[JRios1968]

Franken also said yesterday that "he did not know whether the hundreds of thousands of dollars apparently lent to the radio network by a Bronx social-service organization had indeed been relayed to Air America" by Cohen, who asserted that he needed money to treat a brain tumor.

Having a brain tumor would probably explain why he founded Err America.

[jigsaw]

...who asserted that he needed money to treat a brain tumor.

It sounded to me that Cohen wanted to treat Franken to lunch.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Cohen, who asserted that he needed money to treat a brain tumor.

Shades of Scamdy!