RAW STORY
A political strategist is thought to be on the lam after she failed
to show up for an interview with prosecutors about a campaign scandal
involving Rep. David Rivera (R-FL).
Authorities last week raided Ana Alliegro’s apartment and seized her
computer and cell phone. She was scheduled to speak to prosecutors on
Thursday, but now not even her lawyer knows where she is, according to The Miami Herald.
Prosecutors believe that Alliegro may be involved in shadow campaign,
in which Justin Lamar Sternad ran as a Democrat “ringer” in the 26th
District primary in order to help defeat fellow Democrat Joe Garcia.
Authorities are probing Rivera, the Republican incumbent, to find out if
he was behind the scheme as effort to weaken or defeat Garcia before
they faced off in the general election.
Campaign sources and finance records indicated
that Rivera may have funneled $46,000 in secret money to Sternad’s
campaign — often in cash-filled envelopes. Both Rivera and Sternad have
denied working together.
“I still have not heard from my client. I have no idea where she is,” attorney Mauricio Padilla told the Herald. “I have not talked to Ana since Wednesday.”
Alliegro, who describes herself as a “conservative bad girl,” has not posted anything to her Twitter account since this cryptic message last Monday: “Somebody hacked ur twitter. This is going out to ur followers. Happens all the x..hope ur well:-)”
No missing persons report had been filed as of Saturday.
Rivera, a friend and former roommate of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), had faced accusations
of domestic violence during his 2010 campaign for Congress. Rivera had
also been accused in 2002 of using his car to hit a Liberty Mailing
Services truck and force it off the road as it was carrying flyers that
read, “Reject Domestic Violence — Reject David Rivera.”
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