President Donald Trump issued a full pardon on Wednesday to former Staten Island Congressman Michael Grimm, NY1 has learned.
The Republican lawmaker, who represented Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn in Congress from 2011 to 2015, pleaded guilty in December 2014 to aiding and assisting the preparation of a false tax return.
He served seven months in prison, one month of house arrest, and 200 hours of community service.
Grimm admitted to, among other things, concealing $900,000 in gross receipts from a Manhattan restaurant he was a member of called Healthalicious. An accountant then used the false information to file false federal and state tax returns for the restaurant.
Grimm was badly injured last September after being thrown by a horse during a polo tournament.
Trump on Wednesday also pardoned James and Marlene Kernan, an Oriskany, New York couple that pleaded guilty in 2009 to willfully employing a three-time convicted felon at their businesses. Both were sentenced to probation.