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FBI Considering Probe of NY Congressman Accused Of Extortion | The Federal Bureau of Investigation is considering an investigation of freshman Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY), according to the Associated Press. According to former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), an influential Manhattan rabbi who raised hundreds of thousands for Grimm’s 2010 campaign complained Grimm had extorted him for the donations. Some of those donations may have exceeded federal limits. Grimm has called the allegations a “Democratic smear campaign.” He was already one of more than 10 House Republicans under investigation for an ethics scandal.