BLUE EARTH, Minn. (WCCO) — Jennifer Carnahan, the spouse of late Minnesota Congressman Jim Hagedorn, is being sued by his mom, sister and stepfather over claims of unpaid medical-related money owed.
In keeping with courtroom paperwork filed in Faribault County on Monday, Hagedorn’s mom and stepfather – Kathleen and Robert Kreklau – and sister Tricia Lucas all declare that the congressman had borrowed cash from them to pay for kidney most cancers therapies in January at Envita Medical Facilities, positioned in Scottsdale, Arizona. The therapies weren’t lined by his insurance coverage, they usually say Hagedorn had been “advised by the Mayo Clinic that it had exhausted its choices for treating his most cancers.”
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Rep. Jim Hagedorn in 2020 (credit score: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Name)
The Kreklaus say they loaned Hagedorn $25,000, which he paid greater than $14,000 of it again to them. Lucas loaned him $10,000. They declare Hagedorn advised them he would pay all the cash again when he may if the therapies had been profitable. In the event that they weren’t, then they might all be reimbursed from inheritance going to Carnahan.
Hagedorn, a Republican who represented the 1st Congressional District, died in February at age 59. The plaintiffs, who all reside within the state of Virginia, say Carnahan obtained $174,000 in loss of life advantages from Congress, and presumably one other $174,000 from a life insurance coverage coverage. They declare she has but to repay the money owed.
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Carnahan, who’s at present campaigning for Hagedorn’s seat, is the previous chair of the Republican Celebration of Minnesota, serving from 2017 till 2021. She resigned her management submit in August of final 12 months amid scandals involving her ties to GOP donor Anton Lazzaro, who faces federal intercourse trafficking prices, in addition to accusations from workers members that she fostered a poisonous work surroundings and ignored sexual harassment claims.
Carnahan says she’s ready for the probate course of to run its course and calls the lawsuits a political stunt. She has additionally mentioned she knew nothing of Lazzaro’s alleged crimes.
Jennifer Carnahan (credit score: CBS)
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She not too long ago reported to Faribault police {that a} man verbally and bodily threatened her whereas she was campaigning door to door within the metropolis. Police say they “contacted the suspect,” and are nonetheless investigating.
