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The Texas lawsuit alleging that Sen. Norm Coleman fraudulently received $75,000 from longtime political patron Nasser Kazeminy has been re-instated, according to attorney Casey Wallace, who is representing plaintiff Paul McKim in the case. The lawsuit had been “unsuited,” in the parlance of Texas courts, as the two sides pursued a settlement.
“We entered into serious settlement negotiations,” says Wallace. “Those broke down today.”
Plaintiff Paul McKim
The lawsuit alleges that Kazeminy steered $75,000 through a Texas firm he controls to Coleman through a job his wife, Laurie Coleman, held with a Minnesota insurance firm. If Coleman received such a gift and failed to report it, the repercussions could extend beyond his reelection prospects. Earlier this week, Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was convicted of seven felony counts after failing to report gifts from friends on federal disclosure forms.
Coleman campaign manager Cullen Sheehan has denied the allegation, calling it “baseless,” and claiming that the lawsuit is politically motivated.
Wallace denies this assertion. “It was absolutely, positively not done for political purposes,” he says. “It has nothing to do with the election.”
Previous MnIndy coverage:
Video: Sen. Norm Coleman flees reporters asking about pal Kazeminy’s Texas lawsuit
Latest Coleman & Kazeminy connection: The Star Tribune needs to tell the story
Coleman and Kazeminy redux: Here’s the legal complaint in McKim v. Kazeminy et al
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Comment posted October 31, 2008 @ 6:03 am
This isn’t some sort of smear effort by the Democrats.
The plaintiff, Paul McKim, is a prominent REPUBLICAN businessman who has donated repeatedly for the Republican party!
http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/paul-mckim.asp?cycle=06
And yet, Coleman’s people call this lawsuit “vicious” and “defamatory”, filed for political purposes. By a Republican…
“Defamatory” is a codeword for saying that Coleman’s lawyers might once more waste the Minnesota taxpayer’s money by filing a frivilous defamation lawsuit against Mr. McKee of Houston, TX… only to drop the lawsuit later, after they get their publicallly indignant posturing out of the way, because they *KNOW* they don’t want this going to court!
Expect Coleman’s close friend Nasser to bail him out on this by offering McKim a lot of money to drop the lawsuit, on the condition that McKee can’t ever discuss the case or the terms of the settlement again.
Comment posted October 31, 2008 @ 6:09 am
Note to Minnesotan:
If this lawsuit is settled, that *DOESN”T* mean that Coleman isn’t guilty, or that he cannot be investigated, or that criminal charges cannot be filed against him.
This lawsuit is strictly about how Nasser Kazeminy — Norm Coleman’s money man — ripped off his former business partner.
Comment posted October 31, 2008 @ 9:41 am
A story now should be why the Strib was late covering it and why it is not at all in the
Pi-Press. Tim Nelson has it on MPR, doesn’t he write for the little PP?
I think the real deal is that the media, specifically the 2 main papers, are so far out of touch
with the people that the corporate agenda (Nasser and buddies) is the only thing being pushed
on us.
Go Indy, kick their inky butts! Craigs has broken the want ad cash cow monopoly,
now you guys have broken the news scoop monopoly. When I want to know what is up
I do not go to the PP or the Red Star.
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