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Florida Reporter Doused With Water By Justin Lamar Sternad Wife.
When Local 10 Senior Political Reporter Michael Putney asked for comment about an FBI investigation into the relationship between a U.S. Congressman and another politician who ran in the August primary, he got doused with a pitcher of water.
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)when the guy is singing to the FBI. Why would he?
flamingdem
(39,321 posts)However props to these reporters who have been relentless about this -- there are so many forces in Miami that would like to shut it down.
Rep. Rivera won last time with absentee ballots and everyone knows it was fake, but the statue of limitations was allowed to run out!
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)a reporter keep hounding him. The man is trying to keep himself out of jail and his wife had a note on the door warning him.
flamingdem
(39,321 posts)It's a wanna be reporter who had to get something sensational to compete with the guys at the Herald
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)Briefly, Rivera, the Republican who is running for Congress, has a history of corruption. In the Primaries, a strong Dem contender, Joe Garcia, was running hoping to win the primaries and then beat Rivera in the general election.
But this is where it gets strange. The guy whose wife threw water on the reporter, Justin Sternad, entered the primaries to compete against Garcia, as a Democrat.
So far these are three players:
Rep. David Rivera (R), described as 'one of the most politicians ever'
Joe Garcia, Democrat
Justin Sternad, described as a Democrat.
But there is a fourth character in this story. Her name is Ana Sol Alliegro. She has been described as a 'Republican Bad Girl' who is apparently a Republican strategist 'with a colorful past'. For some reason she became involved by running the campaign of Justin Sternad.
Ana Sol Alliegro with Rep. Rivera
Why would a Republican run a Democratic Campaign?
Sternad worked at a job where he earned only $30,000 a year. However, he somehow managed to spend over $60,000 on his campaign. Ana, his campaign manager told him that someone was very interested in his campaign and was helping him, but she would not say who.
To make a long, complicated story short, it appears the it was the Republican Rivera who may have been financing Sternad's campaign. Sternad is in trouble for false reporting of his campaign finances. Presumably, Rivera wanted to knock Garcia out of the primaries, which he failed to do btw.
Rivera denies he was behind Sternad's campaign. Sternad has told the FBI he was the one Ana was referring to, as she was very close to Rivera. The FBI wants to talk to Ana, but she has disappeared.
Ana herself has an interesting rap sheet, involving shooting at her husband, 'just to scare him'.
It's unbelievable that not only is there so much corruption involved here, but they weren't even good at it. And Rivera is still in the race. Hopefully this is a seat Dems can win.
Sternad is in trouble, I don't think he was ever in politics before, and am not sure if he was recruited to enter the race against Garcia, or if he had decided to do so anyhow.
Here is a link that tells some of the sordid story:
http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2012/09/justin_lamar_sternard_tells_fb.php
You couldn't make this up if you tried. As for the reporter going to their door, well it is a story that is being covered by the news media. It does involve the elections. So I don't fault the reporter for trying to get some information from Sternad, and I can understand why Sternad doesn't want to talk to the press.
flamingdem
(39,321 posts)southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)see a movie in the making.
1monster
(11,012 posts)that he would "get wet" and chose to get wet to beef up his story.
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)marble falls
(57,208 posts)southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)that the man was singing to the FBI. Why in the world would he talk to a REPORTER of all people? He knew when he went to the door.
marble falls
(57,208 posts)to make himself available to the public. A more sensible note might have read: "I am currently being being investigated for a felony and the FBI and my lawyer have advised me not to comment on those issues." She may well have met the definition of assault, sign or no sign. What other illegal acts could she cover with a sign?
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)AnotherDreamWeaver
(2,852 posts)Where could she go? Cayman Islands?
flamingdem
(39,321 posts)etc
Anonymous said...
She's working as a baggage wrapper at MIA.
September 21, 2012
Anonymous said...
She's a semi legal, paralegal for Klock and Rasco.
September 21, 2012
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September 24, 2012
Anonymous said...
As time moves on, her trail gets colder. The key will be her family. Imagine if her life could have been saved if they had helped the police or filed a missing persons report?
September 24, 2012
Anonymous said...
Why don't the Feds ask Ana's Mom where she is. That way, if Ana's mom lies, they can arrest her or at least make life very uncomfortable.
Ana's Mom, where is your daughter? We know you know!
September 24, 2012
Anonymous said...
Hiding requires MONEY. Someone has to be giving it to Ana.
September 25, 2012
Anonymous said...
If she's anything like Ron Book, she's scooping up all the Miami Heralds she can find and throwing them in garbage bins.
September 25, 2012
Anonymous said...
I know one place where she won't be found: delivering newspapers for the Miami Herald.
September 25, 2012
Anonymous said...
She's obviously being protected by the feds.
September 25, 2012
Anonymous said...
All I know is that I was pleased to see Jumpin' Joe Carollo have a walk on, cameo role in this thing. I guess he was tapping this gun totin', leg spreadin' ditzy batistiana for 80 odd days or so, until he grew fearful of her pistol, which she compares to some men's parts. Hmmm...wonder if it's a derringer or a .44 magnum. Anyhow, I been missin' ol' Joe, and sure am happy to see he's still kicking...or something. Ana's out in Hollywood, trying to drum up some interest in a new porn project. Personally, I think it would fly...a nude Cubana rubia who guns down wayward exile Republicans; the mind goes numb at the thought...
September 25, 2012
AnotherDreamWeaver
(2,852 posts)and somewhat entertaining.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)... purpose of trying to steal elections.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10841938
trumad
(41,692 posts)That's what a Journalist does---
flamingdem
(39,321 posts)I'm very interested in how this particular story unfolds since previously Rep. Rivera has gotten away with blatant corruption. Nice to know about Putney, over at the Herald it was Caputo and one other revealing things
lib2DaBone
(8,124 posts)Among the WORST in the Untied States.
valerief
(53,235 posts)KevTucky
(90 posts)Brilliant plan Mr. Rivera. Shame he came in 3rd.