Mr. Greenberg also admitted on Friday that he had stolen money from local taxpayers, committed identity theft and defrauded the federal government. The court documents presented the Department’s most complete picture to date of how Mr. Greenberg recruited the underage girl and other women. Mr. Greenberg, 37, is facing 12 years in prison. The friendship between Mr. Gaetz and Mr. Greenberg began in Republican political circles in Florida around the time Mr. Trump was elected president in 2016. Mr. Trump’s candidacy attracted many inexperienced politicians who were granted access to his campaign, including Mr. Gaetz and, to a lesser extent, Mr. Greenberg.

Source: New York Times May 14, 2021 17:37 UTC