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Gloria Allred is suppose to come out at noon CA time with the proof Meg knew her maid was illegal the entire time however, while TMZ was launching the attack yesterday, there is nothing about today's proof release.

"What did Meg Whitman know and when did she know it?" publicity hound attorney Gloria Allred asked Wednesday. It was a savvy close to a press conference at which client Nicandra Diaz-Santillan, who worked as a housekeeper for Whitman, alleged that Whitman knew that she was an illegal immigrant, then fired her in 2009 as she prepared to run for California governor. Turns out, there are reasons to believe that Whitman did not know that Diaz was illegal when she hired her in 2000. The campaign released copies of the Social Security card and immigration eligibility verification form presented by...

Meg Whitman easily bested Jerry Brown in a debate over the future of California on Tuesday night. So California Democrats had to hope that one of their reliable warhorses would saddle up and do some damage to Whitman with some kind of smear that diverted attention from the knock-down that brown suffered. Lawyer Gloria Allred turned up, right on schedule, with a headline grabbing, allegation-hurling press conference about the misdeeds of Whitman. Turns out that Whitman had hired a housekeeper a few years back, after being provided all the necessary documents. Whitman was very serious about complying with the law...

California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman today found herself battling allegations that she knowingly employed an undocumented immigrant housekeeper, failed to pay a portion of her wages and then fired her in an act of political damage control. The charges come a little over a month before the November election. At a news conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday organized by celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred, Whitman's former housekeeper and nanny, Nicky Diaz, tearfully recounted how in June 2009 she was suddenly terminated by Whitman and her husband, Griffith Harsh, after she said she asked the couple for legal help to obtain...

HERE ARE THE DOCUMENTS TMZ has published the job application documents for Meg Whitman's illegal alien. Whitman hired her through a service that did the checking. Gloria Allred, you disgusting and vile media whore. With fake drivers license and fake SS card, the woman has committed a felony. Is Allred harboring a felon? She should be turned over to ICE for deportation.

A former housekeeper for Meg Whitman was "emotionally and financially abused'' during her nine years of employment, an attorney alleged today, adding that the Republican gubernatorial candidate knew the woman was an illegal immigrant. "In short it was a nightmare,'' said attorney Gloria Allred, who said Nikki Diaz Santillan worked as a housekeeper for Whitman for nine years before she was fired last year. Allred said that during the woman's years of employment, Whitman caused her "to feel exploited, disrespected, humiliated and emotionally and financially abused.'' "The relationship was terminated last year by Ms. Whitman for what appeared to be...

A former housekeeper for Meg Whitman has claimed the California Republican gubernatorial candidate was notified by the US government seven years ago that she might be in America illegally, but did nothing about it.

The campaign also provided this timeline of events: As early as 1999, Meg Whitman and Griff Harsh retained a placement agency in California to assist them in finding a qualified applicant for in-home domestic services. In May, 2000, Nicandra Diaz-Santillan filled out a standard application provided by the agency. She provided the agency with a social security number and California driver's license number as well as filling out a standard employment application including references of prior employers over a lengthy period of time. In November 2000, Nicandra Diaz-Santillan was hired by Meg Whitman. At the time she was hired, she...

In the midst of a heated governor's race, a high-profile Los Angeles attorney is calling a news conference today with a woman she described as Meg Whitman's housekeeper of nine years to describe her treatment inside the former eBay CEO's home. But the Whitman campaign says the woman was fired nine years after she started working for Whitman because she revealed that she was an illegal immigrant. Gloria Allred's firm declined to release any documents before the 11 a.m. news conference. However, Allred's statement said the woman will tell "how she suffered as a longtime Latina household employee in Meg...

Meg Whitman's campaign just gave us documents suggesting that the former maid who just lashed out the candidate actually lied to Meg about her immigration status when she was hired.

The political and legal teams for Republican Meg Whitman say they think they have identified the former employee who will appear with Gloria Allred at a news conference Wednesday morning to discuss her employment with the Whitman family... Whitman attorney Tom Hiltachk told reporters Wednesday: "This person was initially hired by Meg Whitman in November 2000. She filled out standard [Internal Revenue Service] forms and Department of Justice forms and presented her Social Security card and California driver's license. She filled out immigration forms that stated under penalty of perjury that she was a lawful resident." Hiltachk said this woman...

The California Governor's race is about to explode in controversy. The former housekeeper of Republican candidate Meg Whitman is at Gloria Allred's office, and the two are about to hold a news conference, making "explosive allegations" against Meg. Meg's camp claims this is all dirty, sleazy politics and they are ready to attack the attackers.

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. 092710_meg_whitman_getty 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...