Ex-Rep. Vito Fossella Gets 5 Days In Jail On DUI Rap

The former darling of the GOP, Rep. Vito Fossella instead turned out to be living a double life when he was arrested for driving under the influence. He's going to spend five days in jail.

Former Staten Island Congressman Vito Fossella pleaded guilty in Virginia this morning to DUI.

During an appearance in an Alexandria courtroom, Fossella was expected to appeal his December conviction of a misdemeanor drunken-driving charge.

By state law, such an appeal triggers an automatic retrial before a jury, a proceeding set to start today.

Instead, Fossella, 44, pleaded guilty and will serve a five-day sentence that was originally imposed on him following last year's bench trial.