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LiberalElite

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Tue Dec 23, 2014, 09:05 PM Dec 2014

Politico: The end for Michael Grimm

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/michael-grimm-113758.html?google_editors_picks=true

"Rep. Michael Grimm has always been a survivor, so when he stepped into a federal court in Brooklyn on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to a felony charge that he evaded taxes, the move could mean the beginning of the end for his brief, but spectacularly colorful, political career.
Whether the New York Republican’s plea deal will involve prison time won’t be decided until a hearing on June 8, although with his record of public service, any period of incarceration would likely be short. Grimm faced as much as 20 years behind bars under his federal indictment."


Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/michael-grimm-113758.html#ixzz3Mlz5jTuV
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Politico: The end for Michael Grimm (Original Post) LiberalElite Dec 2014 OP
rofl... SummerSnow Dec 2014 #1
he'll survive this and keep his job lame54 Dec 2014 #2
He'll leave Congress for Fox with the other felons. marble falls Dec 2014 #3
Republicans will love him all the more. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #4
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