--The Tribeca home of convicted Ponzi schemer Hassan Nemazee has sold for $3.15 million. The millionaire Iranian investment banker bought the unit at 101 Warren Street for just over $3 million in better times. It was actually one of two apartments occupied by Mr. Nemazee's kids, who were given two weeks to pack their things in Read More
The New York donor community has been dealt its second shock of the year.
the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Bharara recently left his job as senior legal aide to Chuck Schumer, who was close to Nemazee and was a recipient of his donations.
Nemazee is Read More
Terry McAuliffe has attended many fund-raisers at the Park Avenue apartment of influential Democratic bundler Hassan Nemazee.
But last week he was there for the first time as a candidate. On the night of Jan. 22, McAuliffe, the former chairman of the DNC, voluble longtime Clinton fund-raiser and now candidate for governor of Virginia, Read More
On Sunday, Page Six Magazine published a piece about New York powerfuls using their children as "money mules" for political donations--which means that the parents are donating money under their kids' names when the parents have reached the limit for political contributions.
The implication is that these students and/or unemployed socialites have parents Read More
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Introduced by Senator Chuck Schumer, who spoke about local issues in Mount Vernon and Westchester County, Clinton addressed key supporters, including Hassan Nemazee, Alan Patricof, and Fred Hochberg, and elected officials like Tom DiNapoli and Read More
Even if that estimate is a tactial lowball, the number is well below the astronomical figures reported during the primary. And when contrasted with the $22 million June haul the McCain campaign reported Read More
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"There is only one instance that I know of in which a Clinton donor went over to the Obama campaign," said Nemazee. "I remain Read More
"I think the momentum is very much in our direction and we are going to exceed expectations," said Hassan Read More
"He came to me yesterday and gave me a heads-up," said Nemazee. "I like Gabriel and I consider him a friend. The reality is that as much as we Read More
"He did call me," Nemazee said. "We did have a Read More
After Dean's initial remarks, Bernard Bergreen, a Hillary bundler, rose and said that Dean's address left out any discussion of Michigan and Florida, which was the critical bone of Read More
Hassan Nemazee, one of Hillary Clinton's finance chairs, thinks that the punditocracy and media as a whole are getting way ahead of themselves in proclaiming Clinton sunk.
"The pundits are creating this impression that this is a foregone conclusion," said Nemazee, who thinks the Clinton campaign needs to do a better job of making clear Read More
"We have seen no evidence whatsoever" of a defection, Nemazee said. "If anything we are delighted to still see so much enthusiasm."
Instead of an exodus, Nemazee said, his donors had actually rallied around their candidate this month. As Read More
