Joel Greenberg associate to plead guilty to 3 counts, cooperate with feds in plea agreement
An associate of the former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg has agreed to a plea agreement with federal prosecutors for charges related to sex trafficking and fraudulently obtaining hundred of thousands in coronavirus relief funds.
Nabil Dajani, will enter a guilty plea for conspiracy, submitting a false claim and the enticement of another for purposes of prostitution, according to court records.
Authorities say Dajani worked with Greenberg and an unnamed co-conspirator to submit false applications to the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, which was created to provide economic relief to small businesses that suffered a temporary loss of revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Companies associated with Dajani that are listed in the criminal complaint include The Perfect Golf Grip LLC and Community Cultural Consulting LLC.
In 2020, federal prosecutors say, Dajani falsely claimed the businesses were in operation and lied about revenues and number of employees in order to received loans through the EIDL program.
Court records say he obtained two fraudulent EIDL loans totaling about $300,000.
Greenberg also sought and received loans through revived corporations, including Greenberg Media and DG3 Network, authorities say.
Dajani and the SBA co-conspirator helped Greenberg obtain three fraudulent EIDL loans totaling more than $430,000 in principal. Greenberg gave Dajani a $16,000 cut to his Community Cultural Consulting company, according to court records.
Similar to Greenberg’s, Dajani’s plea deal will require him to cooperate with prosecutors.
Dajani connected Greenberg with the unnamed conspirator and sent text messages to Greenberg just four days prior to Greenberg’s arrest in June 2020, regarding a quick and easy way to get a loan, court records say
Authorities say the unnamed co-conspirator, a resident of the Middle District of Florida and a member of the Small Business Administration, was paid in bribes and kickbacks.
Dajani was charged with conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, submitting a false claim and the enticement of another to travel in interstate commerce for purposes of prostitution.
As part of the plea deal, he agreed to cooperate with investigators and testify before any federal court proceeding or federal grand jury in connection with the charges in this case and other matters.
Dajani faces a maximum prison sentence of five years for the fraud and conspiracy charges, and a maximum 20 years for crimes related to sex trafficking.
Additional fines, special assessments and terms of supervised release can also be expected.
Greenberg resigned as tax collector in the summer of 2020 after he was arrested for 33 federal charges, including previously revealed allegations that he stalked a political opponent, illegally used a state database to create fake IDs and sex-trafficked a minor.
About a year later, Greenberg pleaded guilty to six of the charges and was sentenced to 11 years in prison in December.
