Dow Chemical Co. Chairman and CEO Andrew N. Liveris

Dow Chemical Co. CEO Andrew N. Liveris

(MLive File Photo)

MIDLAND, MI -- Dow Chemical Co. has shown up in the latest batch of hacked documents purportedly connected to Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Foundation being published by anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks.

According to multiple media reports, a 2011 memo written by Douglas Band, then a top aide to Bill Clinton, said Band raised money from corporations like Coca-Cola and the Midland-based chemical giant, which were both clients of his private consulting firm, Teneo.

Band, according to the leaked memo cited in the reports, pressed those donors to provide personal income for the former president for things like paid speaking arrangements.

CNN reported Dow contributed $780,000.

A Dow spokesperson told MLive that the company's participation and engagement with the Clinton Global Initiative dates back to 2007 and is "well aligned to core business and citizenship strategies that have positively leveraged the resources and capabilities of our company."

"As a result, a number of senior Dow leaders and employees have participated in CGI events and committees to share their expertise," the spokesperson said.

Emails released by WikiLeaks show a partner of Band's had been making calls to British lawmakers "on behalf of President Clinton" for Teneo clients, including Dow's Chief Executive Andrew Liveris, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

An email included in the release sent by the former president's daughter, Chelsea Clinton, said the calls were made "without my father's knowledge."

Dow was one of Teneo's first major clients, according to the report. In 2009, Liveris met Bill Clinton over a round of golf with Declan Kelly, a former Hillary Clinton fundraiser, the Tribune reports.

Following that meeting, Dow increased its contribution to the Clinton Foundation, donating $705,000 in 2010 and 2011.

The Tribune, citing internal Dow documents made public as part of a Whistleblower case, claimed Dow paid Teneo $2.8 million in 2011 and then $19.4 million in 2012. Company officials said the cost increase actually reflected a cost-saving decision by consolidating consulting contracts.

The court records cited in the report also claimed an internal company fraud investigator expressed concern.

"It appears Dow is paying Teneo for connections with Clinton," the report claims the investigator wrote.