Michael Grimm, a Republican who has represented New Yorkers in Congress since 2011, plans to enter a guilty plea Tuesday in federal court, admitting that he helped prepare a fraudulent tax return for a restaurant he partially owned. The federal felony could bring him up to three years in prison, but a person who is familiar with the congressman's negotiations told DailyMail.com on Monday that the congressman doesn't expect to go to prison. Grimm is a former FBI agent and is a rare Republican in the Democrat-friendly Big Apple. His fate will be up to Federal Judge Pamela Chen, however, when she hears the terms of a plea agreement. Grimm was originally charged with 20 separate federal crimes and has been serving his constituents while under the terms of a $400,000 bond granted in the spring.
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Michael Grimm faced a 20 federal criminal counts related to false tax returns filed by a restaurant in which he was a 45-percent owner
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The former FBI agent won re-election by 13 points last month despite the cloud of prison hanging over him
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Loretta Lynch, the prosecutor chosen by President Obama to replace US Attorney General Eric Holder, filed the indictment in the spring
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House Speaker John Boehner is keeping mum on whether or not Grimm can keep his seat in Congress if he manages to avoid jail on Tuesday
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Grimm became famous worldwide in January for threatening to throw a reporter off a balcony in the US Capitol for asking him a tough question
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