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hrmjustin

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Wed Jun 25, 2014, 12:10 PM Jun 2014

Former girlfriend of indicted Staten Island Congressman Michael Grimm in plea talks with federal...

Former girlfriend of indicted Staten Island Congressman Michael Grimm in plea talks with federal prosecutors 

JOHN MARZULLI

Indicted Staten Island Congressman Michael Grimm’s former girlfriend is in plea talks with the feds to resolve her own criminal charges of violating campaign finance laws.

A federal prosecutor revealed Wednesday that Diana Durand’s case may be resolved with a guilty plea during a hearing in Brooklyn Federal Court, in which Durand was also apprised that her defense lawyers Stuart Kaplan and Joseph Sconzo may have a conflict of interest because they were FBI colleagues of Grimm.

Kaplan also donated $1,500 to Grimm’s campaign in 2009, according to court papers.

“I understand there is a conflict of interest with my lawyers and Mr. Grimm but I will waive seeking other legal counsel,” Durand told Federal Judge Sterling Johnson. “I feel 100% that I’m in their best interest.”


http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ex-girlfriend-indicted-rep-michael-grimm-plea-talks-federal-prosecutors-article-1.1843405

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