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As the lights came up in the Reilly theatre, three silhouettes came into view as the opening notes of “Little Shop of Horrors” began to play. Chiffon, Crystal and Ronnette
Once prominent Niceville businessman Stephen Alford faces 20 years after pleading guilty to attempting to extort $25 million from the Gaetz family.
Once prominent Niceville businessman Stephen Alford faces 20 years after pleading guilty to attempting to extort $25 million from the Gaetz family.
"I thought the Gaetzes had trumped up some kind of probation violation against me," he said. Alford said he arrived at the probation office to find an FBI agent waiting to give him an opportunity to tell his side of the extortion story that embattled Congressman Matt Gaetz — with an assist from father Don — has floated in response to allegations he traveled with and had sex with a 17-year-old girl and that he paid for sex with other women. The alleged extortion attempt came eight months after the Department of Justice opened its investigation into the sex trafficking allegations. "...