Key witness fails to appear in federal probe of congressional race (UPDATED Fri: 10:30pm est)
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Source: Miami Herald
A key witness in the federal investigation against U.S. Rep. David Rivera failed to show up for an interview with prosecutors and FBI agents, and her family says they are worried of her whereabouts.
Ana Alliegro, a campaign manager for former Democratic congressional candidate Justin Lamar Sternad, is at the center of the federal probe of Sternad and Rivera. FBI agents are investigating whether the Republican congressman used Alliegro to secretly fund Sternads primary race against Riveras longtime rival, Joe Garcia. Garcia easily won the Aug. 14 primary.
Alliegro never showed up to give a statement to investigators. She had been scheduled to testify Thursday before a federal grand jury in Fort Lauderdale, but her lawyer Mauricio Padilla worked out a deal to speak directly to investigators.
I am very worried, said her mother, Agueda Gudy Alliegro in an interview with El Nuevo Herald on Friday.
Gudy Alliegro said the last time she spoke with her daughter was Wednesday night when she talked about driving with her father to the interview with investigators. But she never showed up at the family home in Little Havana, recalls the mother.
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Firebrand Gary
(5,044 posts)does not sound good.
secondvariety
(1,245 posts)ain't got nothing on Florida.
kooljerk666
(776 posts)drop dead KKKKarl.........
flamingdem
(39,304 posts)She's okay says mom, and of course innocent!