Long time Miami Herald columnist Ana Veciana-Suarez faces criminal contempt of court charges for failing to divulge that her father once spent time in prison for cocaine distribution.
Federal prosecutors say she did not come forward with the information when she, as part of a jury pool, was asked during jury selection before a 2003 federal trial.
Herald Executive Editor Tom Fiedler said any action affecting Veciana-Suarez’s writing duties would be “premature” at this point.
Read the Herald story here.