The DOJ last year declined to bring charges against Gaetz following its probe.
The House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz has reached out to Joel Greenberg, a one-time close friend of Gaetz who was sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges, sources told ABC News.
The probe, which was reopened last summer, continues to ramp up, as the committee in recent weeks has contacted multiple new witnesses as part of its ongoing investigation into the Florida congressman, sources said.
Among the witnesses contacted is the woman who allegedly had sex with the congressman as a minor, sources familiar with the committee’s work told ABC News. That development was first reported by CNN.
Greenberg, a former Florida tax collector who sources say agreed to cooperate in the DOJ’s probe into Gaetz, was sentenced in December 2022 after pleading guilty to crimes ranging from wire fraud to sex trafficking a minor.
ABC News previously reported that as part of his cooperation, Greenberg had provided investigators with years of Venmo and Cash App transactions and thousands of photos and videos, as well as access to personal social media accounts.
Gaetz, when the probe was reopened in July, blasted the Ethic Committee for “trying to weaponize their process.”