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Former New York Rep. Michael Grimm is paralyzed after being thrown from horse during polo tournament, friends say

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

Friends are raising funds to pay for Grimm 's medical care.

Grimm represented Staten Island and part of Brooklyn in Congress from 2011 to 2015 .

He resigned from Congress in January 2015 after a tax fraud conviction.

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formal

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English

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50

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