Is Norm Next? FBI Probes Allegation That Friend, Political Supporter Funneled $75K To Sen. Coleman

[babylonsister]

FBI looking into alleged cash gift to Sen. Coleman

Suits: $75,000 was sent to a firm where Coleman's wife is employed.

By TONY KENNEDY and DAVID SHAFFER, Star Tribune staff writers


The FBI is investigating allegations in two lawsuits accusing a friend and political supporter of Sen. Norm Coleman of attempting to funnel $75,000 to Coleman from the coffers of a Texas company that the friend controls.

Sources familiar with the probe said FBI agents in Texas have begun gathering information and contacting people associated with Houston-based Deep Marine Technology Inc., an underwater services company controlled by Nasser Kazeminy, a wealthy businessman whose flagship investment company is based in Bloomington.

Paul McKim, the founder and former CEO of Deep Marine, has alleged in a lawsuit against Kazeminy that Kazeminy steered $75,000 in payments last year to Hays Companies Inc. of Minneapolis, a large insurance agency that employs Coleman's wife, Laurie Coleman.

McKim's lawsuit alleges that Kazeminy told executives at Deep Marine that Coleman didn't make enough money as a senator and that the payments to Hays were to aid Coleman financially.

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http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/35941134.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhUMEaPc:E7_ec7PaP3iUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

[annabanana]

1. OH yeah!

Time for another one to bite the dust...

[monmouth]

2. Be nice if the media were to start covering this...Yeah, right...n/t

[Jackpine Radical]

4. I would imagine Fox has a whole investigative team on it as we speak.

I will now get back to writing my letter to Santa.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

3. Oh my

:rofl:

[lame54]

5. That would be the ultimate GOP irony...

The repugs are frothing at the mouth to pin this on Obama but if the investigation turns and takes down some R's - that would be awesome

[zbdent]

6. I'm sure that "corruption" and "bribery" will once again become fashionable

to the Repukes, as long as it will keep Al Franken out of the Senate ...

[HelenWheels]

7. Love to see Coleman go down

But I don't think it will happen. I don't live in MN but have sent several small donations to Franken this year. He has worked so hard for the Senatorship and he knows his stuff.

[saltpoint]

8. Norm must be having some real busy days these day, trying to fend off

these (potential) charges on one hand and battling to save his Senate seat on the other.

Go, Al.