that were supposed to be destroyed and made copies of them.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

12. Justice bought and paid for...

I really wanted his cell to connect with TFG so they would have friends to talk with

[edhopper]

14. What's this "reliable witness" bullshit

you know how many mobsters they convict on the testimony of other mobsters?
You don't need a nun and a boy scout to testify.
There should be enough evidence if they want to proceed.