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As Democrats Reclaimed Power, Nemazee Was Key Fundraiser

Zachary Roth | September 22, 2009, 12:47PM

Hassan Nemazee

Hassan Nemazee may not be a household name. But as Democrats returned to power over the last few election cycles, the New York financier -- who yesterday was charged with running a $292 million Ponzi scheme -- has been among the most important players in drumming up the campaign funds that have enabled that success.

Let's start with the 2004 cycle. Nemazee had been a top fundraiser for the Clintons in the 1990s, but he appears to have courted John Kerry since at least 2002. By January 2004, he was described in news reports (via Nexis) as "one of Kerry's chief fundraisers." Subsequent reports from that year describe him as Kerry's "New York City finance chair."

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Topics: Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Hassan Nemazee, Hillary Clinton

Hassan Nemazee

Alleged Fraudster Nemazee Poured Dollars Into Dems' Coffers For Years

Justin Elliott | September 21, 2009, 6:36PM

Hassan Nemazee

Just how big a Democratic donor was Hassan Nemazee?

He and his wife (mostly he) gave the Democratic House and Senate campaign committees $191,700 over the past three election cycles, 2006, 2008, and 2010.