Natural Citizen
12-30-2014, 09:53 PM
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U.S. Representative Michael Grimm (Reuters / Stephanie Keith)
US Rep. Michael Grimm said late Monday that he will resign his seat in Congress, one week after the Staten Island, New York Republican pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion.
In April, Grimm was accused of concealing more than $1 million in revenue and failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in employee pay at his Manhattan restaurant Healthalicious. He was scheduled to go to trial in February and face a 20-count indictment for paying workers – some of them undocumented immigrants – off the books with cash, underpaying his taxes and committing perjury in running the Upper East Side restaurant. He reached an agreement with federal prosecutors last week and pled guilty (http://rt.com/usa/217203-grimm-guilty-tax-fraud/) to one count on Dec. 23.
Under the plea agreement, Grimm could face up to three years in federal prison. His sentencing is scheduled for June 8.
The case blossomed from a separate investigation into Grimm’s campaign finances. Though he was never charged with any campaign-related offense, a woman romantically associated with Grimm pled guilty in September to illegally funneling money to his 2010 run for Congress. Grimm has denied any knowledge of the scheme.
Grimm’s resignation will take effect after the 114th Congress convenes January 6. His absence will reduce the GOP majority in the House from 247 seats to 246. A special election will eventually decide Grimm’s successor.
Continued - Rep. Michael Grimm resigns seat after pleading guilty to tax evasion (http://rt.com/usa/218755-grimm-resign-congress-tax/)
Previously - Lawmaker threatens to throw reporter off of Capitol balcony after State of the Union
A United States lawmaker confronted a reporter and threatened to throw him off of a balcony during an interview following President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday evening.
New York Rep. Michael Grimm (R) was being interviewed by local news station NY1 when he was asked about allegations concerning a federal probe into his campaign finances. Grimm refused to answer the question and quickly walked away from the camera, but the story far from ended there.
Moments later, Grimm returned and got into the face of reporter Michael Scotto, verbally berating him for asking a question unrelated to the State of the Union speech. Despite Scotto’s assertion that he was asking a valid question, Grimm threatened to throw Scotto over the balcony and “break [him] in half.”
The entire incident was captured by NY1's cameras:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbpxVO-mnYU
Report... Lawmaker threatens to throw reporter off of Capitol balcony after State of the Union (http://rt.com/usa/michael-grim-threat-sotu-368/)
U.S. Representative Michael Grimm (Reuters / Stephanie Keith)
US Rep. Michael Grimm said late Monday that he will resign his seat in Congress, one week after the Staten Island, New York Republican pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion.
In April, Grimm was accused of concealing more than $1 million in revenue and failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in employee pay at his Manhattan restaurant Healthalicious. He was scheduled to go to trial in February and face a 20-count indictment for paying workers – some of them undocumented immigrants – off the books with cash, underpaying his taxes and committing perjury in running the Upper East Side restaurant. He reached an agreement with federal prosecutors last week and pled guilty (http://rt.com/usa/217203-grimm-guilty-tax-fraud/) to one count on Dec. 23.
Under the plea agreement, Grimm could face up to three years in federal prison. His sentencing is scheduled for June 8.
The case blossomed from a separate investigation into Grimm’s campaign finances. Though he was never charged with any campaign-related offense, a woman romantically associated with Grimm pled guilty in September to illegally funneling money to his 2010 run for Congress. Grimm has denied any knowledge of the scheme.
Grimm’s resignation will take effect after the 114th Congress convenes January 6. His absence will reduce the GOP majority in the House from 247 seats to 246. A special election will eventually decide Grimm’s successor.
Continued - Rep. Michael Grimm resigns seat after pleading guilty to tax evasion (http://rt.com/usa/218755-grimm-resign-congress-tax/)
Previously - Lawmaker threatens to throw reporter off of Capitol balcony after State of the Union
A United States lawmaker confronted a reporter and threatened to throw him off of a balcony during an interview following President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday evening.
New York Rep. Michael Grimm (R) was being interviewed by local news station NY1 when he was asked about allegations concerning a federal probe into his campaign finances. Grimm refused to answer the question and quickly walked away from the camera, but the story far from ended there.
Moments later, Grimm returned and got into the face of reporter Michael Scotto, verbally berating him for asking a question unrelated to the State of the Union speech. Despite Scotto’s assertion that he was asking a valid question, Grimm threatened to throw Scotto over the balcony and “break [him] in half.”
The entire incident was captured by NY1's cameras:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbpxVO-mnYU
Report... Lawmaker threatens to throw reporter off of Capitol balcony after State of the Union (http://rt.com/usa/michael-grim-threat-sotu-368/)