TPM Reader PW on the Murkowski's Friends and Family Discount ...

If it weren't criminal, I'd laugh. Anyone who's been around non-arm's length property transactions knows that there are simple, straightforward ways to do this kind of thing in an above-board manner. You get an independent appraiser (maybe two, one hired by each party) and ask them to appraise the property for regular sale. That's the price you pay. Then you hold onto the appraisal report(s).