Jimmy Meng pleads guilty
Jimmy Meng, a former Flushing assemblyman and the father of Congresswoman-elect Grace Meng, pled guilty Wednesday to wire fraud charges.
Jimmy Meng, a former Flushing state assemblyman and father of current Assemblywoman Grace Meng, was arrested on charges of wire fraud in an FBI sting operation after he accepted a fruit basket containing $80,000 in bribery money Tuesday afternoon at his Flushing-based company, according to federal prosecutors.