Troubles Continue For Staten Island Congressman
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- May
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After being arrested last week in Virginia with a blood-alcohol level about twice the legal limit, Staten Island Republican Rep. Vito Fossella appears to have even more explaining to do.
The married father of three just admitted to having an out-of-wedlock daughter, from Liz Benjamin at the Daily Politics:
“I have had a relationship with Laura Fay, with whom I have a three year old daughter.”My personal failings and imperfections have caused enormous pain to the people I love and I am truly sorry.
“While I understand that there will be many questions, including those about my political future, making any political decisions right now are furthest from my mind.
“Over the coming weeks and months, I will to continue to do my job and I will work hard to heal the deep wounds I have caused.”

Jay Gallagher has covered Albany for Gannett News Service since 1984 and has been Albany Bureau chief since 1989. He`s a native of the Boston area and likes to point out that in this millennium, the score is Red Sox 1 championship, the Yankees 0.
Cara Matthews has been a statehouse correspondent in the Albany Bureau since August 2005. Prior to that, she covered Putnam County government and politics at The Journal News for nearly five years. Before that, she worked at newspapers in Connecticut and covered the state Legislature for one of them. 







