Counts 26 through 33
The charges: Conspiracy to bribe a public official, submission of a false claim, theft of government property, wire fraud
The allegations: Greenberg was arrested on the stalking charge June 23, resigning as tax collector the next day.
Four days later, he filed paperwork with the state to re-form two defunct companies: Greenberg Media and DG3 Network.
Prosecutors say this was part of a new criminal conspiracy hatched soon after his initial arrest. It allegedly involved bribing an official with the U.S. Small Business Administration to submit fraudulent applications for loans through a COVID-19 relief program.
According to prosecutors, Greenberg sought and received loans for both zombie companies through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, a part of the CARES Act intended to help business owners hurt by the pandemic — and only available to businesses operating before Feb. 1, 2020.
To get his loans through, authorities say Greenberg bribed an SBA loan officer to approve applications riddled with falsehoods, including that he wasn’t currently under an indictment, and that the two businesses employed a dozen people and brought in nearly $1.2 million in combined revenue in the year before the pandemic.
Greenberg allegedly paid the loan officer $3,000 via the payment service CashApp.
On June 26, three days after his arrest, Greenberg received the first of three loan payouts that would ultimately total $432,700, prosecutors say.
The penalty: The bribery charge carries a penalty of up to 15 years, while the others max out at five to 10. But Greenberg could face additional punishment because prosecutors allege these crimes were committed while he was out on court-ordered release while awaiting trial for the earlier counts.