Posted on 09/06/2007 9:00:14 PM PDT by SmithL
SAN FRANCISCO -- Fugitive political fundraiser Norman Hsu, who skipped out on San Mateo County authorities this week rather than face sentencing in a fraud scheme, was apprehended tonight by federal and local lawmen in Grand Junction, Colo.
Authorities said Hsu was taken into custody at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction at 7 p.m. local time. He had been on the lam for almost two days after failing to appear in a Redwood City courtroom Wednesday to surrender his passport.
Hsu's attorney told state prosecutors that he had been on a charter flight that arrived at Oakland International Airport at about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday and then dropped out of sight, said Gareth Lacy, a spokesman for the state Attorney General's office.
Hsu's disappearing act seemed to be a reprise of a move he pulled in 1992, when he failed to show up for sentencing in the same grand theft case. Hsu was facing up to three years in state prison, a $10,000 fine and restitution payments after pleading no contest in 1992 to a single count of grand theft in what prosecutors described as a $1 million fraud scheme.
But while free on bail after his plea, Hsu dropped from sight for 15 years, apparently spending time in Hong Kong, the Philippines and Taiwan, only to emerge in recent years as a seemingly wealthy New York resident who donated generously in Democratic political campaigns, regularly attended fundraisers and was photographed with party leaders.
A week ago, Hsu, 56, surrendered to San Mateo County sheriff's deputies in Redwood City after press accounts linked him to the earlier grand theft case. He spent a few hours in county jail before posting $2 million bail and agreeing to surrender his passport.
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On a more important subject to the media, does anybody know what Larry Craig had for breakfast today?
I wish. Sadly, nothing will come of this All the Democrats, especially the Clinton's have almost mafia like protection from the criminal Media.
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JOHNNY CHUNG TO CLEAR NAME IN LONG BEACH NAVY BASE CASE
http://www.Freerepublic.com/forum/a3859231f1e84.htm
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..”O’NEILL Ain’t Leaving”..Either = Long Beach Navy Base Bomber/3rd Term Write-In
http://www.Freerepublic.com/forum/a3a7c36e54b01.htm
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Colonel Mustard, in the parlor, with a candlestick.
But keep your feet on the ground folks. The only way the Hildabeast is going to be kept out of the WH is by being clearly beaten in an election.
But you’re forgetting election fraud, weedhopper.
Does anyone else wonder why this fugitive Hillary! donor even still HAD a passport?
The R-Clintons and Crime...like the Corleones and Criome..but the Rodham-Clintons are for real
Huh! Was he taken to St. Mary's or did they find him at St. Mary's? Also was this the hospital that they took the TB guy too?
He forgot to apologize first.
He will be on medication for his heart and have a convenient “heart attack”. The Clintons’ favorite method of eliminating their enemies.
http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/community_pulse/1998_Oct_28.OBITS28.html
Publication Date: Wednesday Oct 28, 1998
Deaths
Kearn A. Cottingham
Kearn A. Cottingham, 53, a 23-year resident of Palo Alto, died Oct. 13. He was a senior program management engineer in subcontracts at Space Systems/Loral in Palo Alto, where he worked for 22 years. He loved golf and cooking. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Kedrowski Cottingham of Palo Alto; his parents, William and Nell Cottingham of Chico; and a sister, Sandra Merlo of Chico. Services have been held. Donations may be made to Green Hills Country Club Tree Gift, or Junior Program, End of Ludeman Lane, Millbrae 94030, or the Kearn A. Cottingham Memorial Fund, c/o Halsted Holman M.D., 1000 Welch Road, Suite 204, Palo Alto 94304 (checks payable to Stanford University).
And why is it so important to inform us that Hsu wasn't "in great pain"? And why would China want a good agent dead? Nothing will come of it. CHINA is involved, HILLARY is involved and China OWNS Hillary.
Freepers are falling down on the job bere. I’m up to post #157 ona thread about a Chinese man who’s on the run from the law and has people who want to kill him....and nobody’s made a crack about “lead poisoning” yet.
Woooooooo Hooooooooo! Hsuuuuuuuuuuuu!
Heck, this bribe bagman could wipe out the entire Democrat presidential field...
I guess when you are raunchy, you are raunchy.
Somehow wherever Hillary is, CROOKS turn up, just as BIMBOS turn up around her husband!
WHAT A PAIR! ROFL :))
You may be right. Then again this cat seems like he knows how the game is played and probably has an “insurance policy” safely stored somewhere. Just sayin’...
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