He's going stir crazy being out of stir.
The Israeli national enmeshed in an FBI probe into a Staten Island congressman’s 2010 election bid wants to be sprung from house arrest - only two months after he was released from a federal detention center.
Ofer Biton was asked to become an FBI informant and tell tales about the fundraising practices that helped propel Rep. Michael Grimm into Congress two years ago.
Now the 40-year-old complains that his Manhattan pita restaurants have suffered during his absence, while he idly sits at home.
Defense attorney John Meringolo argues that Biton should be allowed to leave his Manhattan apartment during the day to manage the restaurants and then return home in the evening.
Biton, who purchased one of the Upper East Side eateries from the Staten Island congressman, is awaiting trial in Brooklyn federal court on visa-fraud charges.
A judge has not ruled yet on his request.
Grimm, a Staten Island Republican, just won reelection last month - despite the cloud of a federal corruption probe hanging over his head.
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