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Michael Grimm’s Only Full-Time Campaign Employee Has Bailed

U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm leaves the courthouse in New York, Monday, May 19, 2014. Grimm, a former Marine and FBI agent, was charged last month with concealing more than $1 million in sales and wages at a Manhattan res... U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm leaves the courthouse in New York, Monday, May 19, 2014. Grimm, a former Marine and FBI agent, was charged last month with concealing more than $1 million in sales and wages at a Manhattan restaurant he ran before he was elected to Congress. The charges stemmed from an ongoing investigation of his campaign fundraising. Grimm has denied any wrongdoing. He was in court Monday for a conference on his case. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) MORE LESS
By Eric Lach
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May 27, 2014 10:15 a.m.
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Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) has lost his campaign manager.

The New York Daily News reported this weekend that Bill Cortese, the Grimm campaign’s only full-time employee, decided to make a change following Grimm’s indictment last month on over a dozen federal charges.

A source told the Daily News that Grimm could no longer afford Cortese’s $5,500 per month salary. Big donors backed off, and the National Republican Congressional Committee cut off support, following Grimm’s indictment. Grimm is being challenged by Democrat Domenic Recchia.

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  1. Good thing he didn’t throw anyone over a balcony.

  2. Or break anyone in half. Like a boy.

  4. $66K per year isn’t bad for a job with ‘boy’ in the title…

  5. The Dems might pick up a seat.

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