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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Bowden

Florida radio host connected to Matt Gaetz sex trafficking probe cooperating with federal authorities

AP

A Florida radio host has pleaded guilty to charges related to the federal sex trafficking investigation that has targeted Matt Gaetz, a Republican congressman and close ally of former President Donald Trump.

Joe Ellicott, a “shock jock”-style host for CBS Sports Radio Orlando, pleaded guilty to charges of illegally selling Adderall, a drug meant for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, as well as a charge of fraud via agreeing to bribe a public official, The Daily Beast first reported on Wednesday.

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