Florida Congressman Vern Buchanan is no stranger to controversy, but Sam Kazran, a former business partner now currently enmeshed in a campaign finance controversy with the lawmaker, is. A recent interview with Kazran, along with a 2009 sworn deposition he made to the Federal Election Commission that he gave to The Florida Independent offer much greater detail about allegations of financial violations during Buchanan’s 2006 and 2008 campaigns
“„The first round, I wrote the check to him because he had asked me. I did not reimburse myself for that money. He asked me to do it and I did. But later he asked me to raise money, and when I told him that I can’t do that anymore, that’s when he told me — in fact, I remember we were at a corporate office, my partner and I. This is right about the time that we were discussing the partnership for Dodge. #
“„“Sam, Vern. Sorry I didn’t get your message, but, Sam, Mike Lindell told me the other day that you’re going to sue us or threatening to sue us. … I want to resolve it, work it out. #
“„All of Kazran’s ludicrous accusations were looked into by federal investigators and dismissed. In fact, the FEC concluded that Kazran, not Buchanan violated campaign finance laws and fined him $67,900. The FEC reached this decision after an investigation triggered when the Buchanan campaign brought Kazran’s misconduct to its attention nearly three years ago. #