BAY RIDGE: Grimm ending: Tax-cheating congressman to step down

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Max JaegerThe Brooklyn PaperCongressman and tax cheat Michael Grimm will resign from office on Jan. 5.




The announcement came less than a week after the Bay Ridge legislator pleaded guilty on Dec. 23 to one count of tax evasion and confessed to a list of other crimes laid out in a 20-count indictment related to a restaurant he owned before taking office.

“After much thought and prayer, I have made the very difficult decision to step down from Con