Republican Congressman To Plead Guilty To Felony
[su_right_ad]Congressman Michael Grimm of Staten Island, New York, was charged in a 20-count indictment with hiding more than $1 million in income and wages at a restaurant he co-owned.
Grimm’s admission of guilt will place his congressional career in danger, exactly seven weeks after he won reelection by an overwhelming margin.
Grimm was scheduled to enter the plea Tuesday before Judge Pamela Chen in Brooklyn Federal Court…
Despite the indictment, Grimm trounced Democrat Domenic Recchia 55% to 42% on Nov. 4 to win a third term.
Recchia made the criminal case a central issue of his campaign, and at a debate on Oct. 17, Grimm was asked, “If found guilty, would you resign?”
“Certainly, if I was not able to serve, then of course I would step aside and there would be a special election,” he replied.
But if he can escape prison time, Grimm is expected to try to hold onto his seat, arguing he would still be “able to serve,” a source familiar with his thinking said.[su_csky_ad]
Abby Normal December 23rd, 2014 at 2:10 pm
Enjoy your stay in prison, Congressman. Are you going to be the husband or the wife?
rg9rts December 23rd, 2014 at 3:01 pm
We should be so lucky…but as a former FBI agent..I’m sure he will get a warm greeting
raypc800 December 23rd, 2014 at 2:20 pm
Grimm see jail?? You forget he is one of the GOP and they strongly believe in and receive exceptional-ism from their GOP judges. A fine and probation for 6 months maybe.
If the GOP had any moral integrity they would advise Grimm to resign before he is booted out. That though will never happen for he is judged by his peers and they are alike.
granpa.usthai December 23rd, 2014 at 2:26 pm
wonder whose coat tails he’ll be hanging on to in 2016?
what a boost for a presidential candidate! – a for real Kriminal , record and all,
might help to garner more of the Southern White Evangelical Racist votes.
raypc800 December 23rd, 2014 at 2:29 pm
Scott Walker comes to mind first. Grimm would fit right in with him.
rg9rts December 23rd, 2014 at 3:03 pm
Pete King
Dwendt44 December 23rd, 2014 at 6:20 pm
“If the GOP had any moral integrity” there’s the snag right there.
allison1050 December 23rd, 2014 at 2:46 pm
We’ll see if the other 19 charges disappear but he still could be faced with jail time on the 1 charge that he has pleaded guilty of. To Boehner: What cha gonna do?
tiredoftea December 23rd, 2014 at 2:47 pm
That is the question, isn’t it. Will he allow a felon to take a seat in Congress?
allison1050 December 23rd, 2014 at 2:50 pm
Indeed tiredoftea. Boehner CAN’T allow a congressman who has entered his plea to stay, my bet is the pressure is already on to get grim Grimm to vacate his seat.
rg9rts December 23rd, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Deny deny and obfuscate!(always liked that word)
allison1050 December 23rd, 2014 at 3:01 pm
Me to and I don’t know why I don’t use it more.
rg9rts December 23rd, 2014 at 3:02 pm
Because Click and Clack are in reruns
Dwendt44 December 23rd, 2014 at 6:19 pm
Vitter is still in Congress, and with Mitch in charge, nothing will be done there at all.
allison1050 December 23rd, 2014 at 10:22 pm
I hate to say this but I agree with you.
rg9rts December 23rd, 2014 at 2:59 pm
Those charges will be dropped in his plea deal.
allison1050 December 23rd, 2014 at 3:03 pm
Agreed rg the others will be dropped. Dapper Grimm won’t look so good in prison garb since they don’t supply a tailor. ;o))
rg9rts December 23rd, 2014 at 3:12 pm
He is a local legend…about 6 months ago he was caught threatening a NY1 reporter.. Arrogant POS
allison1050 December 23rd, 2014 at 3:26 pm
I know I forget what I was listening to at the time but it was unbelievable that he KNEW the camera was there and on, I remember he even glanced in the direction of it while threatening the reporter. Who else could do that And get away with it?
rg9rts December 23rd, 2014 at 3:31 pm
An arrogant former FBI agent with a sense of entitlement
rg9rts December 23rd, 2014 at 2:58 pm
You have to ask yourself…How did this guy get reelected?? Understand that he represents the same place(Staten Island) that Eric Garner is from… Hitler would get in if he were on the gopee line.
edmeyer_able December 23rd, 2014 at 3:03 pm
Heaven help us, I’ve been watching cnn for an hour and this has yet to be mentioned.
