"It seems this investigation is tantamount to letting a defendant serve as his own jury," Fossella said. "This travesty cries out for action. It is absurd to think that the UN would have any success conducting a legitimate investigation into alleged acts of bribery and mismanagement involving the body's own leadership. A Congressional investigation is needed to learn the full extent of the alleged mismanagement, corruption and sweetheart deals..."
Rep. Vito Fossella, March 17, 2004 [link] Rep. Fossella's campaign treasurer, Chris Ward was fired by the National Republican Congressional Committee after they discovered fraud in their financial audit. The NRCC has contacted the FBI in regards to Chris Ward's activities. [link]

Rep. Fossella voted in favor of HR 5 (Jan 2005), introduced by then House Majority Leader Tom Delay, which weakened House ethics rules. HR 5 would allow Tom Delay to continue serving as Congressional House Leader even if he got indicted. Later that year Tom Delay was indicted on the charge of criminally conspiring to inject illegal corporate money to Republican candidates from Texas. Vito Fossella has taken $10,000 from Tom DeLay and his political action committee ARMPAC. [link]

"Records show that a June 2002 $1,000-per-ticket fund-raiser for Fossella at a Yankees-Orioles game in Baltimore was hosted by Abramoff and aide Tony Rudy. Both Abramoff and Rudy have pleaded guilty and are cooperating with the FBI. Fossella denies that Abramoff and Rudy hosted the event, and claims the Greenberg Traurig firm had given him the tickets." [NY Daily News]

Rep. Fossella went further to distance himself from Jack Abramoff with this quote ""All I can tell you is I don't know [Abramoff]." [link]

However announcements for the fund raiser by the National Republican Congressional Campaign disputes Fossella's claims, having posted this on their site; "Join Vito Fossella ... with Tony Rudy and Jack Abramoff for a baseball game." [link]
"An investigative report by the New York Daily News ... revealed that since 2000 Staten Island Rep. Vito Fossella spent $53,142 of his campaign cash on personal vacations, sometimes followed by his wife and children." [link]
"Days before Christmas, Rep. Vito Fossella gave a little present to some investment bankers - a bill that would hamper tough investigations of Wall Street fraud."
"Fossella sponsored a bill that was drafted by the Financial Services Roundtable, a group of Wall Streeters seeking to curb what they call "excessive regulation" by federal investigators.
The bill would restrict the ability of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to probe wrongdoing on the Street." [link]
Rep. Fossella violated House rules on several occassions by using identical images in tax payer funded constituent mailings as well as his own election material. A House commission fined him approxiamately $60,000. Rep. Fossella declared the decision a victory for himself. [link]