Poolman releases statement about Holmberg investigation

Poolman resigns from UND Alumni Association and Foundation board

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO) - Jim Poolman has resigned from the University of North Dakota Alumni Association and...

Poolman releases statement about Holmberg investigation

Former North Dakota Republican state lawmaker and insurance commissioner Jim Poolman has issued a statement distancing himself from former state Sen. Ray Holmberg, who is serving 10 years in prison for traveling abroad to have sex with underage boys.

Federal agents interviewed UND Alumni chair, Fargo businessman about Ray Holmberg case

FARGO — A Fargo businessman and former Republican lawmaker has acknowledged that federal agents interviewed him about former North Dakota Sen. Ray Holmberg, who traveled abroad with plans to sexually abuse children. Jim Poolman, who chairs the University of North Dakota Alumni Association and Foundation, wrote late Monday, April 28, on Facebook that Homeland Security spoke with him for about 30 minutes in September 2023. Agents asked Poolman abo…

More former associates continue responding to new Ray Holmberg report

Fargo, N.D. –  An ex-lawmaker and former North Dakota Insurance Commissioner is issuing a statement about the latest report into Ray Holmberg and his alleged conversations with others about his criminal sexual behavior with minors. Jim Poolman released a statement on Facebook this past Monday night after a photo of himself and Holmberg was posted on social media. Poolman, who was a state representative for almost a decade during most of the 1990…

Former insurance commissioner releases statement distancing himself from Holmberg

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A former state lawmaker and North Dakota Insurance Commissioner is distancing himself from disgraced former state Sen. Ray Holmberg, and says he’s being targeted because he’s gay. Jim Poolman is a Fargo businessman who sits on several boards, including the University of North Dakota Alumni Association and Foundation Board of Directors. He released a statement Monday night after a picture of himself with Holmberg began circula…