Albert Pirro is a businessman and lawyer.
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Albert Pirro was married to Fox News anchor Jeanine Pirro from 1975-2013 and they have one daughter together, Christi Pirro.
On February 23, 1999, Albert Pirro was indicted by the office of United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York on one count of conspiracy, four counts of tax evasion, and 28 counts of filing a false tax return for hiding over $1 million in personal income as business expenses between 1988 and 1997.
That day, Albert Pirro appeared with his wife Jeanine Pirro husband at a press conference in response to the charges, criticizing the investigation as “invasive and hostile.”
New York Governor George Pataki released a statement saying that the Pirros had been personal friends for “a long time,” and that he and his wife “wished them well.”
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With the trial beginning on May 15, 2000, and closing arguments given on June 19, 2000, the jury found Albert Pirro’s guilty on June 23, 2000, on 23 of the charges brought against him and not guilty of 10.
In November 2000, Albert Pirro was sentenced to 29 months in federal prison, but received some leniency in exchange for waiving his right to appeal.
Albert Pirro served 17 months in prison, being released early for good behavior and participating in an alcoholism treatment program.
In the midst of the trial, Jeanine Pirro had attacked the prosecution for bringing up matters which involved her, calling it a “desperate attempt by them to bring me into this wherever they can.”
Albert Pirro was pardoned by President Donald Trump on January 20, 2021, shortly before Trump left office.
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