Norm could be sharing a jail cell with his buddy Ted Stevens if this is true. A Texas businessman filed a suit yesterday alleging that his former partner, Kazeminy, an Iranian, had been secretly giving money to Norm Coleman's wife in $25,000 increments. The Iranian man is the same one who allegedly took Norm shopping at Nieman Marcus before Norm was sworn in as US Senator. The Star and Tribune covers the story this morning.
If you aren't familiar with Norm Coleman, you'll probably think that this is just an offbeat story. And unfortunately, if you are familiar with Norm Coleman, you'll probably think that this is fabricated because it so plays into the stereotypes of Norm and his actress wife Laurie.
I'd be interested in hearing how people think Al Franken should use this story.
From the Star and Tribune this morning:
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The lawsuit, based on a sworn statement by McKim, alleges the money intended for Coleman was sent last year in three $25,000 installments to the Hays Companies of Minneapolis, the insurance brokerage that employs Coleman's wife, Laurie. The suit alleges that Kazeminy created the arrangement to provide financial assistance to the senator -- not to obtain insurance services -- by disguising the payments as legitimate business transactions between Deep Marine and Hays. The suit alleges that McKim refused to approve the fourth payment to Hays, against the direction of Kazeminy.
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The alleged payments to Hays were for invoices received by Deep Marine on May 16, June 1 and Sept. 4, the suit alleges. A fourth invoice from Hays was received by Deep Marine on Dec. 11, but McKim blocked the $25,000 payment from being made, according to the suit.
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