"Sinema is facing a civil lawsuit under what's known as an " alienation of affection" law, which allows a spouse to sue a third party for interfering with their marriage. This type of statute is colloquially known as the " homewrecker law," so that's fun. As of 2019, at least six states still had homewrecker laws on the books: Hawaii, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota, and Utah."
"Notably, the allegations date back to Sinema's time in office. Ammel alleges in her complaint that Sinema engaged in an affair with her now-estranged husband, Matthew Ammel, who began working as Sinema's bodyguard in April 2022. (A few months later, in December of that year, Sinema left the Democratic Party and registered as an independent.) Heather alleges that, in 2023 and 2024, Sinema seduced and had sex with Matthew while knowing that he was married."
Kyrsten Sinema used her Senate term to block increases to the federal minimum wage and opposed filibuster reform that would have allowed codifying abortion rights. After leaving office in January 2025, she became a lobbyist for psychedelics and cryptocurrency. A North Carolina woman, Heather Ammel, filed an alienation-of-affection lawsuit alleging Sinema seduced and had sex with her husband, Matthew Ammel, who worked as Sinema's bodyguard beginning April 2022. The complaint alleges romantic and lascivious Signal messages and sexual encounters in 2023 and 2024 while Matthew remained married. The case was filed in state court and has been transferred toward federal jurisdiction because Sinema does not reside in North Carolina. Several states still retain alienation or 'homewrecker' laws.
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