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Fresh delay would put off Texas suit against Coleman donor until May

By Chris Steller | 04.09.09 | 5:50 pm

dmt-logoBoth sides in the Texas lawsuit accusing Minnesota businessman Nasser Kazeminy of funneling money to Norm Coleman want to extend an existing 60-day delay by another 30 days, putting off any possible trial action until early May.…

Excerpts from B.J. Thomas testimony directly related to Colemans and Hays Companies

By Chris Steller | 03.28.09 | 10:58 am

Here are two long, transcribed excerpts from B.J. Thomas’ deposition on March 19. Thomas was formerly chief financial officer of the Texas-based marine-services firm Deep Marine Technology.
The deposition was part of a civil lawsuit filed by Thomas and former…

CFO: Donor’s low opinion of Senate pay led to order to hire Coleman’s wife’s firm

By Chris Steller | 03.27.09 | 11:41 pm

coleman-shrugFormer U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., got passing mention in a civil lawsuit filed in Texas last fall that alleged a campaign contributor steered unreported cash his way. Now details from a deposition in that case have Coleman donor…

Coleman still seeks FEC’s OK to pay lawsuit bills with campaign cash

By Chris Steller | 03.19.09 | 2:29 pm

AIG chief Edward Liddy mentioned, while sitting in his congressional hot seat Wednesday, that AIG insures oil rigs. If Norm Coleman was watching at home, perhaps he turned to his wife and said, “Honey, that’s what you do!” Allegations of unreported monetary gifts — cloaked as payments from a Coleman contributor’s marine-exploration firm to the insurance company where Coleman’s wife works — remain alive (if dormant) in Texas and Delaware courts. And Coleman still wants to use campaign cash to fight them, aides say.

Texas lawsuit containing Coleman allegations delayed two months

By Paul Demko | 02.06.09 | 9:35 am

2989074429_ef285337092A Texas lawsuit that alleges Nasser Kazeminy, a longtime associate of Norm Coleman, attempted to improperly funnel $75,000 to the former senator has been delayed for 60 days.  Attorneys for…

Second lawsuit claims $75,000 intended for Coleman

By Paul Demko | 11.01.08 | 8:10 am

A second lawsuit has been filed containing an identical allegation that Sen. Norm Coleman’s long time political patron funneled $75,000 that was intended to benefit the Senator to a Minneapolis insurance firm, the Star Tribune reports. The case was filed Friday in Delaware Chancery Court and attributes the Coleman claim to a “confidential source.”

Untangling the political ties of the primary players in the Kazeminy/Coleman lawsuit

By Paul Demko | 10.31.08 | 11:58 am

The man at the heart of the lawsuit filed in Texas this week accusing Sen. Norm Coleman of fraudulently receiving $75,000 has kept a low political profile over the years. Deep Marine Technology founder Paul McKim has given a total of $900 — primarily to Republican political candidate and causes since 2000, according to a database maintained by the Center for Responsive Politics.