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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The indicted ex-tax collector friend of Rep. (R-Fla.) paid for a lawyer for the at the heart of sex trafficking charges against him, according to a bombshell WhatsApp chat obtained by Politico. that Joel Greenberg was in a “panic” just days before the federal indictment on 33 different charges including identity theft, financial crimes and sex trafficking.AdvertisementIn a chat with a friend who later discussed the messages with Politico, the former Seminole County tax collector referred to the unidentified young woman as “Vintage 99,” a name with her birth year that she reportedly used online.“I’m having to ,” Greenberg wrote in the chat, saying federal agents “contacted her and are wanting her to talk,” Politico reported. “She doesn’t want to talk to them,” he added. Greenberg has been charged and Gaetz is under investigation for alleged sex trafficking involving women, including “Vintage 99,” who was 17 at the time of the targeted activities. She’s now 20. It’s not illegal for Greenberg to pay the lawyer’s fees of a potential witness against him, but it could “raise questions,” Politico noted.Greenberg discussed his fears in the WhatsApp chat that investigators would trace his payments to women via Venmo, according to Politico, which is apparently what happened. Gaetz also paid money , who allegedly forwarded it to women, The Daily Beast reported. The payments were marked for “school” and “tuition.”AdvertisementGreenberg pressured Gaetz to use his influence to solicit a pardon from , sources told Politico. Gaetz has said he Greenberg.Greenberg is reportedly now cooperating with federal authorities and is expected to reach a plea deal. A Justice Department probe launched during the Trump administration is currently whether Gaetz had sex with the 17-year-old and paid for her and other young women to travel across state lines for sex. Federal investigators are reportedly also looking into whether Gaetz used any to make the alleged payments. The is also examining Gaetz’s that a Florida cannabis entrepreneur funded in late 2018 or early 2019, several sources told The New York Times. Greenberg was reportedly along for the ride. Gaetz is also . The lawmaker has denied any wrongdoing. There’s lots more in the Politico story. . Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The indicted ex-tax collector friend of Rep. (R-Fla.) paid for a lawyer for the at the heart of sex trafficking charges against him, according to a bombshell WhatsApp chat obtained by Politico. that Joel Greenberg was in a “panic” just days before the federal indictment on 33 different charges including identity theft, financial crimes and sex trafficking.AdvertisementIn a chat with a friend who later discussed the messages with Politico, the former Seminole County tax collector referred to the unidentified...

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