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Politics
"Unknown and unauthorized third party" has gained access to Matt Gaetz depositions, source says
By Michael Kaplan
Updated on: November 19, 2024 / 8:34 PM EST / CBS News
Washington — An "unknown and unauthorized third party" has gained access to two dozen depositions of witnesses tied to the various investigations into former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, CBS News has learned.
The leaked materials are part of a civil defamation case filed by Chris Dorworth, a lobbyist who is close to Gaetz. These materials include the sworn deposition of the minor with whom Gaetz allegedly had sex.
According to a source familiar with the matter and an email viewed by CBS News, the person who gained access went by the name "Altam Beezley."
Gaetz has denied any wrongdoing. The New York Times first reported on the alleged leak.
Gaetz was under investigation by the House Ethics Committee and Justice Department, though federal prosecutors declined to bring charges against him last year. The Ethics panel was looking into allegations the former congressman engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, among other accusations. But Gaetz resigned his seat in the House last week after President-elect Donald Trump announced he had selected the Florida Republican to serve as his attorney general.
originally posted by: network dude
Perhaps some citrus scent.
The saga began with salacious claims involving Gaetz and alleged child sex trafficking, spearheaded by Joel Greenberg—a man with more scandals to his name than most career criminals. Greenberg, the former Seminole County tax collector, has been aptly described as “one of the most corrupt Florida politicians of all time” by reporter Marc Caputo. Let's not lose sight of Greenberg's rap sheet: identity theft, sex trafficking, public corruption, stalking, fraudulent loans—a laundry list that could earn him the title of ‘Florida Man Extraordinaire.’ But the most egregious aspect of Greenberg’s sordid tale is his propensity to lie and smear those around him. He falsely accused his own political rival, a schoolteacher named Brian Beute, of sexual misconduct with a minor, all to gain a leg up in a local election. That is the credibility level of Gaetz's accuser—a man who, as Judge Gregory Presnell noted, carried out actions that were “downright evil.”
The Department of Justice itself, after a protracted investigation, recognized the lack of credibility behind Greenberg's allegations against Gaetz. It dropped the case in 2022, unwilling to proceed on the basis of such flimsy evidence. But for some members of the House Ethics Committee, the DOJ's conclusion meant nothing. They saw an opportunity—not for truth, but for revenge. [...]
But the leaks came anyway. Despite his resignation removing jurisdiction from the Ethics Committee, the allegations made their way to the press and into the hands of Senate Democrats and RINOs eager to see Gaetz’s downfall. The Committee relied on the same discredited witnesses, the same Joel Greenberg and his coerced accomplice, known only as “A.B.” This woman, “A.B.,” was deeply intertwined in Greenberg's criminal undertakings—lying about her age on a sugar daddy website, engaging in acts for money, and even participating in pornographic content. The court itself, through Judge Presnell, had called her “essentially a prostitute.” This is the ‘witness’ they are relying on to destroy Gaetz's career.
The farcical nature of the charges is further underscored by a lawsuit filed in 2023 by former Florida state representative Chris Dorworth against Greenberg. In this suit, Dorworth details how Greenberg pressured and coerced “A.B.” into falsely implicating Gaetz, even going so far as to cover her legal expenses in exchange for her cooperation. And if that wasn’t enough, a letter surfaced from a jailhouse informant who shared a cell with Greenberg—an informant who testified that Greenberg admitted to fabricating the accusations against Gaetz to reduce his own prison sentence. Two former federal agents interviewed the inmate, who confirmed Greenberg’s admission. In the face of such overwhelming evidence of deceit, it’s absurd that the allegations have even the smallest bit of credibility in the media.
originally posted by: billxam1
a reply to: network dude
For me, it's not the report itself. It's who exactly hacked it. F I DID I ..... I'd like to solve the puzzle.
The January 6 House Select committee has released the interview transcripts from a Donald Trump aide who testified that Florida congressman Matt Gaetz sought a preemptive presidential pardon in relation to a child sex trafficking probe.
Matt Gaetz Pardon Request Related to Trafficking Probe—Testimony Transcript
originally posted by: BernnieJGato
a reply to: xuenchen
say what you want, he was afraid enough to go looking for a pardon even after the guy that was using it to extort him was convicted and in prison.
where there's smoke nine times out of 10 there's some sort of fire and the 10th one is smoldering coals.