Former Seminole Tax Collector Greenberg drops out of Republican primary
Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg, who resigned this week following a federal indictment, will not seek re-election.
View ArticleJoel Greenberg stole identities of customers at Seminole tax collector’s...
Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg used driver’s licenses surrendered to his office by customers to create fake identification cards for himself, according to a newly filed federal...
View ArticleEx-Seminole Tax Collector Joel Greenberg was stealing customer IDs ‘until his...
New details — which prosecutors say prove Joel Greenberg was using his public office to practice making fake IDs — emerged in a Monday court filing by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District...
View ArticleFormer Seminole Tax Collector Joel Greenberg facing sex trafficking charges
Joel Greenberg is facing sex trafficking charges related to a girl between the ages of 14 and 17 and is also accused of illegally using a state database to look up information about the girl and other...
View ArticleAudit: Joel Greenberg ‘misused’ Seminole taxpayer dollars on body armor,...
Auditors found that Joel Greenberg misused public money in his role as Seminole County Tax Collector, according to a report released Wednesday, that says he should return equipment purchased with...
View ArticleFederal judge schedules Joel Greenberg trial for June
A federal judge agreed to re-schedule the trial of former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg from March to mid-June and estimated it could last as long as three weeks.
View ArticleFormer Seminole Tax Collector Greenberg to stay in jail after arrest on...
Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg — who faces several federal felony charges, including stalking, identity theft and sex trafficking of a minor — was arrested for a bond violation...
View ArticleJoel Greenberg broke curfew to look for wife in South Florida, police report...
Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg violated his bond by driving to South Florida to look for his wife.
View ArticleSex trafficking probe of Rep. Matt Gaetz emerges from Joel Greenberg...
Federal authorities are investigating potential sex trafficking violations by U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, a probe that emerged from the prosecution of former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg,...
View ArticleWho is Matt Gaetz? Florida congressman under sex trafficking probe is ‘a...
Gaetz has mostly gained notoriety for his stunts, including storming a classified impeachment hearing in a secure room in the U.S. Capitol in 2019 and wearing a full gas mask on the floor of the House...
View ArticleNew indictment: Joel Greenberg used tax collector funds to buy himself...
Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg faces a slew of new federal charges after a fourth indictment was filed against him Tuesday — with charges including wire fraud, bribery, theft of...
View ArticleJoel Greenberg claimed to have explosives during hours-long negotiation...
Joel Greenberg claimed to have explosive devices and threatened to harm himself while negotiating his surrender with Seminole County deputy sheriffs in early March, which delayed for hours efforts to...
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 ArticleThe case against Joel Greenberg: Records show how smear letters spurred...
On the day it was revealed that Joel Greenberg plans to plead guilty to federal charges to resolve the sprawling criminal case against him, local authorities released a pair of documents that trace the...
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 ArticleHurricane Facts: Does Waffle House close its doors in a hurricane?
Does the 24-hour breakfast diner close its doors when a hurricane blows into town? The answer is, no — not if it can help it. But if Waffle House does close its doors, it's ready for the worst and...
View ArticleSwerving SUV kills pedestrian walking along Colonial Drive, FHP says
A man walking the edge of Colonial Drive on Sunday night was struck and killed by a vehicle.
View ArticleWatch video: Hail bombards Central Florida; possible tornado sightings around...
Central Florida had some pretty nasty weather over the weekend with strong wind, heavy downpours, hail while possible tornadoes formed around the state.
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