New York's Rep. Michael Grimm Expected To Plead Guilty To Tax Charge

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Rep. Michael Grimm, seen here after voting in the Staten Island borough of New York City, was indicted on 20 criminal counts earlier this year. Andrew Burton/Getty Images hide caption

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Rep. Michael Grimm, seen here after voting in the Staten Island borough of New York City, was indicted on 20 criminal counts earlier this year.

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Rep. Michael Grimm, the New York Republican who won reelection despite being indicted on 20 criminal counts related to a restaurant he owns, will reportedly plead guilty to one charge of felony tax evasion Tuesday.

Grimm, a former FBI agent who represents Staten Island and south Brooklyn, had previously pleaded not guilty to charges that included mail fraud and perjury.

Since Monday, many media outlets in New York have been reporting that the congressman will accept a plea deal; an attorney for Grimm tells The New York Times that his client will attend "a change of plea hearing" today.

Tuesday morning, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called for Grimm to be thrown out of Congress, according to Roll Call.

Saying that Grimm "is finally admitting the truth to his constituents," Pelosi added, "Speaker Boehner must insist that Congressman Grimm resign immediately."

Speaker of the House John Boehner's spokesman responded to that by saying "We won't have any announcements until the Speaker discusses the matter with Mr. Grimm," according to The Hill's Scott Wong.

It's been quite a year for Grimm, who in January threatened to throw a TV reporter off a balcony, in an incident that was famously captured on video.

Grimm later apologized. Here's how he explained it in October, when NPR's Joel Rose noted that his campaign seems "more crime drama than congressional race":

" 'I'm a U.S. Marine and I'm tenacious,' Grimm said. 'Doesn't mean you should act inappropriately. But I doubt there's anyone in the audience who hasn't said something they regretted. That's why you apologize.' "

Last month, Grimm earned another term by handily defeating his Democratic challenger, Domenic Recchia.