(Al) Franken will pay $25,000 penalty to N.Y. state

Minneapolis StarTribune (aka The Red Star) ^ | 3/06/08 | Kevin Duchschere - Staff Reporter

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While his accountant investigates what happened, DFL Senate candidate Al Franken will pay a $25,000 penalty he owes New York state for failing to carry workers' compensation insurance for nearly three years for people who worked for his personal corporation.

"We decided to make the payment and the accountant can deal with the files," which promises to be a complicated and detailed process, said Jess McIntosh, a spokeswoman for the Franken campaign.

If it turns out that the New York Workers' Compensation Board was in error, Franken's corporation -- Alan Franken Inc. -- would likely receive a rebate on the penalty, she said. State officials assured Franken's accountant Wednesday that they weren't surrendering their rights by paying the fine now.

Franken, a comedian and author, and his wife, Franni, set up Alan Franken Inc. in New York in 1991 to handle fees and residuals for his services. The Frankens moved from Manhattan to a townhouse in Minneapolis in late 2005 and moved the corporation to Minnesota with them.

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Well, he *could*, but there’s no such thing as a free lunch.

Probably Spitzer will bribe some aide to slip a pardon for himself into routine paperwork for that poor blind negro who will soon be the governor.

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Eliot........!