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dear rep. michael grimm...you, sir, are an asshole. [View all]
Last edited Mon Apr 28, 2014, 11:42 AM - Edit history (1)
this is the sweetheart that threatened to throw a reporter off a balcony.
Michael Grimm Surrenders On Federal Charges, Prosecutors Say
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm was taken into custody Monday to face federal charges stemming from a two-year investigation of his campaign financing, prosecutors said.
The Staten Island Republican was set to be arraigned later Monday in federal court in Brooklyn.
Prosecutors didn't immediately specify the exact charges, but investigators have been examining his fundraising in a 2010 race and his involvement in a Manhattan restaurant. A House Ethics Committee announced in November that Grimm was under investigation for possible campaign finance violations.
Last week, Grimm's lawyer revealed that his client had been told by prosecutors that he would be charged.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/28/michael-grimm-charges_n_5225715.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
EDIT TO UPDATE:
FBI Arrests and Rips Rep. Michael Grimm, an Ex-FBI Agent
The FBI arrested New York Congressman Michael Grimm -- a former FBI agent -- on fraud and perjury charges today and then ripped into him for dishonoring the FBI code.
Grimm, a Republican from New York City's borough of Staten Island, surrendered to the FBI this morning. After taking him into custody FBI Assistant Director George Venizelos issued a scathing assessment of Grimm.
“As a former FBI agent, Representative Grimm should understand the motto: fidelity, bravery, and integrity. Yet he broke our credo at nearly every turn. In this twenty-count indictment, Representative Grimm lived by a new motto: fraud, perjury, and obstruction," Venizelos said.
"We demand the best from our political leaders. Yet today, we again find ourselves expecting and rightfully wanting more. And as citizens of this great nation we rightfully demand it,” the FBI agent said.
Grimm, a Republican from New York City's borough of Staten Island, surrendered to the FBI this morning. After taking him into custody FBI Assistant Director George Venizelos issued a scathing assessment of Grimm.
“As a former FBI agent, Representative Grimm should understand the motto: fidelity, bravery, and integrity. Yet he broke our credo at nearly every turn. In this twenty-count indictment, Representative Grimm lived by a new motto: fraud, perjury, and obstruction," Venizelos said.
"We demand the best from our political leaders. Yet today, we again find ourselves expecting and rightfully wanting more. And as citizens of this great nation we rightfully demand it,” the FBI agent said.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/york-rep-michael-grimm-surrenders-indictment/story?id=23496040
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