FBI Investigating Coleman In Minnesota

The FBI is investigating allegations that former Senator Norm Coleman had clothing and other items purchased on his behalf by a longtime friend and businessman Nasser Kazeminy, according to a source in Minnesota who was interviewed recently by federal agents.

E.K. Wilson, a spokesman for the Minneapolis FBI, would neither confirm nor deny the report. The source provided details of the interview to the Huffington Post, in addition to copies of business cards left by the agents.

The FBI has also been conducting interviews in Texas, according to media reports, in regards to different allegations that Kazeminy tried to steer $75,000 to Coleman through his wife's employer. Up to this point, there have not been reports of any FBI work taking place in Coleman's home state.

The Minnesota source said the FBI questioning focused on whether Kazeminy had purchased clothing on Coleman's behalf, reports of which surfaced in October. At the time, Coleman vehemently denied the allegations. "Nobody but me and my wife buy my suits," he said.

The source, who requested to speak anonymously to discuss the matter more frankly, said that payments made to the company that employed the former senator's wife, Laurie Coleman, were also addressed.

In April, Norm Coleman requested permission from the Federal Election Commission to use his remaining Senate campaign funds to pay legal fees resulting from the lawsuit filed against Kazeminy.

A request for comment from Coleman's office went unreturned. The receptionist, upon hearing the topic of inquiry, called the matter "old news." In the past, both Coleman, who is engaged in the final stages of a lengthy election recount battle, and Kazeminy, a longtime benefactor of the Minnesota Republican, have denied any wrongdoing.

The possibility exists that the sole target of the FBI's work is Kazeminy and not Coleman. The prominent businessman stands accused of fraud for his handling of the company Deep Marine Technology. As part of that suit, former Deep Marine CEO Paul McKim alleged that he was forced to overlook $75,000 in payments to Hays Company, the employer of Coleman's wife.

Separately, it has been reported that Kazeminy made purchases on behalf of Coleman himself. Ken Silverstein of Harper's magazine was the first to report that suits had been bought on the then-Senator's behalf. A the time, Coleman's chief of staff would only rebut the charge by saying that he "has reported every gift he has ever received."

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[Mrphd2b]

That the G.O.P. For you,….Grand Old Perpetrators

DECEPTION DIMINISHES POWER
Knowledge is power, and lies diminish the knowledge of deceived dupes, and therefore diminishes the power of the deceived. Deception obscures the alternatives that people have. It also clouds up various objectives people would work toward. Some people give up certain objectives due to their mis-perceptions that the objective is undesirable or unattainable.

Ephesians 6:12
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

[Haitiana4Obama]

Who caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaares about Coleman and his deceptions? Let the FBI deal with him, while we bicker about this, that, and the third, Minnesota is bleeding, and they need a Senator in congress. Can we please hurry up and seat Franken already?

[plzchuteme]

Coleman is in a tough spot. If he concedes, the investigation loses some traction, and might just fade away. The allegations are much more serious for a sitting senator, and the sanctions, should he be judged guilty, are much more far reaching and severe. Even if he wins, he loses, and of course, if he concedes, he may soften his legal woes, but he will be dead to the Republican establishment, so he loses again.

[deneufeldt]

He is not a sitting Senator. If he was he would be in Washington. He does not have a Senate Office in the Capitol. It would not change the FBI's investigation.

[plzchuteme]

If he won, he would be a sitting senator. It's true that the investigation may not change, but the pressure to prosecute would change considerably.

[ignoranceequalsfear]

Norm won't concede because the repuglicker powers that be want him to delay a democratic majority as long as they can. Plain and manipulatively/selfishly simple.

[Antifascist-08]

Norm is a good party man. He knows whose asse$ to lick.

[dmbraddy]

Maybe Coleman will finally concede the Senate election when he is in prison. Sigh.

[Crazyquilt]

I read Norm Coleman's wikipedia entry. It turns out he and his wife lost two children in early infancy due to a genetic disorder. Though I loathe all he stands for, I wonder if his strange obsession with staying in power means he is afraid to face all that pain and loss. If he's no longer a big shot, then what will he be? A big, sad nothing. He needs to get a hobby or take up some volunteer work, anything to give him a sense of purpose that doesn't come at the expense of Minnesota not having two senators.

