A judge in Alexandria on Monday sentenced disgraced New York Rep. Vito Fossella to five days in jail for drunken driving.
The May 1 arrest of the Republican from Staten Island led to revelations that he had fathered a child in an extramarital affair. In October, he was convicted of drunken driving.
Fossella was ordered to report to jail Dec. 19, but his lawyers said they planned to appeal the sentence, which could delay its start date.
Fossella was arrested after he ran a red light, and police said he was found with a 0.17 blood alcohol content. Under Virginia law, anyone caught driving with a 0.15 or higher must serve five days behind bars.
On Monday, his attorneys argued to no avail that the breath-test machine used on Fossella was broken.
Fossella, who had close ties to the White House and was returning from a White House celebration of the New York Giants Super Bowl victory the night he was arrested, did not run for re-election.
With the once-popular Fossella out of the running, Democrats were able to capture that House seat for the first time in 30 years.
