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Key Witness Goes Missing In FBI Investigation Of Florida Republican And Fake Candidate | As the FBI continues to investigate allegations of secret campaign payments made by freshman Rep. David Rivera (R-FL) to a Democratic House candidate aiming to siphon votes from the Democratic Party’s favored candidate to oppose him in his re-election bid, a key witness has gone missing. The Miami Herald reported Saturday that Ana Alliegro, the apparent go-between for the two campaigns, did not show up for her interview with the FBI and prosecutors. A day before the scheduled interview, FBI agents seized Alliegro’s computer and cellphone.

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