Aug 26, 2008 9:24 am US/Eastern
Rep. Fossella's Drunken-Driving Trial Postponed
Court Agrees To Start At Later Date Per Request Of Congressman's Lawyer
NEW YORK (AP) ―
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Disgraced Staten Island Congressman Vito Fossella announcing his plans to not resign amid a horrible scandal.
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Rep. Vito Fossella's trial on drunken-driving charges was supposed to start in Virginia this week, but has been postponed until October.
Attorney Barry Pollack said he had asked the Virginia Department of Forensic Science for material about the machine used to give his client a breath test, but hadn't gotten all the information he needed. He said the court agreed to let the trial start later.
Fossella was arrested in May. The arrest led to revelations that he had fathered a child outside of his marriage, and he decided to retire rather than face re-election this year. The lone Republican congressman in New York City, Fossella represents Staten Island and part of Brooklyn.
The DWI arrest and disclosure of Fossella's love child were crippling blows to a rising star in the Republican Party. The 13th Congressional District has been in Republican hands for decades.
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