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BREAKING NEWS FROM THE MN GOP: “FRANKEN CAUGHT CONCEALING PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO PAY DISABILITY BENEFITS COVERAGE IN NEW YORK STATE”
By Michael B. Brodkorb | March 25, 2008
St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey today issued the following statement after it was revealed through a public information request that Al Franken failed to pay disability benefits coverage for his employees for two years. The revelation comes on the heels of news that Franken was fined $25,000 for failure to pay workers’ compensation for his employees.
"The Republican Party of Minnesota’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request with the state of New York has revealed that Al Franken was fined for a two-year failure to provide disability benefits coverage for his employees. Given that Al Franken Inc. cut a check paying the fine on March 6, 2008, the documents also make clear that Franken deliberately withheld this damaging information from the press and the public. Coupled with his earlier $25,000 fine for failure to pay worker’s compensation for his employees, Franken continues to destroy his credibility with Minnesota’s working families."
"DFL Senate candidate Al Franken owes a $25,000 penalty to the New York State Workers' Compensation Board for failing to carry workers' compensation insurance for employees of his namesake corporation from 2002 to 2005, state officials said." (Kevin Duchschere, "Franken Faces $25,000 Workers' Comp Penalty," Star Tribune, March 5, 2008)
Flashback: Lien Filed Against Franken For Failure To Pay Withholding Taxes:
Alan Franken Inc. appears in New York records one other time, when it failed to pay withholding taxes for July 1996. A lien against the corporation was filed in Nassau County in June 1997 for $2,948.30, and the case was closed a short time later, said Tom Bergin, a spokesman with the New York Department of Taxation and Finance.” (Kevin Duchschere, “Franken Faces Penalties For Lack Of Workers' Insurance,” Star Tribune, March 5, 2008)
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March 25th, 2008 at 9:42 am
So the state GOP used New York’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) to obtain this information. I guess, then, it’s safe to say that Franken has been FOILed again.
March 25th, 2008 at 10:12 am
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March 25th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
[...] Team Franken really ticked-off the the press corps today. Franken's event started late and he left in a big hurry, before reporters were able to ask questions about his speech. I have video of Team Franken quickly escorting Franken from the press event and then a panicked Jess McIntosh, telling the press that Franken had to leave for a meeting. Before the event started, I asked Franken about the MN GOP's press releases about his failure to provide disability insurance for his employees in New York. The video is priceless, so please check back to Minnesota Democrats Exposed. [...]
March 26th, 2008 at 7:46 am
[...] I am at Team Franken's event at the State Capitol. The turn-out was much smaller than I expected. I just spoke with Mark Drake, communications director for the Republican Party of Minnesota, regarding their press release this morning about Franken's failure to pay disability coverage for his employees. I'll post about my conversation with Drake later today. I don't believe Team Franken wanted to deal with this issue today, which is great. I'll report back about this event later this morning on Minnesota Democrats Exposed. [...]