US EditionGOP Lawmaker’s Mistress Set Herself on Fire
The report claims U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales and his regional director had a relationship prior to her death by self-immolation in September, officials say.
- Last month, U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales allegedly had a romantic relationship with staffer Regina Santos-Aviles, who set herself on fire and died in Uvalde, Texas.
- The Daily Mail, British publication, reported the alleged affair citing unnamed sources, prompting international media coverage, while Gonzales' office did not respond to requests for comment.
- According to investigative reports, Regina Santos-Aviles, 35, was found engulfed in flames after pouring gasoline on herself and was airlifted to Brooke Army Medical Center.
- A spokesman for Gonzales accused `political bottom feeders` of distorting the death report, while Tony Gonzales said he is `heart-stricken` by the woman's death and Nora Gonzales called the report 'completely false'.
- Investigators report preliminary surveillance footage shows Santos-Aviles alone in the backyard when the fire started, and investigators say they have no information suggesting others were involved.
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Report: Sources allege San Antonio U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales had affair with staffer prior to her fiery death
The Daily Mail reports Gonzales, a married father of six, had a relationship with staffer Regina Santos-Aviles, who died after setting herself ablaze. British tabloid The Daily Mail is reporting that U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, who represents San Antonio’s West Side in Congress, was having an affair with office staffer Regina Santos Aviles when she set herself on fire outside her Uvalde home last month.
Jaw-Dropping Report Changes Everything In Mysterious Death Of GOP Rep.'s Aide
Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales is caught in a scandal that’s shaking up the Lone Star State — one involving a dead staffer, an alleged affair, and a string of unanswered questions. The West Texas Republican is under fire after Regina Santos-Aviles, a 35-year-old aide who reportedly had a romantic relationship with him, died in a shocking blaze at her home in Uvalde last month. Authorities say she doused herself in gasoline and set it alight, bu…
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