Feds close to filing charges against Rep. Michael Grimm, officials say

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

Federal prosecutors are preparing criminal charges against Rep. Michael Grimm, capping a two-year FBI investigation that ranges from his business dealings to his first campaign for Congress in 2010, U.S. officials briefed on the matter said.

In recent months, public attention has focused on the 44-year-old House member's campaign donations after a friend and donor was charged with funneling illegal contributions to Grimm's campaign four years ago.

The former FBI agent and two-term Republican lawmaker from New York made headlines when he was shown on camera threatening to throw a reporter over the Capitol Hill balcony after an interview following the State of the Union address in January.

A former Marine, Grimm represents the borough of Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn, and is a darling of tea party conservatives.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/25/politics/congress-grimm/index.html

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I've met Domenic Recchia a few times, and he's not the strongest player we've got, but he might pull this out.

[hrmjustin]

1. My congressman.

[truthisfreedom]

2. Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy.

I hope he goes away.

[KamaAina]

3. Things are looking pretty Grimm for him

[Hoppy]

4. Could end up being nothing but a prosecutor's fairy tale.

[OKNancy]

5. MSNBC report

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/reports-gop-congressman-be-indicted

In January, Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) came to national attention when he physically threatened a journalist who asked about his campaign-finance scandal. The Republican congressman quickly became known for getting caught, on camera, telling a reporter, “I’ll throw you off this f***ing balcony…. I’ll break you in half. Like a boy.”

It now appears, however, it appears Grimm will soon be known for something else.
Rep. Michael G. Grimm is expected to be indicted by the U.S. Attorney in New York, his attorney and a source familiar with the case confirmed to CQ Roll Call. […]

The indictment of the New York Republican would come nearly two years after the Justice Department first launched a formal investigation into Grimm’s campaign finances. It began the summer of 2012, several months after revelations first surfaced in a New York Times article that the lawmaker, then a freshman, might have bolstered his first bid for congressional office by filing erroneous campaign finance reports and offering to help get a green card for a non-citizen on condition that the individual help raise money on Grimm’s behalf.
The New York Times and Politico are also reporting on Grimm’s likely indictment. It’s unclear exactly when that indictment will occur, though one report said charges may come “as early as next week.”

[brooklynite]

6. UPDATE: Rep. Michael Grimm indicted, according to people familiar with case

Washington Post:

Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) has been secretly indicted by a federal grand jury in Brooklyn, according to people familiar with the case. The indictment is expected to be unsealed in the coming days.

A person briefed on the case said Grimm was indicted by a grand jury empaneled by the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn and that his attorney had been in talks with prosecutors. Grimm's attorney, William McGinley, confirmed in a phone call Friday that he had been informed of the pending indictment.