Prosecutors Say Evidence Against Rep. Grimm Totals Thousands of Pages

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JOE JACKSON

Federal prosecutors said Monday they will hand over thousands of documents and emails to U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm’s defense team ahead of his trial on tax fraud charges.

At a hearing in Brooklyn federal court, prosecutor Anthony Capozzolo said his office would deliver about 7,000 pages of documents and 8,000 emails as evidence against the Republican congressman, who represents Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn.

The U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York unveiled a 20-count indictment against Mr. Grimm in April. It included charges of tax fraud, employing illegal immigrants and other alleged crimes stemming from when he owned and operated a Manhattan health-food restaurant.

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