Donald Trump has revealed the latest batch of criminals to receive presidential pardons.
The president kicked off a spate of criminal reprieves with pardons for reality TV starsJulie and Todd Chrisley, who have been serving federal prison sentences since being convicted three years ago of bank fraud and tax evasion.
On Wednesday, former New York Citycongressman Michael Grimm had his 2014 tax fraud conviction forgiven.
Grimm, who represented Staten Island, served seven months in jail and carried out 200 hours of community service for the offence.
He won reelection in 2014 despite being under indictment for underreporting wages and revenue at a restaurant he ran. However, he resigned the following year after pleading guilty.
Grimm, who notoriously threatened to throw a reporter off a balcony during the 2014 State of the Union, was previously accused of having sex in the bathroom of a bar after spending more than 15 minutes locked away with a female friend.
Last year he was paralyzed from the chest down when he was thrown off a horse during a polo tournament.
Former NYC Council Member, Vincent Ignizio, started a GoFundMe for Grimm, asking for $2.5million in donations to pay for treatment to help him 'walk again.'
Trump pardoned former New York City congressman Michael Grimm (left) for his 2014 tax fraud conviction
The president also pardoned a labor union leader who pleaded guilty to failing to report gifts from an advertising firm.
James Callahan, of Lindenhurst, New York, was general president of the International Union of Operating Engineers when he accepted - but failed to properly report - receiving at least $315,000 in tickets to sporting events and concerts and other amenities from a company that the union used to place ads.
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes was scheduled to sentence Callahan on Wednesday. On Tuesday, however, Callahan's attorneys notified the court of Trump's 'full and unconditional' pardon and asked for the sentencing hearing to be vacated.
Earlier this month, prosecutors had recommended a prison sentence of six months for Callahan, calling him 'one of the most powerful union leaders in the country.'
They said Callahan's salary and other compensation topped $500,000 annually. Now retired and living in Florida, he has a net worth of more than $5 million, according to prosecutors.
Meanwhile, ex-Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover has had his sentence commuted.
Hoover has been serving multiple life sentences for murder and running a criminal enterprise.
He made his first court appearance in decades in September in an effort to win early release, reported the Chicago Tribune.
Hoover was already serving a 200-year state sentence for the murder of a rival when he was indicted in federal court in 1995.
He was charged with continuing to oversee his murderous drug gang from prison and was convicted in 1997 then sentencing to life in prison.
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The president kicked off a spate of criminal reprieves with pardons for reality TV starsJulie and Todd Chrisley, who have been serving federal prison sentences since being convicted three years ago of bank fraud and tax evasion.
On Wednesday, former New York Citycongressman Michael Grimm had his 2014 tax fraud conviction forgiven.
Grimm, who represented Staten Island, served seven months in jail and carried out 200 hours of community service for the offence.
He won reelection in 2014 despite being under indictment for underreporting wages and revenue at a restaurant he ran. However, he resigned the following year after pleading guilty.
Grimm, who notoriously threatened to throw a reporter off a balcony during the 2014 State of the Union, was previously accused of having sex in the bathroom of a bar after spending more than 15 minutes locked away with a female friend.
Last year he was paralyzed from the chest down when he was thrown off a horse during a polo tournament.
Former NYC Council Member, Vincent Ignizio, started a GoFundMe for Grimm, asking for $2.5million in donations to pay for treatment to help him 'walk again.'
Trump pardoned former New York City congressman Michael Grimm (left) for his 2014 tax fraud conviction
The president also pardoned a labor union leader who pleaded guilty to failing to report gifts from an advertising firm.
James Callahan, of Lindenhurst, New York, was general president of the International Union of Operating Engineers when he accepted - but failed to properly report - receiving at least $315,000 in tickets to sporting events and concerts and other amenities from a company that the union used to place ads.
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes was scheduled to sentence Callahan on Wednesday. On Tuesday, however, Callahan's attorneys notified the court of Trump's 'full and unconditional' pardon and asked for the sentencing hearing to be vacated.
Earlier this month, prosecutors had recommended a prison sentence of six months for Callahan, calling him 'one of the most powerful union leaders in the country.'
They said Callahan's salary and other compensation topped $500,000 annually. Now retired and living in Florida, he has a net worth of more than $5 million, according to prosecutors.
Meanwhile, ex-Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover has had his sentence commuted.
Hoover has been serving multiple life sentences for murder and running a criminal enterprise.
He made his first court appearance in decades in September in an effort to win early release, reported the Chicago Tribune.
Hoover was already serving a 200-year state sentence for the murder of a rival when he was indicted in federal court in 1995.
He was charged with continuing to oversee his murderous drug gang from prison and was convicted in 1997 then sentencing to life in prison.
This is a breaking news story, check back for updates.
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