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.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— Over 5,200 people have donated to a GoFundMe dedicated to former GOP Rep. Michael Grimm who was paralyzed after a horse-riding accident.

Former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm is paralyzed from the chest down after being thrown from a horse during a polo tournament.

Former New York Congressman Michael Grimm has been left paralyzed from the chest down after a severe horse-riding accident during a polo tournament, and is being treated in New Jersey, CBS News reports citing a friend of Grimm's.

Former New York Rep. Michael Grimm was left paralyzed following a horseback riding accident in September, according to an online fundraiser.

Former politician Michael Grimm is currently facing one of the most difficult times in his life. The former New York representative in the United States Congress recently suffered a brutal accident while riding a horse.

The 54-year-old Marine veteran is being treated at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in New Jersey — where late “Superman’’ movie star Christopher Reeve also recovered after being paralyzed from the neck down from a fall from a horse.

Former Republican Rep. Michael Grimm of Staten Island was paralyzed after falling from a horse in September, leaving him unable to walk, deputy executive director of the New York City Board of

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

More than $300,000 has been raised to support former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm’s recovery after he was recently paralyzed in a horseback riding accident, according to an online fundraiser. Since launching the GoFundMe campaign on Sunday, organizers have ...