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- ↑ Telgen, Diane (1993). Notable Hispanic American Women. VNR AG. pp. 301–02. ISBN 9780810375789.
- ↑ "Ex-mayor Convicted Of Plot To Kill Husband". Sun Sentinel. Miami. July 1, 2000. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Ex-mayor Is Sentenced, Freed". Sun Sentinel. Miami. August 29, 2000. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015.
- 1 2 "Ex-Hialeah Gardens mayor's murder-for-hire conviction thrown out". Florida Times Union. January 9, 2003.