Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has awarded Sen. Norm Coleman a “dishonorable mention” on its annual list of the country’s most corrupt legislators. The watchdog group cites Coleman’s seemingly sweetheart deal on a Capitol Hill apartment owned by veteran GOP operative and longtime Coleman confidant Jeff Larson as the primary reason for his inclusion. The freshman senator’s campaign and political-action committee have doled out more than $1.5 million to Larson’s company for consulting services since 2001. Meanwhile Coleman pays just $600 monthly for the basement apartment owned by Larson. What’s more, the Senator failed to stay current on payments or enter into a formal lease until after the National Journal began asking questions about the arrangement. In July CREW filed a complaint with the Senate Select Committee on Ethics arguing that the financial relationship violated the Senate’s gifts rules, but the body has yet to rule on the matter.