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Oct 11, 2022 • 6 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
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BREAKING — Joseph Ellicott has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison. He admits to delivering a $6,000 bribe to former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg. #News6 Image
Ellicott allegedly delivered the bribe money on behalf of Michael Shirley, a contractor accused of submitting inflated invoices to Greenberg’s office. Shirley has pleaded not guilty to fraud charges and is awaiting trial. #News6 Image
Judge Gregory Presnell: “Mr. Ellicott participated in public official abuse, which really harms every citizen of Seminole County and beyond.” “When you facilitate a kickback to a constitutional tax collector, government abuse doesn’t really get worse than that.” #news6 Image
Prosecutors originally sought a 27-33 month sentence for Ellicott but the judge gave him credit for providing “substantial cooperation that has been very helpful to the government.” Besides 15 month sentence, Ellicott must pay $115K restitution to Seminole County. #News6 Image
Before learning his sentence, Joseph Ellicott said: “I failed the hundreds of thousands of taxpayers of Seminole County”. “All I can do is apologize for my actions and accept responsibility.” #News6 Image
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BREAKING: Former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.
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“Nothing I say today can justify my actions. My conduct was so shameful,”Greenberg told the court. “To the people of Seminole County, I let you down and betrayed your trust.”
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