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Money for Coleman, Grams, Madia came from Ponzi schemer Stanford’s direction

By Chris Steller | 02.21.09 | 8:37 pm

Three Minnesota politicians — none of them now in office — received political donations from accused Ponzi schemer Sir Allen Stanford or his staff. Stanford’s largest and most recent gift ($2,300) was to Democrat Ashwin Madia, who tried…