Grimm gets eight months of prison in tax case
Former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm was sentenced Friday to 8 months in prison for tax evasion.
The sentencing in Brooklyn before U.S. District Judge Pamela Chen follows Grimm’s guilty plea late last year to aiding in filing a false tax return — a charge that stemmed from an investigation into the Staten Island Republican’s campaign financing.
The defense had asked the judge to spare him a prison term; prosecutors argued he deserved at least 2 years behind bars.