Albert J. Pirro

Defeated and twice impeached, the 45th president used his farewell remarks before a sparse crowd to brag about his record and wish luck to the incoming administration.

An account released in court included statements, said to be made by Albert J. Pirro Jr., suggesting how a member of the Yonkers City Council could be persuaded to vote for a development.

Federal prosecutors are investigating a $600 million development deal and leaning toward indicting a city councilwoman who had been one of its most vigorous critics.

The husband of Jeanine F. Pirro was convicted on tax fraud charges in 2000.

Correction of Oct 27 profile of Jeanine Pirro, candidaate for New York attorney general; her husband Albert was ticketed for speeding, but not arrested

Andrew M Cuomo, Democrat, and Jeanine F Pirro, Republican, have collected about $12.4 million in their campaigns for New York State attorney general; small number of devoted big-dollar donors have helped to set record for fund-raising in race; large proportion of money for Cuomo campaign has come from businessmen Andrew L Farkas and Aby Rosen; biggest contributions to Pirro's campaign have come from businesses and people associated with her husband, Albert J Pirro Jr; photos (M)

Profile of New York Republican attorney general candidate Jeanine F Pirro, who, despite personal problems and bad showing in polls, keeps positive note in campaign; photo (M)

Whatever the polls say, whatever the pundits opine, Jeanine F. Pirro is not campaigning in a hearse while listening to dirges.

Albert J Pirro, husband of New York Republican attorney general candidate Jeanine F Pirro, says he did not have affair with female friend; wsuspicions led to her seeking to wiretap him to find proof of adultery; Albert Pirro says he is lonely and frustrated political spouse who did not want wife Jeanine to run for office this year (M)

Albert J. Pirro Jr., the husband of Jeanine F. Pirro, the Republican nominee for state attorney general, said in an interview published yesterday that he did not have an extramarital affair that figures in a federal investigation of Ms. Pirro. He also described himself as a lonely and frustrated political spouse who did not want his wife to run for office this year.