Michael Grimm Indicted, the politician who threatened to break a reporter “in half… like a boy”, finally faces charges
Michael Grimm finally indicted
Congressmen Michael Grimm has been officially indicted
The local congressman best known for his list of scandals, including most recently threatening to “break [a reporter] in half” — “like a boy” — will face federal charges, Politico and the New York Times report.
“After more than two years of investigation plagued by malicious leaks, violations of grand jury secrecy, and strong-arm tactics, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has disclosed its intent to file criminal charges against Congressman Grimm,” said the Staten Islander’s lawyer, William McGinley, in a statement designed to get ahead of the story. “We are disappointed by the government’s decision, but hardly surprised. From the beginning, the government has pursued a politically driven vendetta against Congressman Grimm and not an independent search for the truth. Congressman Grimm asserts his innocence of any wrongdoing.”
The 44-year-old former Marine and FBI agent has long been scrutinized by the Justice Department for fund-raising tied to his 2010 race, with two major donors already charged. The Times reports that Grimm’s indictment “will include mail fraud and wire fraud and focus on his conduct in connection with a health food restaurant he owned on the Upper East Side of Manhattan after he left the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2006.”
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