Seems like politicians are having a problem staying out of trouble these days. The latest one to “bite the dust” did so in grand fashion, not failing to live up to the hypocrisy that makes for scintillating newspaper headlines. Who was this person? None other than United States Congressman, Michael Grimm. To use a cliché, Mr. Grimm’s “naughtiness” earned him a stocking full of coal from Santa this Christmas.

Amid a drumbeat of calls for his resignation, Rep. Michael Grimm pleaded guilty to aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return on December 23, 2014. The ink on the signature at the bottom of Mr. Grimm’s plea agreement wasn’t even dry before the embattled Congressman vowed to hold onto his Staten Island congressional seat.

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