Grimm in custody on troubling federal fraud charges
Charged with concealing funds, employing illegal workers
Brooklyn Congressman Michael Grimm has surrendered to face a 20-count federal indictment that includes charges of mail fraud, wire fraud and tax fraud.
The Staten Island Republican was awaiting arraignment Monday in Brooklyn.
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.
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