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May 21st, 2008
Posted: 06:32 PM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The House ethics committee voted Wednesday to investigate Rep. Vito Fossella — the New York congressman who admitted to fathering a child out of wedlock with the woman who bailed him out of jail on a drunken-driving charge this month. The committee will investigate Fossella’s arrest in Alexandria, Virginia, on May 1, when police say he was pulled over after running a red light and registered a blood-alcohol level of 0.17 percent — more than twice Virginia’s legal limit. The six-term Republican, who represents Staten Island and part of Brooklyn, told police he was going to visit a sick daughter and gave the street address of the woman with whom he later admitted having an affair, according to the police report. Fossella has said he will not seek re-election. |
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