Al Franken Stiffs 17 States
This entry was posted on 5/1/2008 11:00 PM and is filed under Politics '08 - 04.
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By AmericasNewsToday.Org staff
Comedian turned fanatical-leftist Al Franken has admitted not paying taxes in 17 states dating back to the year 2003. Franken is currently vying for the Democratic nomination to face incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman this fall.
Franken says his accountant of 18 years told him to pay his entire tax bill to the city and state where he lived — not to other states where he occasionally worked making personal appearances. Franken has also been fined $25,000 for not carrying workers compensation insurance for employees of his corporation in New York.
Republicans are pouncing on the revelations, saying they are only the beginning of the story. Some Minnesota Democratic Party leaders admit to being nervous about Franken. One state senator tells the Minneapolis Star Tribune that he has been approached by numerous people to enter the Senate race as an alternative candidate.
Additional reporting by Fox News' Brit Hume's Political Grapevine
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