Fraud charges on Grimm released.

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NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York Congressman Michael Grimm surrendered to federal authorities Monday morning to face criminal fraud charges.

A 20-count indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging Grimm with five counts of mail fraud, five counts of wire fraud, three counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false federal tax returns, one count of conspiring to defraud the United States, one count of impeding the Internal Revenue Service, one count of health care fraud, one count of engaging in a pattern or practice of hiring and continuing to employ unauthorized aliens, two counts of perjury and one count of obstructing an official proceeding.

Federal prosecutors have been investigating the Republican's possible knowledge of illegal campaign contributions. The charges are connected to an Upper East Side restaurant business Grimm operated before entering Congress in 2011, and even Grimm's attorney says he's not surprised his client is facing federal criminal charges.

Attorney William McGinley says that federal prosecutors intend to charge Grimm after more than two years of investigation plagued by "malicious leaks, violations of grand jury secrecy, and strong-arm tactics."

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