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GOP Congressman, famously known for threatening a reporter, has been taken into federal custody, and then released on $400,000 bail.

Courtesy of Politico:

Rep. Michael Grimm is in federal custody as the New York Republican awaits his indictment on federal criminal charges, according to sources close to the case.

Loretta Lynch, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, will unveil a grand jury indictment against Grimm this morning. The allegations - Grimm will face well over a dozen charges - include mail and wire fraud, filing false tax returns and health care payments, hiring undocumented workers and obstruction of justice, according to sources close to the case.

You all might remember Grimm as the congressman who threatened to throw a reporter off a balcony and break him in half.

Of course Grimm is claiming that the charges against him are false and that he is not guilty:

Rep. Michael Grimm has vowed to stay in office after he pleaded not guilty Monday to a 20-count federal indictment that includes charges of mail, wire and tax fraud.

The Staten Island Republican was arraigned in Brooklyn and released on $400,000 bond.

“I will get right back to work as I always have — with honor and distinction, I will serve,” Grimm told reporters in Brooklyn on Monday. “And then, on top of all that, I have an election to win.”

But then what would you expect somebody like this to say when they are finally forced to face the music?

The guy is clearly a real piece of shit, and now it looks like he is about to get flushed.

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