ORLANDO, Fla. — Joe Ellicott — once a close friend and employee of former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg and before that a sports radio host with a loud on-air swagger — sat in a federal courtroom Wednesday and in a quiet voice pleaded guilty to his role in a bribery scheme.
In a hearing that lasted about 35 minutes, Ellicott described himself as a middle man.
“I am guilty, sir,” he said, adding later, “I was the go-between between two individuals. ... I assisted in a kickback with two individuals.”