[KeepMeLearning]

Therapy would also be a big step.

[Rangergirl]

Maybe you should concede the election to Franken and concentrate on all your legal troubles....Otherwise you may end up in jail.

[lenoirlady]

Oh please say it again!

[smchp]

Obviously another plot by Obama, the MSM and all their commie liberal friends.

[lenoirlady]

WHHAAA? Did we miss something. All us "commie liberals" just want Franken sworn in and serving in the Senate. He won, schlump! Only a few years ago this was called patriotism, you fooo!

[Gitane]

OH..shut up! you've had your 8 Bush years and screwed up the whole country...!

[baxtron]

I agree. I think Bill Clinton is to blame. He sent Yellow Cake Uranium to Obama who speaks with Osama Bin Laden on a regular basis. They meet at ACORN headquarters. (Gun pointed towards own head)

[whatnowgop]

8:59PM.....Does your mommy know that it's only one minute until your bed time?

[dashboard]

"Can I draw you a beer, Norm ?"
"No, I know what they look like. Just pour me one."

[Mysticalsister]

what is it with rethugs and clothes? first palin, now this whiny fre.ak?
is this rich people's welfare? no wonder they all have a sense of entitlement!

go away Normmie, just go away. you're a joke.

[Victorinox]

Doesn't change the fact that he won the election by more than -300 votes.

[Mysticalsister]

lol! they really do think they win even when they lose. just look at cheney.

[LCLA]

You missed the irony of the joke! Read it again: "he won the election by more than -300 votes." Negative 300 votes. Get it now?

[seasandcakes]

You know what DOES change that fact? Reality. But as Colbert noted, “Reality has a well-known liberal bias.”

[Donnat]

Minnesota, don't you want a Senator without this mess hanging over his head? Seat Al now and you'll be glad you did.

[brandalucia]

What? Al Franken and ACORN can't deliver the fraud voting scheme that "found" bags of ballots long after the election? Now, Obamas got to pull this? HA...the left will do ANYTHING to win. They manufacture votes as they need them but guess they need more. LOL

[breezi]

Franken won. Your guy lost. Get over it.

[SteveDenver]

Word

[GJKBEAR]

Look, Al Franken has won - Norm asked for 3 recounts and got them. He lost ground on the last one. Some members of the left want power - just like some members on the right don't want to let go of the power they have.

In Minnesota, the people have spoken. Norm Coleman needs to step aside and let his state have 2 setting senators. Al Gore, a Democrat and about as left as you can get, won the popular vote in 2000. Bush won the electoral votes and Gore was big enough to step aside and not challenge the SC. If a Democrat can do this for the good of his country, why not Coleman?

Acorn only registers people to vote they don't work the polls and they don't manufacture voters - I know that you will never believe that; but at some point this should become about America and what we can do together - from the middle - because otherwise nothing will ever get done because of all the partisan politics from both sides.

[PlayTOE]

The country would have been in far better shape with Gore in power for the past 8 years.
And so would the rest of the world.

Gore would have found a replacement for oil.
Bush just fought for control over the last of the oil.

Now it is up to Obama to end the wars, and find a replacement for oil.

[JulieCarol]

registrations are not votes.

[Mysticalsister]

ACORN didn't hide ballots, you bo.ob.

quit watching fear and unbalanced noise.

[solarian]

nothing like delusions

[lisakaz2]

It's about time something happens here. So when wil Mr. Elephant Teeth be indicted?

[dashboard]

As soon as he finishes flossing.

[DeWayne]

What is going on in Minnesota is indicitive of the same going on at the national level, and is absolute proof that America needs a Third and possibly a Fourth and Fifth political party.

Anything that would 'break' that stranglehold of the Shadow or Corp-Gov that now controls literally everything in this nation. An elite few and their cohorts (foreign powers) are destroying this nation, from what I have been able to validate, are possibly also destroying the entire world.

[HLL]

SEAT SENATOR FRANKEN NOW. This obstructionism is a disgrace to every single American citizen who ever voted in any election. Don't votes count for anything anymore? What a sham.

[UtahLady]

Votes count? Not when the Reps are trying to steal an election.