Congressman Vito Fossella

Staten Island Film Festival: A Plot Against Vito Fossella STATEN ISLAND, NY - The Staten Island Film Festival stands accused of being a front organization for the Puerto Rican Guy (aka Leo Machuchal) in his ceaseless attempt to get elected to U.S. Congress. For the past three months, Leo has driven back and forth over the Staten Island [...] Read Full Story

Former New York Rep. Vito Fossella (VEE'-toh fuh-SEL'-uh) is spending the weekend in a Virginia jail. The Staten Island Republican pleaded guilty Monday to drunken driving there last May. His lawyer dropped him off at the Alexandria Detention Center on Friday afternoon for a two-day stay. Sheriff's Office spokesman Harry Covert says Fossella probably will be kept alone in a small white cell with long slits for windows but may get a roommate if the jail gets crowded. The cell has a steel sink and toilet and a cement bed. Fossella must spend a second weekend in jail. He was sentenced to five days ... Read Full Story

VIRGINIA - Ex-Representative Vito Fossella pleaded guilty to driving under the influence Monday. Fossella was expected to face a local jury Monday in an appeal of his misdemeanor conviction last May but instead walked in the courtroom and pleaded guilty. Fossella’s lawyer said that the ex-congressman was moved by the death of Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart by a drunk driver. Fossella is expected to begin a five-day sentence this weekend, with credit for one day served. He was also fined $250 and had his license suspended for one year. He is required to complete an alcohol treatment program. His attorney said that Fossella will ... Read Full Story

Former Rep. Vito Fossella pleaded guilty to drunken driving charges in a Virginia court on Monday, the day a jury trial was to begin in the case that ruined his political career. The former congressman said he was moved in part by last week's drunken-driving accident that killed a Los Angeles Angels pitcher. Attorneys for the Staten Island Republican — whose May 1 arrest led to revelations he had fathered a child from an extramarital affair — had planned to fight Fossella's five-day sentence in Alexandria, Va., with arguments that the breath-test machine police used was faulty. Police say the test showed Fossella's blood-alcohol ... Read Full Story

FOSSELLA SENTENCED FOR d r u n k d r i v i n g - New York Post ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Rep. Vito Fossella was sentenced Monday to five days in jail for d r u n k en d r i v i n g , a humiliating coda to a political career ruined by revelations he’d fathered a child from an extramarital affair. Judge Becky Moore of Alexandria … Read Full Story