Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Justice Department, has previously been investigated over allegations of sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl — a federal probe that ultimately did not yield criminal charges.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 16.
Greenberg pleaded guilty in May 2021 to several crimes, including the sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl.
Stephen Alford, 62, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, said he could help the Matt Gaetz secure a presidential pardon, authorities said.
Matt Gaetz has said the allegations stemmed from the extortion plot.
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