D’Amato, Wife Divorce
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WASHINGTON — Sen. Alfonse M. D’Amato (R-N.Y.) and his wife, Penelope, were granted a divorce Friday, the lawmaker’s office announced. The couple had been legally separated for 13 years but had continued to share a home on Long Island. The divorce has been expected since earlier this year when D’Amato told reporters he’d fallen in love with Claudia Cohen, the former wife of cosmetic company heir Ronald Perelman.
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