The guy that extorted the Gaetz family is in prison, btw

For all those that aren't sure about Gaetz because they belived the media propaganda.

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Florida real estate developer Stephen Alford has been sentenced to just over five years in federal prison for trying to extort $25 million from Don Gaetz, the former state Florida Senate president and father of the sunshine state's district congressman Matt Gaetz.

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Alford faces 63 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. The sentence followed a Monday afternoon hearing and comes after District Court Judge Casey Rodgers ruled last week that the Justice Department incorrectly attempted to set guidelines for sentencing for stealing $25 million, rather than attempting to steal $25 million. Had Alford been sentenced for stealing $25 million, he would have faced a minimum sentence of 15 years.

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Alford told Don Gaetz that if he gave him $25 million to help free Robert Levinson, a former FBI agent who is held hostage in Iran, arrangements would be made for Democratic President Joe Biden to pardon Matt Gaetz in the federal sex trafficking investigation the Republican faces.

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The conversations occurred amid reports that the Florida congressman was being investigated for alleged sex trafficking. He denies the allegations, and criminal charges have not been filed against him.

Alford later conceded to FBI agents that he had never received any assurances from the Biden administration about a potential pardon of Matt Gaetz.

It marks the third time Alford has been sent to prison since March 2006 on charges related to attempts to extort large amounts of money from wealthy individuals or businesses.

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