I realize there's probably nothing new in this article, but seeing everything he did in one place is pretty incredible. "Scumbag" doesn't fully describe this POS!
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ex-tax-collector-joel-greenberg-203700381.html
Some snippets:
"I have reached a tentative agreement, a verbal agreement — and I emphasize verbal — with Joel Greenberg’s attorney for restitution in the amount of $1,870,351,” county Attorney Bryant Applegate told commissioners.
That included the purchase of sports memorabilia — such as shoes and basketballs signed by NBA stars Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan — he charged to an American Express card belonging to the Tax Collector’s Office. It also included the purchase of cryptocurrency with public money and a real estate transaction for a new branch office in Winter Springs, according to the audit.
Applegate broke down the total restitution amount as follows:
—$354,000 in personal expenditures made with the public office’s credit cards.
—$262,000 regarding the “flip” of a Tax Collector’s Office property.
—$2,754 for the purchase of the sports memorabilia.
—$98,000 in equipment for blockchain transactions.
—Roughly $470,000 for attorneys fees spent by the Tax Collector’s Office after criminal investigations into Greenberg were launched by the U.S. Department of Justice in early 2020.
—$685,630 for salaries and payments Greenberg made to friends and business associates he hired with public money to work as “consultants.”
The audit, commissioned by Seminole County in the weeks following Greenberg’s first arrest, flagged nearly a dozen consultants hired by the former tax collector to fill murky roles for whom little or no work product could be found.
He pleaded guilty last May to six felony charges, including sex trafficking of a child, identity theft, stalking, wire fraud, creating fake driver’s licenses and conspiracy to bribe a public official. As part of his plea agreement with the U.S. attorney’s office, Greenberg has agreed to forfeit $654,800 in assets he obtained through his public position as tax collector.
According to state financial disclosure forms Greenberg filed while he was in office, he listed his worth at the end of 2019 at nearly $5.9 million. That included $5.5 million worth of stock in his family’s business AWG Inc. and $276,000 in bank accounts. He also drew nearly $400,000 in income from his family’s business in 2019, according to the financial report.
He and his wife, Abby Greenberg, purchased a home in Heathrow for $600,000 in 2019, according to county records. Abby Greenberg filed for divorce last October, according to court records.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ex-tax-collector-joel-greenberg-203700381.html
Some snippets:
"I have reached a tentative agreement, a verbal agreement — and I emphasize verbal — with Joel Greenberg’s attorney for restitution in the amount of $1,870,351,” county Attorney Bryant Applegate told commissioners.
That included the purchase of sports memorabilia — such as shoes and basketballs signed by NBA stars Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan — he charged to an American Express card belonging to the Tax Collector’s Office. It also included the purchase of cryptocurrency with public money and a real estate transaction for a new branch office in Winter Springs, according to the audit.
Applegate broke down the total restitution amount as follows:
—$354,000 in personal expenditures made with the public office’s credit cards.
—$262,000 regarding the “flip” of a Tax Collector’s Office property.
—$2,754 for the purchase of the sports memorabilia.
—$98,000 in equipment for blockchain transactions.
—Roughly $470,000 for attorneys fees spent by the Tax Collector’s Office after criminal investigations into Greenberg were launched by the U.S. Department of Justice in early 2020.
—$685,630 for salaries and payments Greenberg made to friends and business associates he hired with public money to work as “consultants.”
The audit, commissioned by Seminole County in the weeks following Greenberg’s first arrest, flagged nearly a dozen consultants hired by the former tax collector to fill murky roles for whom little or no work product could be found.
He pleaded guilty last May to six felony charges, including sex trafficking of a child, identity theft, stalking, wire fraud, creating fake driver’s licenses and conspiracy to bribe a public official. As part of his plea agreement with the U.S. attorney’s office, Greenberg has agreed to forfeit $654,800 in assets he obtained through his public position as tax collector.
According to state financial disclosure forms Greenberg filed while he was in office, he listed his worth at the end of 2019 at nearly $5.9 million. That included $5.5 million worth of stock in his family’s business AWG Inc. and $276,000 in bank accounts. He also drew nearly $400,000 in income from his family’s business in 2019, according to the financial report.
He and his wife, Abby Greenberg, purchased a home in Heathrow for $600,000 in 2019, according to county records. Abby Greenberg filed for divorce last October, according to court records.
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