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- Joel Greenberg pleaded guilty to six felony counts and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors Monday.
- Greenberg's deal is bad news for Rep. Matt Gaetz, though Gaetz hasn't been charged and maintains innocence.
- Greenberg's lawyer teased when asked if his client had info that could hurt an elected official.
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A lawyer for the associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz, who on Monday pleaded guilty to six felony counts and agreed to cooperate fully with prosecutors, teased "must-see television" when asked if his client had information that could harm an elected official.
Fritz Scheller, attorney for Joel Greenberg, spoke to reporters on Monday after Greenberg pleaded guilty to sex-trafficking, wire fraud, identity theft, stalking, and conspiracy.
Even though Gaetz is not named in Greenberg's plea deal, it is bad news for Gaetz, as Insider's Sonam Sheth reported. The two used to be close associates, and reports say Gaetz is a target of the same criminal investigation as Greenberg's.
On Monday, Scheller was asked if Greenberg had information that could harm an elected official.
He replied: "Does my client have information that could hurt an elected official? I guess this is just, you know, must-see television, you'll just have to wait and see."
Gaetz has not been charged with a crime, and his spokesperson told Insider before Greenberg's plea deal that Gaetz is innocent.