Suzanne McFly December 23rd, 2014 at 4:31 pm
MSNBC won’t shut up about it, so I am guessing faux entertainment has never heard of such a trial.
edmeyer_able December 23rd, 2014 at 4:36 pm
Just watched the Shep Smith show on fox and they covered the story in the last 5 minutes of the show, I wouldn’t bother watching msnbc since they are biased but I find it hard to believe cnn which has always been “neutral” lol
Suzanne McFly December 23rd, 2014 at 4:50 pm
I find it hard to believe any news channel has ever been neutral. It would be hard for a news commentator to have a specific party affiliation and not show that at some point.
Red Eye Robot December 23rd, 2014 at 3:06 pm
On the plus side for the Congressman, He may lose his seat in congress but he is now eligible to become an Obama Appointee. I hear also Chuck Rangel wants him to prepare his taxes
Khary A December 23rd, 2014 at 3:12 pm
here’s a ride to the chuckle hut for you.
Suzanne McFly December 23rd, 2014 at 4:29 pm
Outstanding response 🙂
Khary A December 23rd, 2014 at 4:51 pm
thank you 🙂
arc99 December 23rd, 2014 at 4:45 pm
It has been said that one picture is worth 1,000 words.
In this example, one picture was worth just 2 words. But that was all that was necessary.
Anomaly 100 December 23rd, 2014 at 3:46 pm
No trolling please.
StoneyCurtisll December 23rd, 2014 at 3:48 pm
Derp..
rg9rts December 24th, 2014 at 2:45 am
MORON
Tommy6860 December 23rd, 2014 at 3:09 pm
Ahh, he’ll be censure at worst. And the deflection away from more GOP crimes will be the wingers all crying for their brand of justice on the president, because he hasn’t been jailed for breaking their mindless interpretation of the Constitution.
Dwendt44 December 23rd, 2014 at 6:16 pm
Given that Republicans run the ethics committee, even a censure is unlikely.
Petri got a way with his little scheme. Since he’s retiring (convenient) pushing it was just to much trouble.
StoneyCurtisll December 23rd, 2014 at 3:54 pm
Isn’t this the guy that threatened to trow a reporter off the balcony in the Capital?
Not only is he a “thug” but also it appears he is a habitual criminal as well…
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker December 23rd, 2014 at 4:22 pm
Look at any picture of this criminal.
He has the eyes of a psychopath and demonstrable behavior to match.
Sy Colepath December 23rd, 2014 at 4:25 pm
Yes, that’s the one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeJhXaC5WPg
rg9rts December 24th, 2014 at 2:44 am
You have to understand that his district is the same area that Eric Garner is from Staten(naziland)Island
searambler December 23rd, 2014 at 8:55 pm
The only difference between Grimm and his fellow Republican politicians is, Grimm’s felonious conduct has been formally recognized in a court of law…..
Obewon December 23rd, 2014 at 9:11 pm
NYC’s last GOP rep can join another pleaded guilty GOP felon Dinesh D’Souza for in custody everynight sleepovers with the other self proclaimed conservatives.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhpu2N4rQZM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Q3cp3cp88
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Q3cp3cp88
rg9rts December 24th, 2014 at 2:43 am
The POS has said that he lied when he said he would step down if convicted…now he wants to keep his seat…
whatthe46 December 24th, 2014 at 2:44 am
yeah i saw that. hey, lying is in their nature.
rg9rts December 24th, 2014 at 2:46 am
Same district as Eric Garner was from …any surprise