A man, whom Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz accused of being involved in a plot to extort his family out of $25 million, was indicted and arrested in connection to a scheme to defraud a victim to the tune of that amount, the Justice Department announced Tuesday
Alford was further responsible for drafting a letter titled "Project Homecoming" that raised the issue of the investigation, a presidential pardon, and the need for $25 million to be supplied to secure R.L.'s release, the indictment alleged.reports he was under federal investigation in connection to a sex trafficking investigation but denied committing wrongdoing, had also alleged at the time.
The documents also show a connection between that plan and an effort to get former FBI agent Robert Levinson, who went missing in Iran in 2007, released from prison. Levinson's family said in March 2020 theyDon Gaetz purportedly met with Kent on March 17, who gave him a letter titled “Project Homecoming," which outlined a plan to save Levinson at the cost of $25 million and discussed the possibility of Matt Gaetz receiving a pardon or the benefit of being dropped from the investigation.
Alford made his first appearance in federal court Tuesday and is being held by the U.S. Marshals Service, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of FloridaMatt Gaetz did not immediately respond to the Washington Examiner's request for comment but took to Twitter on Tuesday to address news of the indictment.
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