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JUDGE NAMES TRIAL DATE IN YEARS-OLD BUCHANAN DISPUTE
By Cooper Levey-Baker
Associate Editor
A years-old business dispute involving U.S. That motion accuses Buchanan of "defrauding
Rep. Vern Buchanan of Longboat Key may fi- Kazran," as well as "abusing the good offices
nally have an end point in sight: July.
of this Court to silence Kazran regarding numerous election laws which were knowingly
July 2014, that is.
violated by Buchanan during his run for public
The dispute between Buchanan, the Sarasota office." The filing claims "Kazran lost his enRepublican, and Sam Kazran, a former busi- tire business" and more than $40 million in the
ness partner, stretches all the way back to Sep- process. The judge in the case this year gave
tember 2008, when Kazran originally filed suit Kazran's attorneys leave to assert a claim for
against the congresspunitive damages.
man and his company,
1099 Management. But
The judge is pretty adamant that Kazran has repeatedly
the case has picked
maintained that Buthat is going to be the date.
up steam since March
chanan instructed him
to reimburse employ2012, when Kazran's
Josh Kon
Attorney
ees for $67,900 worth
attorneys filed a secStok Folk + Kon
of contributions to Buond amended motion.
