Chad Condit, former chief of staff to state Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil (R-Jackson), indicated that he was “personally involved in the unsolved disappearance and murder of Chandra Levy,” according to court documents in a counter lawsuit filed by the senator.

Alvarado-Gil’s claim, filed Tuesday in Sacramento County Superior Court, comes on the heels of a lawsuit filed by Condit on Sept. 5, alleging that the senator forced him to perform sexual acts in order to keep his job.

Condit is the son of former Congressman Gary Condit, who was alleged to have had an extramarital affair with Levy in 2001. Levy, who hailed from Modesto in Condit’s home district, had been an intern at the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Washington D.C. She disappeared in May 2001, and her remains were found a year later in a park in northwest D.C.

The elder Condit twice was questioned by police, but was never named as official suspect in her disappearance. He lost his re-election bid in 2002, and his political career was over.

Alvarado-Gil not only claimed that Chad Condit indicated he was “personally involved” in Levy’s disappearance, he also warned the Senator that he knew “how to make people disappear,” court documents show.

A message to the Levy family seeking comment on Alvarado-Gil’s allegations went unanswered.

Alvarado-Gil also alleged that Condit was an abuser of drugs and alcohol, that he “carried deadly weapons, including firearms” while working as her chief of staff, and that he stole $50,000 from her campaign.

The senator claimed in the counter lawsuit that she “began to live in constant fear of (Condit) and his extended family” because she believed them potentially to be involved in Levy’s disappearance.

Ingmar Guandique, an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador, was found guilty of Levy’s murder in November 2010. Five years later, Guandique was granted a new trial, but in 2016 prosecutors declined to proceed and instead moved to have him deported. He was returned to El Salvador in 2017.

The Metropolitan Police Department in D.C. did not respond to a Journal inquiry.

Questions via email were sent to Alvarado-Gil on Thursday, seeking to learn if she immediately reported Condit’s alleged claims. The Journal was referred to her attorneys, Fisher and Phillips of Sacramento. The law firm declined to comment.

Condit’s lawsuit against his former boss made national news last summer due to the salacious details it contained.

Condit alleged that Alvarado-Gil shared details about her marriage, sex life and recreational drug use. By January of 2023, Condit claimed Alvarado-Gil was using him for personal errands during work hours. She then began making sexual advances and eventually pressured him into performing sex acts, the lawsuit asserts. Condit described how Alvarado-Gil demanded he perform oral sex as a display of his loyalty. One such act, alleged to have taken place in a car, resulted in Condit suffering three herniated discs and an injured hip. Alvardo-Gil claims that Condit's injuries occurred during his family’s trip to Disneyland.

Condit was fired by Alvarado-Gil effective Dec. 31, 2023.

Messages to the law firm representing Condit — Schimmel and Parks of Sherman Oaks — were not returned.

Alvarado-Gil is facing a separate lawsuit from Kelley Coelho, owner of Turlock-based B and C Investigations. Coelho claims the senator and her current chief of staff, Vanessa Bravo, violated her First Amendment rights by kicking her out of a June 21 press conference at the Turlock Public Safety Facility.

Alvarado-Gil drew national attention in August when she switched her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. The freshman legislator served the first two years of her term as a Democrat, but bolted for the GOP, saying, “This is about doing the right thing for my constituents in Senate District 4, and it’s clear their interests are not reflected in today’s Democratic Party.”

Alvarado-Gil has come under fire from her political opponents, including some in her own party. On X (formerly Twitter), Assemblyman Bill Essayli (R-Corona) said, “She claims her accuser was abusing drugs/alcohol and driving under the influence, but rather than fire him, she allowed him to continue working at the Capitol. No matter how you slice this case, Sen. Alvarado-Gil lacks good judgment and has no business representing anyone in public office.”

Republican Jeramy Young, the former Hughson mayor and current police chief in Livermore, has filed to run against Alvarado-Gil in the 2026 open primary.

Condit's lawsuit: https://htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/files/cu-24cv017664-0ee5924d-e21c-4546-9ead-66db9715ca617.pdf

Sen. Alvarado-Gil's response to Condit lawsuit: https://htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/files/cu-24cv017664-a8aeaa05-387e-49ca-ae95-67353f50b4779.pdf

Sen. Alvarado-Gil's counter lawsuit: https://htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/files/cu-24cv017664-27ea306d-aad2-4a40-ac45-67353f9728f4f.pdf