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    Matt Gaetz (R) under investigation for child sex trafficking .-e2kx8ujucamx4i9-jpg
    In an effort to increase lackluster attendance to their Matt Gaetz/Marjorie Taylor Greene rallies, Evenbrite organizers make a change.

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    (not sure whether I haven't missed some news over last 4 months?)

    Man charged with $25M extortion scheme promising pardon for Rep. Matt Gaetz

    Stephen Alford, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., is accused in a plan that offered to shut down a high-profile, criminal sex-trafficking investigation into the lawmaker.

    A Florida developer and fraud convict was arrested Tuesday on a charge that he tried to extort $25 million from the father of Rep. Matt Gaetz in exchange for a presidential pardon that would shut down a high-profile, criminal sex-trafficking investigation into the Republican congressman.

    Stephen Alford, 62, of Fort Walton Beach, was indicted on charges of wire fraud and destruction of property subject to a seizure warrant.

    The indictment alleges that in March and April of this year, Alford attempted to get Gaetz’s wealthy father, Don, to pay the large sum as part of a complex deal dubbed “Project Homecoming.” The scheme Alford promoted would also have funded a private effort to rescue a former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran in 2007, Robert Levinson. U.S. officials said last year they believe Levinson was arrested and later died in Iranian custody, but Iran has publicly denied arresting Levinson. His body has never been found.

    According to the indictment, Alford said he could “guarantee” that one of Don Gaetz’s family members would not go to prison if the money Alford demanded was paid. Don Gaetz told POLITICO in March that he wore a wire at the FBI’s request. Many of the quotes and details in the indictment appear to come from the discussions he recorded.

    The indictment refers to Don Gaetz, a former Florida state Senate leader, as “D.G.” and describes the investigation to be extinguished as one “by the FBI for various public corruption and public integrity issues.”

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    Man charged with $25M extortion scheme promising pardon for Rep. Matt Gaetz - POLITICO

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    "Puerto Rican Boys First"


    E'hhh matty

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    The campaign for Matt Gaetz has reportedly hired the defence attorney of paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, drug lord ‘El Chapo’, and Nxivm sex cult leader Keith Raniere in connection to a Department of Justice investigation.

    Quoting a "person familiar with the matter", The Daily Beast reports that Marc Fernich is representing the campaign in connection with the investigation into the Republican Congressman, which reportedly includes sex trafficking, prostitution, obstruction of justice, and campaign finance issues.

    The Friends of Matt Gaetz paid $25,000 to the Law Office of Marc Fernich in June, according to FEC filings.

    Mr Gaetz has repeatedly and strenuously denied any allegations of wrongdoing since
    The New York Times first reported on 31 March that the US Department of Justice was investigating allegations of sexual misconduct.


    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...rom%20%251%24s

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    ‘Delinquent’ Matt Gaetz Currently Blocked from Practicing Law


    This is one bar tab Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) may regret not paying.


    Faced with an onslaught of accusations that he engaged in underage sex trafficking—and bracing for criminal charges—Gaetz has allowed his license to practice law in his home state of Florida to lapse.


    As of Wednesday, Gaetz had not paid the fees he owes to The Florida Bar, which regulates lawyers there, prompting the organization to deem him “delinquent” and “not eligible to practice law in Florida.”


    The Bar’s public directory, which only lists one Matthew Louis Gaetz II, previously showed him in good standing as of July, according to the Internet Archive.


    This may look like an oversight, but Gaetz’s office is chalking it up to a career change.

    MORE ‘Delinquent’ Matt Gaetz Currently Blocked from Practicing Law

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    Yeah bollocks, he just knows if he's not paid up he can't be disbarred.


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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    This may look like an oversight, but Gaetz’s office is chalking it up to a career change.
    is inmate a career choice?

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    Prosecutors granted immunity to an ex-girlfriend of Representative Matt Gaetz before she testified last week in front of a federal grand jury hearing evidence in the investigation of the congressman, according to a source familiar with the matter.

    Gaetz has been under investigation to determine if he violated sex trafficking laws and obstructed justice in that probe. Gaetz has previously denied all wrongdoing, and has said he has never paid for sex nor had sex with an underage girl.

    The woman, who CBS News is not naming to protect her privacy, testified in front of a federal grand jury in Orlando last Wednesday. She is viewed as a potential key witness, according to two sources familiar with the investigation. One of the sources said she has information related to the investigation of both the sex trafficking and obstruction allegations.

    Representative Matt Gaetz's ex-girlfriend granted immunity in sex trafficking probe - CBS News

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    The noose tightens....


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