Former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, a New York Republican who resigned from Congress following a tax fraud conviction, is paralyzed from the chest down.

Michael Grimm, who resigned from the House in 2015 after pleading guilty to felony tax fraud, sustained the injury back in September

Former New York Rep. Michael Grimm was left paralyzed from the chest down following a "devastating" horseback riding accident in September, according to a new fundraiser organized by the politician's trust.