Nasser Kazeminy, who is accused in a Texas civil suit of funneling $75,000 in hidden money to U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman via two private businesses, is in the news again. This time he’s suspected of distributing money in $25,000 increments. Kazeminy is reported to have contributed $50,000 to a fund for residents displaced by a horrendous Dec. 23 Minnesota apartment fire.
That amount was matched by Kazeminy friend and business associate John Goodman, who owns the Burncliff Apartments through his firm, the Goodman Group — and who has a habit of donating money in lockstep with Kazeminy to Coleman and other Republicans.
UPDATED after the jump.
Both generous gifts were soon dwarfed by an anonymous $1 million donation that’s being doled out to the Burncliff’s 200 residents in $17,500 checks per apartment unit. Whether Goodman and Kazeminy might also be behind the anonymous gift isn’t known — but if the Texas lawsuit and allegations about his paying for Coleman’s (business) suits are to be believed, Kazeminy has his own habit of quiet giving.
UPDATE: Kazeminy’s spokesperson tells the Political Animal he isn’t the million dollar donor — though she had to check with him to be sure “because it’s the kind of thing he would have done.”













4 Comments »
Comment posted December 24, 2008 @ 2:13 pm
I have been following the civil suit and this guys alleged involvement. He seems a bit slimy to me.
But I am curious about your headline title, is “funnels” the appropriate word to use? Funneling money to Coleman is one thing but funneling money to fire victims?
Not sot much.
Comment posted December 24, 2008 @ 5:06 pm
Yeah, you’re right about that. I meant “funnels” ironically in a way — clearly not the right term. The dash in supposed to help indicate that. Not sure it’s working as intended though, so I added some quote marks. Thanks for the comment.
Comment posted December 24, 2008 @ 11:14 pm
Wow, if Kazemoto is giving out this kind of money, he must really have a PR problem.
Did I mention he is an Iranian immigrant who is heavily involved in the oil industry? Now, what would the oil companies want Iran’s oil? Doesn’t that belong to the Iranian people?
Let me jump out on the limb here and say the million came from, hmmm let’s say the DCI Group?
Comment posted December 29, 2008 @ 12:09 am
What? Do some research people. This Nasser guy has been donating some big bucks to charity since 1999 from what I can gather.
Now the guy donates money to fire victims? Get a clue people. Study the facts.
This Nasser guy sounds like a guy with a heart. Too bad the media seems to overlook the man’s history.
I remain undecided on Coleman because politicians scare me more than clowns !
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