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Sep 14, 2006 11:59 pm US/Eastern
Pirro's Husband Gets Another Speeding Ticket
WHITE PLAINS (CBS/AP) ―
Another speeding ticket for Albert Pirro, another embarrassment for his wife, Jeanine, as she runs for state attorney general.
Lobbyist Albert Pirro was pulled over Thursday morning in White Plains for driving his Mercedes-Benz 51 mph in a 25-mph zone near two schools, police Deputy Commissioner Daniel Jackson said.
The ticket came two weeks after Pirro reached a plea deal in traffic court in New Rochelle that let him keep his driver's license. He had been charged with driving 98 mph in a 55-mph zone but pleaded guilty to just 74 mph.
In the White Plains case, he has until Sept. 27 to plead guilty or not guilty.
Pirro's wife, a former Westchester County district attorney, is the Republican candidate for state attorney general against Democrat Andrew Cuomo. Jeanine Pirro has often been embarrassed by her husband, including when he was convicted of tax fraud and when he acknowledged fathering an illegitimate child after they married.
A Pirro campaign spokesman, John Gallagher, said, "We are not commenting."
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