We can't say our politicians come cheap.

He's been donating to the Democrat party for decades. ABC news calls him "one of the nation's most prolific political money men." He was a senior adviser helping Hillary Clinton raise funds for her presidential bid. He was finance co-chairman, in fact. You know, for our current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The Center for Responsive Politics lists him as one of the dozens of so-called bundlers who raised more than $500,000 for Obama's bid. (ABC News) He was a member of the Iranian American Political Action Committee. (Project Vote Smart entry) He was listed as one of the top "bundlers" of contributions to Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. (Reuters)

A bundler is defined by OpenSecrets as "people with friends in high places who, after bumping against personal contribution limits, turn to those friends, associates, and, well, anyone who's willing to give, and deliver the checks to the candidate in one big "bundle." This is a list of Barak Obama bundlers.

On Thursday, Hassan Nemazee pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to defrauding Bank of America Corp of more than $142 million, Citigroup Inc of $74.9 million and HSBC Holdings Plc of $74.9 million to pay his debt to Citigroup. Nemazee’s brother-in-law, Shahin Kashanchi, is separately charged with aiding and abetting Nemazee’s fraud scheme.

U.S. Attorney's Office Press Release (Dated March 18, 2010) The scheme was elaborate and is explained in the press release. It wasn't like an overdraft.

Bundlers Bag men like Nemazee aren't new in the Clinton/Gore circles. Remember Charlie Trie, Johnny Chung, John Huang, James Riady, Maria Hsia and Ted Sioeng? Wiki The bag men and their friends got their wish. Not only did they get to buy the White House but the $ecretary of $tate.