U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm admitted Tuesday to federal tax evasion, pleading guilty to charges he had fought as he won re-election last fall but that now leave his congressional future in question.
NEW YORK—Congressman Michael Grimm and challenger Dominic Recchia traded well-worn jabs with each other Tuesday night in the final debate before the election.
Civility was the first casualty in the war of words between Michael Grimm and Domenic Recchia, both running to represent Staten Island and some parts of Brooklyn in Congress.
EW YORK—Former Democratic Brooklyn Councilman Domenic Recchia is four points behind his Republican rival, incumbent Congressman Michael Grimm, according to a Siena College poll released on Tuesday, fielding the support of 40 percent of voters to Grimm’s 44.
Monday’s 20-count indictment for tax fraud and perjury of New York Republican Congressman Michael Grimm elicited an unusually specific reaction from Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday.