NY Rep’s ex-fundraiser out on $1.5 million bail
A former fundraiser for a New York City congressman is free on $1.5 million bail after spending 50 days behind bars in an immigration fraud case.
Ofer Biton was released Wednesday by a Brooklyn federal court magistrate after his eighth bail hearing.
Biton is an Israeli businessman. He helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for Rep. Michael Grimm in 2010.