Same 17-year-old girl at center of Justice Dept. investigation into Matt...
A Justice Department investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz and Joel Greenberg, the former tax collector in Seminole County, is focusing on their involvement with multiple women who were recruited online...
View ArticleAs Joel Greenberg’s star rose, Matt Gaetz became a vocal ally. Now sex...
Joel Greenberg was a rising political star just over a year ago. But now he sits in a jail cell and his friend U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz is being investigated for having sexual relations with a...
View ArticleSouth Florida’s Ted Deutch leads panel tasked with congressional examination...
If Congress does anything about the maelstrom of accusations surrounding north Florida U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, it will come from the House Ethics Committee, which is chaired by South Florida U.S. Rep....
View ArticleMatt Gaetz, his fiancee, drones and national security: Embattled congressman...
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz’s future brother-in-law, Palmer Luckey, is a co-founder of a defense company that stands to profit by building drones and other technology for the U.S. government.
View ArticleMatt Gaetz showed off images of nude women from parties with Joel Greenberg:...
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz “repeatedly” boasted to people in Florida politics about women he met through former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg, and showed off videos of nude women from parties...
View ArticleFormer lawmaker says Gaetz fought ‘revenge porn’ law: ‘He thought that any...
While serving in the Florida Legislature, U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz opposed a bill meant to stop people from sharing sexually explicit images of their ex-lovers because Gaetz believed that recipients of...
View ArticleMatt Gaetz, one of Trump’s most vocal allies, is said to have sought a...
In the final weeks of Donald Trump’s term, Matt Gaetz is said to have privately asked the White House for blanket preemptive pardons for himself and unidentified congressional allies.
View ArticleAlleged Bahamas flight Matt Gaetz took with former Orlando airport board...
Federal investigators are probing a trip to the Bahamas that U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz allegedly took with former Orlando International Airport board appointee Jason Pirozzolo as part of a probe into...
View ArticleJoel Greenberg expected to strike plea deal with prosecutors by May 15,...
Joel Greenberg is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges by the middle of next month, his attorney and prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office confirmed during a court hearing this afternoon.
View ArticleJoel Greenberg case back in court today for arraignment on new charges
Joel Greenberg, the former Seminole County Tax Collector, is expected to plead not guilty today to the latest charges that include he used his public position to divert more than $400,000 of public...
View ArticleNot guilty plea entered for Joel Greenberg in brief arraignment on latest...
Joel Greenberg, the former Seminole County Tax Collector, is expected to plead not guilty today to the latest charges that include he used his public position to divert more than $400,000 of public...
View ArticleFlorida waives school testing rules, removes high-stakes consequences for...
Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran issued an emergency order Friday that waives consequences for students who skip Florida exams this spring or take them but do poorly. It also waives A-to-F...
View ArticleMatt Gaetz target of U.S. House ethics probe over potential misconduct
The deepening of the scrutiny of the congressman comes as Gaetz has retained two prominent New York attorneys as he faces a Justice Department investigation into sex trafficking allegations involving...
View ArticleTrump goes after Pence, McConnell in speech to party donors
It was supposed to be a unifying weekend for a Republican Party at war with itself over former President Donald Trump’s divisive leadership. But Trump himself shattered two days of relative peace in...
View ArticleTeenager dies when electrocuted during Florida storm
A 17-year-old girl died Sunday during a strong storm that swept through central Florida, damaging homes and businesses.
View ArticleThey wanted police reform. But the push for new laws turned out to be much...
As the legislative session draws to a close, a package of criminal justice reform bills has languished. But proposals to crack down on unruly protesters and further protect police officers have sailed...
View ArticleDeadly three-vehicle crash closes I-95 South at Hallandale Beach Boulevard
The crash involved three vehicles — a motorcycle, an SUV and a sedan. The man on the motorcycle did not survive, FHP said.
View ArticleVirginia police officer in pepper-spraying of Black Army officer is fired
One of two police officers accused of pepper-spraying and pointing their guns at a Black Army officer during a traffic stop has since been fired, a Virginia town announced.
View ArticleAnswers to your vaccine questions: How do I make appointment from abroad?
Here are the answers to some of your biggest questions about COVID-19 vaccinations in Florida. Today's question: Is it the vaccines or the masks that will keep us safe?
View ArticleInside the case of a Florida tax collector that ensnared US Rep. Matt Gaetz
Joel Greenberg, a onetime local official in Florida, is accused of an array of crimes, including bribery, stalking and corruption.
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