Tax cheat rageaholic Rep. Michael "Throw You Off The Balcony" Grimm was charged with 20 counts of perjury, mail, wire and tax fraud earlier this year by a Federal grand jury, yet was actually re-elected last November by his "it's-OK-if-you're-a-Republican" constituents. Several days ago, the Staten Island, NY Representative decided to plead guilty to one count of tax fraud, and today he announced that he would resign from Congress, effective January 5.
By resigning from Congress, Grimm said he's going to "start the next chapter in his life," which could include a 3-year sentence in Federal prison for the tax fraud charge. Should he be sent to the slammer, a soap-on-a-rope gift will be on its way for those awkward group showers.
BONUS: Salon's Blake Zeff has some insights into how Grimm used the election -- and his supporters -- to strike a deal that would result in less prison time. Surprised?
