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Sep 11, 2026
Michael CohenHOST
This is Michael Cohen, and you're listening to the Mayor Culpa Podcast.
Michael CohenHOST
The legal noose around House Representative Matt Gaetz's neck just got a whole lot tighter with revelations that his wingman, the former Seminole County tax collector and quasi-conservative pimp, Joel Greenberg, turned over a treasure trove of damning evidence to prosecutors, implicating Gaetz in a host of sleazy and criminal encounters with with underage girls.
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We're learning shocking new details today about the sex trafficking investigation involving Congressman Matt
Michael CohenHOST
Gaetz.
Sherry CarneyHOST
Okay, so in the Matt Gaetz case, you said, what do you think the chances are? And let me just explain to the listeners.
Sherry CarneyHOST
On May 15th, there's the deadline for the federal prosecutors to reach a plea deal with Joel Greenberg.
Sherry CarneyHOST
And we will know whether the federal government intends to charge Gaetz with sex trafficking by May 15th.
Sherry CarneyHOST
Can you give us your thoughts? Can you give us what that means? And can you explain to our listeners who Joel Greenberg is? how he fits into the Matt Gaetz story.
Dave AronbergGUEST
Joel Greenberg is Matt Gaetz's friend.
Dave AronbergGUEST
He's referred to Greenberg as his wingman.
Dave AronbergGUEST
And he's the one who was the former tax collector of Seminole County.
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It may not even be sex trafficking.
Ryan DawsonGUEST
Matt Gaetz was innocent.
Ryan DawsonGUEST
Joel Greenberg's the one that actually slept with a minor in that case.
Ryan DawsonGUEST
Brett Kavanaugh.
Ryan DawsonGUEST
It's not that I don't dislike him for other reasons, but what they were saying about him, they went all the way back to the girl he dated in high school.
Allison GillHOST
While each zone has its own set of witnesses, subjects, and targets, all of it spirals from one man.
Allison GillHOST
That's Joel Greenberg.
Allison GillHOST
Lyle Mazin, a criminal defense attorney who represents one of the witnesses in the case, told The Daily Beast the quiet should not be misconstrued as reluctance on the part of Roger Handberg, federal prosecutor who led the local team conducting the investigation and now leads the Florida Middle District US Attorney's Office.
Allison GillHOST
Quote, "He's methodical.
Michael CohenHOST
'Cause Matt Gaetz seems to be on borrowed time as federal prosecutors close in on him for alleged underage sex trafficking, obstruction of justice, and other charges.
Michael CohenHOST
What are you hearing from your sources, 'cause I know you have a lot of them, about the timing of a Gaetz indictment, and what role will Joel Greenberg play in Gaetz's downfall? Does the fact that he asked to delay his sentencing to continue to testify mean anything to you?
Renato MariottiGUEST
Uh, it's a great question.
Renato MariottiGUEST
I, I do think that Greenberg is going to be central to a prosecution of Gaetz, and the fact that Greenberg has delayed his sentencing, which was done 1- 100% with the knowledge and consent of the prosecutors, means that he still has valuable information to be giving the prosecutors.
Ed OppermanHOST
Now, that guy was actually at one point a roommate with Ron DeSantis.
Ed OppermanHOST
Then you got DeSantis and Joel Greenberg and Matt Gaetz.
Ed OppermanHOST
There's a lot of the same pattern going on around these characters here.
Ed OppermanHOST
There's even some allegations about DeSantis.
Ed OppermanHOST
Now, that guy was actually at one point a roommate with Ron DeSantis.
Ed OppermanHOST
Then you got DeSantis and Joel Greenberg and Matt Gaetz.
Ed OppermanHOST
There's a lot of the same pattern going on around these characters here.
Ed OppermanHOST
There's even some allegations about DeSantis.
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One accuser says that Moore initiated a sexual encounter back in 1979 when she was just 14 years old.
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The new charges against Joel Greenberg.
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Sex trafficking of a minor and stalking a political opponent.
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Order Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl.