Gloria Allred: I Smell a Meg Whitman Rat

Gloria Allred says she’s been sandbagged by Meg Whitman — in a crass attempt to win the election in spite of the undocumented housekeeper scandal.

Gloria and her client, Nicky Diaz Santillan, Whitman’s former housekeeper, were supposed to appear today before the California Labor Commission … to gripe about Whitman’s refusal to pay Santillan for work she did.

But the hearing was mysteriously continued until November 17 … two weeks after the election. A rep from the State agency tells TMZ … the hearing was continued because Gloria wanted to amend the legal papers she filed with the Labor Commission.

But Gloria is calling BS, claiming she never asked for a continuance and believes this is a power play to get Meg elected Governor.

As for Meg, her camp tells us, “Someone needs to tell Gloria Allred that her political circus has left town.”

Source: TMZ

Maid Co. — Meg Whitman’s Maid Lied to Us Too!

The company that Meg Whitman used to hire her maid Nicky Diaz Santillan back in 2000 claims Nicky deceived them about her immigration status before the company referred her over to Meg.

The owners of Town & Country Resources tell TMZ that when Nicky filled out the standard candidate questionnaire, she “indicated she was legally able to work in the United States …. even though Nicky knew she was in the country illegally.

T&CR add … “Further, Nicky provided us and our client with the documents that our client would need to complete the I-9 form as was their legal obligation as an employer.”

The company owners — who claim they only took over in 2008 and had no part in referring Nicky — claim the policy has changed in the past few years … and potential workers must undergo “a rigorous background check, verified by a third party.”

Source: TMZ

Meg Whitman: My Maid’s Full of It

Meg Whitman’s campaign just gave us documents suggesting that her former maid, Nicky Diaz Santillan, actually lied to Meg about her immigration status when she was hired back in 2000.

The documents, which Whitman claims Nicky filled out and signed back in 2000 during her application for employment, appear to show that the maid stated under the penalty of perjury that she was a “lawful permanent resident” of the United States.

Whitman also claims Nicky provided her with a social security card and valid California Driver’s License with her employment application … which Meg kept and has now handed over to TMZ.

Whitman has also issued a statement on the matter, saying … “After 9 years of faithful service, Nicky came to us in June 2009 and confessed that she was an illegal worker.” Whitman continues, “Nicky has falsified the hiring documents and personal information she provided to the employment agency that brought her to us in 2000.”

And, Whitman continues, “I believe Nicky is being manipulated by Gloria Allred for political and financial purposes during the last few weeks of a hotly contested election.”

Whitman concludes, “This is a shameful example of the politics of personal destruction practiced by people like Jerry Brown and Gloria Allred. The charges are without merit.”

Source: TMZ

Meg Whitman — Target of ‘Personal Destruction’

Meg Whitman’s camp tells TMZ … they are the target of “personal destruction” and claims the “sleaze machine” on the left is now in overdrive.

Spokesperson Andrea Jones Rivera tells TMZ, “Gloria Allred is a shameful manipulator and the timing of today’s news conference so close to the election should serve as a warning to Californians that they are witnessing dirty political smears at their worst.”

As we first reported, Whitman’s former housekeeper has teamed up with Gloria Allred and plans on making a legal claim stating how she “suffered” while working for Whitman.

Whitman’s camp claims Allred is a Jerry Brown supporter and is “playing shameful politics again.

Source: TMZ

Meg Whitman’s Housekeeper — ‘Explosive’ Allegations

The former housekeeper for Meg Whitman – the Republican candidate for Governor of California — is about to make “controversial and explosive allegations about her former employer,” TMZ has learned.

We’re told the housekeeper has lawyered up with none other than Gloria Allred. The housekeeper and Allred will hold a news conference today in Gloria’s office at 11 AM PT, “to tell how she suffered as a long-time, Latina household employee in Meg Whitman’s home.

We’re told the housekeeper will be filing a legal claim against Ms. Whitman.

From what we’re hearing, the disclosures could have a significant impact on the campaign and possibly the election.

We will, of course, live stream the news conference. It doesn’t matter where you live — Don’t miss this one.

Source: TMZ