Politico reports:
A new name has surfaced tied to the scandal engulfing Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz: Joe Ellicott, a close friend and former employee of the elected tax collector who pleaded guilty to a host of crimes Monday.
Nicknamed “Big Joe,” Ellicott was listed in a federal grand jury subpoena sent to a different individual and obtained by POLITICO.
The subpoena also lists Gaetz and two friends of his, including former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg, who has agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors as they examine whether the congressman had sex with a 17-year-old and paid her for it in 2017.
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Florida Politics reports:
Court documents confirm Department of Business and Professional Regulation Secretary Halsey Beshears’ involvement in the federal case against Joel Greenberg. Beshears, the face of many COVID-19 business restrictions imposed in Florida last year, resigned from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration in January.
“It is in the best interest of my health, my family, and the department that I focus my full attention on getting well,” Beshears wrote in an email sent within the state agency.
While Beshears reportedly contracted COVID-19 during his tenure, sources said pending legal woes factored into his decision to quit.
A new name has surfaced tied to the scandal engulfing Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz: Joe Ellicott. “Big Joe” is a close friend and former employee of the elected tax collector who pleaded guilty to a host of crimes Monday. https://t.co/UBUBlT9qRe
— POLITICO (@politico) May 20, 2021
The scandal continues to grow as Ron DeSantis’ former agency head is linked to the sex trafficking scandal.https://t.co/yzr19qdhdo
— Sarasota County Dems (@SarasotaDems) May 20, 2021