Texas filing seeks to put off suit tied to Coleman

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Source: Associated Press

ST. PAUL (AP) — ... The filing this week by attorneys representing Deep Marine Technology Inc. said the lawsuit by the company's former chief executive officer should be put on hold for at least two months. The court document said that would afford time for a special investigation commissioned by the company's board. The plaintiff's lawyer said he will oppose the request.

Among other things, former company executive Paul McKim alleges that a Coleman benefactor sought to funnel $75,000 to the Minnesota Republican through a Minneapolis-based insurance company where Coleman's wife works. The donor, Minnesota businessman Nasser Kazeminy, is a shareholder in the Texas company.

Kazeminy has denied the allegations. Coleman has insisted that he knew nothing of any financial arrangement nor did he benefit from one. He is not a party to the case.

Coleman argues the late-October lawsuit was politically timed. It rocked his race with Democratic challenger Al Franken on the final weekend ...

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2009-01-08-coleman-lawsuit_N.htm

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Can we please give the Senate seat to the ‘Crazy McCain Lady’?
Announcing the G. Barry Anderson Awards
By PAUL DEMKO 1/1/09 7:00 AM

... In October Harper’s Magazine reported allegations that Norm Coleman’s close pal Nasser Kazeminy financed lavish shopping sprees for the senator at Nieman Marcus. The Republican’s campaign initially refused to answer any questions about the controversy, brushing off inquiries from both Harper’s and Pioneer Press reporter Dave Orrick. “There are very awful things that are said about people on the blogs,” Coleman revealed. But it was the senator’s campaign manager, Cullen Sheehan, who really transformed the story into Intertubes gold. At an excruciating state Capitol press conference, he repeatedly refused to disclose whether Coleman had received any free suits from Kazeminy. Instead Sheehan recited this mantra over and and over and over and over again: “The senator has reported every gift he’s ever received.” Of course Suit-gate was soon trumped by Donor-gate, after two lawsuits alleged that Kazeminy attempted to funnel $75,000 to the senator ...

http://minnesotaindependent.com/21272/can-we-please-give-the-senate-seat-to-the-crazy-mccain-lady-announcing-the-g-barry-anderson-awards

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1. Texas filing seeks to put off suit tied to (Norm) Coleman

Source: AP

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A new court filing in Texas seeks to suspend a lawsuit alleging that a friend and donor of Republican Norm Coleman tried to improperly steer money to the then-U.S. senator.

The filing this week by attorneys representing Deep Marine Technology Inc. said the lawsuit by the company's former chief executive officer should be put on hold for at least two months. The court document said that would afford time for a special investigation commissioned by the company's board. The plaintiff's lawyer said he will oppose the request.

Among other things, former company executive Paul McKim alleges that a Coleman benefactor sought to funnel $75,000 to the Minnesota Republican through a Minneapolis-based insurance company where Coleman's wife works. The donor, Minnesota businessman Nasser Kazeminy, is a shareholder in the Texas company.

Kazeminy has denied the allegations. Coleman has insisted that he knew nothing of any financial arrangement nor did he benefit from one. He is not a party to the case.

Read more: http://www.startribune.com/local/37295059.html

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2. funny this is the stuff blago was accused of BEFORE he got arrested for selling the senate seat.