Republican Thug Who Threatened To Throw Reporter Off Balcony — Arrested and Indicted On 20 Counts by Feds, Pleads Innocent

Michael Grimm: Republican "tough guys" will threaten
reporters and snatch food stamps from children but won't
take on Wall Street. (Photo by MTA-NY)

By CBS/AP
Rep. Michael Grimm has pleaded not guilty to a 20-count federal indictment that includes charges of mail fraud, wire fraud and tax fraud.

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The Staten Island Republican was arraigned Monday in Brooklyn. He will be released on $400,000 bond.

He’s charged with engaging in schemes to underreport wages for restaurant workers, including some who were in the country illegally. He’s accused of concealing more than $1 million in sales and wages.

“In 2007, Michael Grimm, former Marine, former FBI agent, accountant and attorney, was poised for success as a small business owner,” United States Attorney Loretta Lynch said. “Instead, as alleged, Grimm made the choice to go from upholding the law to breaking it.”

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