Vito Fossella News. New York
Republican Vito John Fossella News.
Congress.gov biography:
"FOSSELLA, Vito John, (great grandson
of James O’Leary), a Representative from New York; born in Staten Island,
Richmond County, N.Y., March 9, 1965; graduated from Monsignor Farrell
High School, Staten Island, N.Y.; B.S., Wharton School of the University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1987; J.D., Fordham University Law
School, New York, N.Y., 1994; lawyer, private practice; New York, N.Y.,
city council member; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth Congress,
by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United
States Representative Susan Molinari, reelected to the five succeeding
Congresses (November 4, 1997-present)."
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VITO FOSSELLA News:
20080519
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Vito
Fossella -
 Money
-  Politics
-  Government
-  New
York
-  Virginia
- "Ethics
complaint filed against NY Rep. Fossella." ... "A
watchdog group asked lawmakers Monday to investigate whether New York [Republican
Representative] Rep. Vito Fossella used government resources to conduct
an extramarital affair." ... "The Staten Island [New York City, New York
burrough] Republican has been under fire since his drunken-driving arrest
at the beginning of the month led to revelations of an affair that produced
a daughter. The 43-year-old congressman also has three children with his
wife." ... "He faces five days in a Virginia jail if convicted of the drunken-driving
charge." -By Devlin Barrett
-AP via -Newsday.com
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Vito
Fossella - Politicians
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 Family
- Virginia
-  Law
- New
York
-  2008
Election - "Signs
Fossella May Run Again Unnerve G.O.P.." ... "All
signs indicate that [New York Republican Representative Vito] Mr. Fossella,
a Republican who was arrested in Virginia on May 1 on a drunken driving
charge and then admitted to fathering a child out of wedlock, is leaning
toward running for a sixth term in November [2008 Election]." ... "Mr.
Fossella, the only New York City [New York] Republican in Congress, represents
a district that includes [New York City, New York burroughs] Staten Island
and parts of southern Brooklyn. It is the most conservative-leaning district
in the city. And he has portrayed himself during his years in politics
as a Republican moderate who exemplified traditional family values." ...
"As a result, many politicians on Staten Island initially expected that
he would resign shortly after the revelations of an extramarital affair
and a daughter born from that relationship — or at least not run again."
... "Stephen A. Harrison, a Brooklyn lawyer who was Mr. Fossella’s Democratic
opponent in 2006 and hopes to challenge him again this year [2008 Election],
has stopped short of calling for Mr. Fossella to resign or step down after
his present term. In a statement, Mr. Harrison said, “If he decides to
run, the people will decide in November if his recent behavior and revelations
should disqualify him from continuing in office.”" -By
Jonathan
P. Hicks -NYTimes
20080508
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Vito
J Fossella - New
York
- Parent
- Va
- Law
-
 Investigation
- "Fossella
Admits to Extramarital Affair." ... "[New York Republican]
Representative Vito J. Fossella, a Staten Island Republican who was arrested
on May 1 in Alexandria, Va. [Virginia], and charged with drunken driving,
issued a statement on Thursday acknowledging that he had had an extramarital
affair with Laura Fay, a former Air Force lieutenant colonel, and that
the two of them have a 3-year-old daughter together." ... "The prospect
that Mr. Fossella could face a mandatory jail sentence if convicted had
already threatened to bring to an end his decade-long career in the House,
where Mr. Fossella is the only Republican representing New York City [New
York]." ... "He faces a mandatory five days in jail if convicted." ...
"The House ethics committee also could open an investigation into the matter."
... "Mr. Fossella and his wife, the former Mary Patricia Rowan, married
in 1990. They have two sons and a daughter." ... "“Vito Fossella’s behavior
is a disgrace to himself, his family and to Staten Island,” said an anesthesiologist,
Dr. John Ferguson, 44. “Given the fact that he votes along the Bush-Cheney
line 90 percent of the time, which means he sees himself as a moral values
candidate, I find his behavior completely, but not surprisingly, hypocritical.
