As a businessman and lawyer, Albert Pirro is well-known.
He was married to Jeanine Pirro, a Fox News anchor, between 1975 and 2013. Christi Pirro is the couple’s only child.
New York federal court in 2000 found Pirro guilty of conspiracy and tax evasion for deducting $1.2 million of personal expenses from his company’s income.
While Pirro’s wife was serving as the Westchester County District Attorney, he was sentenced to 29 months in prison.
He was incarcerated for 17 months.
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.”
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.
Did Donald Trump pardon Albert Pirro?
A last-minute full pardon for Al Pirro was granted by President Donald Trump in January 2021, but no explanation was provided as to why he was granted it.
Donald J. Trump granted Albert J. Pirro Jr. a full pardon today, according to a one-line statement from Trump spokesman Judd Deere at the time.
Only 45 minutes before Joe Biden was to take the oath of office, former President Clinton made her decision.
At the time, the White House announced that Trump had also commuted the sentences of 70 other people and pardoned 73 others.
On his way out of the White House, Trump also pardoned Steve Bannon, Elliott Broidy, Lil Wayne, and countless others.
Why is Donald Trump being investigated?
According to the Associated Press, he convened a special grand jury to review evidence in a criminal investigation into Trump’s finances.
Trump’s tax returns have been the subject of an extensive investigation by federal prosecutors, and this development indicates that they are moving closer to charging the former president.
Trump’s hush-money payments to women, property valuations, and employee compensation are all under investigation by Vance.
The Democratic prosecutor has been using a grand jury to issue subpoenas and obtain documents during his investigation.