Court Docs: GOP Donor Secretly Funneled $75k To Coleman Family

[Ichingcarpenter]

The CEO of a major marine technology company is alleging that he was pressured by a friend and associate of Norm Coleman to secretly funnel tens of thousands of dollars to the Senator's family.

Paul McKim, the founder and CEO of Deep Marine Technology, alleges in a civil suit that Nasser Kazeminy -- a longtime Republican donor, friend of Coleman, and DMT shareholder -- directed the company to send $75,000 to the Senator and his wife.

The transaction, which occurred in 2007, allegedly went as follows: DMT would make payments for services to Kazeminy's Hays Company, even though no services would be rendered. Since Norm Coleman's wife Laurie worked at Hays, that money would be given to her in the form of 'salary.'

According to the suit filed against Kazeminy and several other defendants: >>>>>snip

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/30/court-docs-gop-donor-secr_n_139366.html

[AlCzervik]

1. That's a really good ad waiting to happen.

[fascisthunter]

2. this could be enough to put Al Franken in the win Column

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. This might take him over the top on a tough race

He also has Bill coming out there again.

[fascisthunter]

5. It all Depends on the Media in Minnesota

will they talk about this or try like hell to avoid it?

[Diane R]

3. If this is true, start greeting Al as 'Senator Franken'.

[SoCalDem]

6. This stuff happens all the time.. Anytime you see a spouse or grown kids

with jobs they suddenly get..and seem quite unqualified for, you can bet that some "horse-trading" behind the scenes happened.. Look at Delay's wife & probably MOST of the wives of & kids of ...probably both party's high-flyers.

Prominent people with an agenda, are often eager to "please" a congresscritter or senator, so how better to ingratiate themselves, than to "offer" a great job to a wife or kid?

[kenny blankenship]

7. Does this mean Ted intertubes Stevens is going to have company in JAIL ???