He should resign immediately.”" -By Jonathan
P. Hicks with contributions by Sewell Chan, Carl Hulse, Maureen Seaberg
and David Stout -NYTimes
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Vito
J Fossella - New
York
- Parent
- "Fosella
Admits Fathering Child out of Wedlock." ... "Republican
Congressman [New York Representative] Vito Fosella has admitted to having
an affair and fathering a child out of wedlock. His confession today has
some speculating that his seat in Congress might be in peril. WNYC's Kathleen
Horan has more." ... "Fosella says he fathered a child three years ago
and has had a relationship with the child's mother." -By
Kathleen Horan -WNYC.org
20080507
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Vito
J Fossella - New
York
- Virginia
- Cops
- Law
- "Vito
Fossella told cops he was on way to see 'my sick kid' at mystery gal's
address." ... "When cops stopped [New York Republican
Representative] Rep. Vito Fossella for drunken driving, the married congressman
said he was rushing to see his sick daughter on nearby Grimm St. [Street,
Alexandria, Virginia] - the home of the mystery woman who later plucked
him from jail." ... "Fossella's spokeswoman has insisted the single mom,
Air Force Col. Laura Fay, 45, was only a "good friend," but the Staten
Island Republican implied to suburban D.C. cops that Fay's 3-year-old was
his." ... ""The subject stated that he was driving down from Washington,
D.C., to Grimm St. because his daughter was sick and needed to go to the
hospital," a police report obtained by the Daily News reveals." ... "The
report describes how Fossella, who has a wife and three children in New
York, failed a sobriety test by reciting the alphabet wrong, swaying while
standing on one leg and stumbling while trying to walk a straight line.
" -By Rich Schapiro and James Gordon Meek, and Tina
Moore -NYDailyNews.com
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Vito
J Fossella - New
York
- Va
- Law
-
 Cheney
- "After
Fossella’s D.W.I. Arrest, District Is Puzzled and Torn."
... "Across Staten Island [New York] on Tuesday, voters were wondering
what [New York Republican] Representative Vito J. Fossella was thinking
when, the police say, he drove into a Washington suburb while severely
intoxicated early one morning last week." ... "Prosecutors in Alexandria,
Va. [Virginia], said Mr. Fossella, 43, was driving with a blood-alcohol
level more than twice the legal limit when he was pulled over just after
midnight last Thursday. Since last week, tabloid newspapers and the blogosphere
have been filled with accounts of Mr. Fossella’s night, and The Daily News
has taken to referring to him as “Vino Fossella.”" ... "An ally of [Republican]
President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney — who appeared at a fund-raiser
for him last month — Mr. Fossella remains politically strong in Staten
Island, but his margins of victory have been shrinking." -By
Jonathan
P. Hicks -NYTimes
20080505
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Vito
J Fossella - New
York
- Virginia
- Cops
-
 Driving
- Law
- Marketing
- Money
- 2008
Election - "Vito
Fossella's relationship with 'mystery woman' under scrutiny."
... "This is the first look at the mystery woman whom [Staten Island, New
York Republican Representative] Rep. Vito Fossella (R-S.I. [Republican-Staten
Island]) called for help after he was charged with drunken driving in Virginia."
... "Fossella aides continued to describe the two only as good friends."
... "In other developments:" ... "Watchdog groups questioned Fossella's
use of campaign funds to pay a high-priced damage control expert." ...
"The Republican, facing reelection in November [2008 Election], had a blood-alcohol
level
of 0.17 - twice the legal limit, cops said, and hired damage consultant
Susan Del Percio with money from his campaign war chest." -By
Kenneth R. Bazinet, Joe Gould, and Tina Moore -NYDailyNews.com
20080501
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Vito
J Fossella - New
York
- Politician
- Virginia
- Law
- "Rep.
Fossella Arrested on Charges of Driving While Intoxicated."
... "[New York Republican Representative] Rep. Vito J. Fossella (R-N.Y.[Representative-New
York]) was arrested overnight in Alexandria [Virginia] and charged with
driving while intoxicated, court records showed today." -By
Daniela Deane -WashingtonPost
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