Posted on 09/01/2007 8:10:28 PM PDT by Baladas
CBS/AP) A top Democratic fundraiser wanted as a fugitive in California turned himself in Friday to face a grand theft charge.
San Mateo County Superior Court Judge H. James Ellis ordered Norman Hsu handcuffed and held on $2 million bond. A bail hearing was scheduled for Sept. 5, at which the judge will consider reducing his bail to $1 million.
Hsu appeared in court accompanied by a lawyer and publicist, both of whom declined to say whether the New York apparel executive would immediately post bail. A warrant was issued for his arrest after he skipped the sentencing for a 1991 grand theft charge.
In the ensuing years, Hsu became a top donor to numerous Democratic candidates, including presidential contenders Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama.
After reports surfaced this week of Hsu's fugitive status in California, Clinton joined other candidates in returning thousands of dollars he raised, but the allegations distracted her campaign just as it prepared to ramp up for the intense post-Labor Day stretch.
Senator Clinton's campaign christened Hsu a "Hill-raiser" for all the money he generates, reports CBS News correspondent Sandra Hughes. But the campaign announced Wednesday it would return $23,000 in contributions that Hsu made to her presidential and senatorial campaigns and to HillPac.
On Thursday, Obama's campaign said he would give to charity the $2,000 Hsu contributed to his 2004 Senate campaign and the $5,000 Hsu gave to his political action committee, Hopefund. Hsu's $43,700 in donations to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and $2,500 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee also will go to charity, both groups announced Thursday.
Sens. Edward Kennedy and John Kerry, both of Massachusetts, also planned to turn over Hsu's contributions to charity. Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein of California; Al Franken, a Senate candidate in Minnesota; Reps. Michael Honda and Doris Matsui of California; and Rep. Joe Sestak of Pennsylvania also said they would divest Hsu's contributions.
Hsu has an apparel business in New York and was a trustee in the city's New School.
In a statement Wednesday, Hsu said: "I believe I properly resolved all of the legal issues related to my bankruptcy in the early 1990s. Therefore, I was surprised to learn that there appears to be an outstanding warrant - as demonstrated by the fact that I have and do live a public life. I have not sought to evade any of my obligations and certainly not the law."
Seems to miss the MSM. Dirty , filthy commie pigs!
He better stay away from Fort Marcy Park or the kind of plane secretary Ron Brown was flying in.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/31/politics/main3225040.shtml
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Sept. 7 - oral arguments in California Appellate Court for Los Angeles civil trial of Paul v Clinton. Hillary will soon be under oath. This trial is going to finally expose the greatest campaign finance fraud in history. Paul has several hours of home video of Hillary. She turned in a false declaration to the court. Many of her inner circle will be deposed in the case. hillcap.org www.ejfa.org
Posted by dougfromupla at 11:27 PM : Sep 01, 2007
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He turned himself in. He’s ok. Aw, c’mon, he turned HIMSELF in! He must be a good guy then. Right??
We can expect him to skip off to Hong Kong and the PRC at the first opportunity.... he would have done so already if there weren’t such a fuss about him right now. He’ll give it a little time for things to quiet down and then he’ll be driven into Mexico and he’ll be on his way.
I’m shocked. That they put “Democratic” in the headline.
You also note that they don’t mention the name of his company. He lists a different one on every FEC report and none of them exist.
the beast has spoken.....turn youself in or get added to the “list”
Sens. Edward Kennedy and John Kerry, both of Massachusetts, also planned to turn over Hsu's contributions to charity. Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein of California; Al Franken, a Senate candidate in Minnesota; Reps. Michael Honda and Doris Matsui of California; and Rep. Joe Sestak of Pennsylvania also said they would divest Hsu's contributions.
HSU, YOUR SUGAR DADDY NOW, HILL? 
Hill's memories of HSU will be fading quickly to "I Don't Recall!"
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