FBI investigation into Norm Coleman's bribery scandals expanding

[Minnesota Raindog]

http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_12364759

FBI agents in Minnesota have begun asking questions about the relationship between former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman and a close friend and donor, according to a Minnesota source to whom the agents talked.

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, said the "main topic" of the two agents' questions surrounded an allegation that Bloomington financier Nasser Kazeminy paid for suits and other items Coleman and his wife shopped for at Neiman-Marcus in Minneapolis.

That allegation surfaced in October, and Coleman denied it, saying: "Nobody except my wife and me buy my suits." The Minnesota source was familiar with the allegations but had no firsthand knowledge to support them. The source said agents said they had talked to other people in Minnesota.

The questioning of at least one person in Minnesota within the last two weeks — and the topic of clothing — signifies an expansion of an FBI inquiry that touches Coleman. In December, a different source told the Pioneer Press that FBI agents had talked to or made efforts to talk to people in Texas following allegations, contained in a pair of lawsuits, that Kazeminy had tried to steer $100,000 from a Houston firm he controlled to Coleman via Coleman's wife's employer in Minneapolis.

The former senator and his insurance agent wife:

[Octafish]

1. ''Nobody except my wife and me buy my suits.''

Maybe it's his switch from the Democratic party to the pukes for political expediency, but there's something extra-phony about Norm. That image of his wife is disturbing in so many ways and on so many levels. Wow.

Back in the day, I had long hair. Funny, inside I still feel the same way as a I did then: I work for a world filled with peace, love and understanding.

Thanks for the update, Minnesota Raindog. Sen. Franken should be up for reelection, soon.