Sentences with phrase «grimm after his indictment»

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Rep. Michael Grimm was reelected to his Staten Island - based House seat despite losing backing of the GOP after a 20 - count indictment in April on tax related and other charges tied to his ownership of a Manhattan restaurant prior to his career in Congress.

Mr. Grimm professed his innocence after he faced a 20 - count indictment in April and went on to crush his Democratic opponent Domenic Recchia Jr. in November.

Angry Grimm backers note — correctly, it would seem — that the federal indictments could have come down anytime over the past year, but were not issued until after the deadline for another Republican - Conservative nominee to replace Grimm on the November ballot.

Mr. Donovan's biggest challenge will not be winning the special election (after all, Michael Grimm won convincingly in 2014 while under indictment); it will be winning re-election in 2016, when former New York Sen. Hillary Clinton could top the ticket and drive turnout in the district.

National Republicans abandoned Grimm after his 20 - count indictment on charges of hiding wages and taxes from a health food store he owned from the federal government and the state of New York.

His resignation leaves Staten Island without representation as the new Congress is sworn in Tuesday, just two months after Grimm was handily re-elected even while under indictment.

Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan — who rocketed to national prominence earlier this year after not obtaining an indictment of a NYPD officer in the death of Eric Garner — today announced he is «very seriously considering» running to replace Congressman Michael Grimm, who announced his resignation last night.

Mr. Grimm has been unable to respond with television advertisements of his own, after his indictments ended the flow of cash to his campaign from national Republicans.