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Editor: Bob Battle
Profession: DUI Defense Lawyer

Category: DUI DUIrony

One Florida DUI offender program calls its curriculum "comprehensive" and it isn't kidding.

Margot Cioffi, executive director of the Comprehensive Offender Rehabilitation and Education (CORE) program in Palm City, was suspended without pay after she received a DUI herself, according to dave'sdaily.com.

The nonprofit agency serves 5,000 clients per year in Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee counties, providing educational services to people on probation for DUI and other misdemeanors, according to TCpalm.com.

"I feel bad for Peggy because this is very out of character for her," said State Attorney Bruce Colton, the president of CORE's board of directors. "It's bad for her and it's bad for the public perception of the program. She's brought this program from nothing to a very comprehensive program," he said.

Cioffi faces charges of DUI with property damage, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, resisting arrest without violence and disorderly intoxication. She is out of jail on bond.

She recorded a blood alcohol concentration level of 0.336. The legal driving limit in Florida is 0.08 percent. Cioffi has been CORE's executive director since 1989 and previously worked as an instructor, the TCpalm.com reported.