President Trump has signed off on a full pardon for former Rep. Michael Grimm of New York, according to a White House official. Grimm, a Republican, was convicted in November 2014 of tax fraud and related charges stemming from his ownership of a Manhattan restaurant before joining Congress.

President Donald Trump has pardoned former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, a New York Republican who resigned from Congress after a tax fraud conviction. The pardon was disclosed Wednesday by a White House official who requested anonymity before an official announcement.

The former congressmember pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion and served seven months in prison before being released in 2016.