Joel Greenberg (politician): Difference between revisions

| death_place =

| education = [[Rollins College]] (did not graduate)<ref>{{cite web |last=Comas |first=Martin E. |date=July 24, 2020 |title=Seminole, Orange tax collectors make changes to prevent ID theft in the wake of Joel Greenberg's arrest |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/seminole-county/os-ne-seminole-county-joel-greenberg-tax-collector-ids-20200724-srhvfogsezhede4w6jbgti3uwi-story.html |website=Orlando Sentinel |language=en-US |access-date=May 3, 2021 |quote=Greenberg, who studied at Rollins College but did not earn a degree, had little administrative experience before he became tax collector.}}</ref>

| children = 2

| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]

| apprehended = June 23, 2020

| penalty = 11 years in prison

}}

}}

Federal judge [[Gregory A. Presnell|Gregory Presnell]] accepted Greenberg's plea agreement on June 3, 2021, and scheduled a sentencing hearing for August 19.<ref name="auto"/> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sarnoff |first=Marisa |date=July 6, 2021 |title=Prosecutors Agree to Delay Sentencing for Matt Gaetz Wingman Joel Greenberg: He's Been Busy 'Cooperating with the Government' |url=https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/prosecutors-agree-to-delay-sentencing-for-matt-gaetz-wingman-joel-greenberg-hes-been-busy-cooperating-with-the-government/ |website=Law & Crime |access-date=October 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Curt |date=July 7, 2021 |title=Judge grants sentence delay for cooperating Gaetz associate |url=https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-0474e7ff3e01038f6bc98f0de9f4e673 |website=Associated Press |access-date=October 5, 2021}}</ref> By early October, a lawyer for Greenberg had asked for another delay, this time to March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reid |first=Paula |date=October 5, 2021 |title=Gaetz associate asks to delay sentencing, continues to cooperate with federal investigation |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/05/politics/gaetz-greenberg-sentencing-delay/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=October 6, 2021}}</ref> 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." Presnell approved the extension.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shortell |first=David |date=October 18, 2021 |title=Gaetz ally Joel Greenberg is giving investigators new information, prosecutors say |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/18/politics/joel-greenberg-gaetz/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=October 18, 2021}}</ref> On February 14, 2022, Presnell granted a third delay, this time to May 2022, saying it appeared to be "in the interest of justice".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kihara |first=David |date=February 14, 2022 |title=Gaetz 'wingman' granted another sentencing delay |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/14/gaetz-wingman-granted-another-sentencing-delay-00008706 |website=Politico |language=en |access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref> A fourth delay was granted in May, with sentencing likely in August.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dixon |first1=Matt |date=May 16, 2022 |title=Sentencing for Gaetz 'wingman' delayed until August |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/16/greenberg-set-to-be-sentenced-in-august-00032764 |work=Politico |access-date=June 4, 2022}}</ref> Subsequently, a December sentencing date was set.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=Matt |date=July 8, 2022 |title=Gaetz 'wingman' gets new sentencing date |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/08/gaetz-associate-to-be-sentenced-dec-1-00044716 |website=Politico |language=en-US |access-date=July 22, 2022}}</ref>

 

 

==Personal life==

[[Category:21st-century American politicians]]

[[Category:Jewish American people in Florida politics]]

[[Category:Florida politicians convicted of crimes]]

[[Category:People convicted of sex trafficking]]