ORLANDO, Fla. — An ex-girlfriend of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz appeared Wednesday at the federal courthouse in downtown Orlando, reportedly in order to testify before a grand jury that is weighing potential sex trafficking charges against him.
Reports by CNN and NBC News indicated the grand jury has been meeting in Orlando to consider potential charges against Gaetz as part of a long-running investigation that emerged from the prosecution of his onetime friend and ally, Joel Greenberg, the former Seminole County tax collector.
The NBC report said the participation of his ex-girlfriend, long described as a potential key witness, represented “a major development that suggests the Department of Justice may be moving closer to indicting” the third-term GOP congressman.
