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Fugitive fundraiser captured in Colorado {Hillary's Hsu }
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| 9/6/7
| Jaxon Van Derbeken,John Coté
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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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: 2008; andrewcuomo; arkancideattempt; bernardlschwartz; bernardschwartz; clintofascism; clinton2008; clintoncorruption; corruptcongress; corruptdems; corruptdhims; corruption; corruptrats; corruptsenate; cultureofcorruption; democrats; democratscandals; edrendell; elliotspitzer; hillary; hitlery; howtostealanelection; hsu; kirstengillibrand; normanhsu; piaps; runninghsu; sanfranciscovalues; stmaryshospital
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To: SmithL
He answered an ad in the Colo. classified.
“All democrats who wish to disappear meet me in Ouray Colo. at the time of the first snow fall.” Signed Alfred Packer.
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posted on
09/06/2007 9:12:55 PM PDT
by
Balata
To: SmithL
To: SmithL
Wonder if they will let him make bail this time..
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posted on
09/06/2007 9:19:51 PM PDT
by
TASMANIANRED
(Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
To: potlatch; holdonnow; stevemalzberg1; Laura_Ingraham; PhilDragoo; ntnychik; dixiechick2000; ...
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posted on
09/06/2007 9:19:57 PM PDT
by
devolve
To: BOBTHENAILER
I just love this stuff. I wish, however, he would have been gone a few weeks, found in Honk Kong, and fought an extradition battle. I want this to stay in the paper.
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posted on
09/06/2007 9:22:38 PM PDT
by
doug from upland
(Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
To: Old Flat Toad
Makes sense.
Book’em, Dan-o
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posted on
09/06/2007 9:23:38 PM PDT
by
Shermy
To: SmithL
Guess he'll be in protective custody.
Just hope the right people are the ones guarding him or it's bye bye Hsu - it's been good to know you!!
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posted on
09/06/2007 9:24:51 PM PDT
by
LADY J
To: SmithL
After the glove business collapsed in April 1990, Hsu was kidnapped four months later in San Francisco by a Chinatown gang leader in an effort to collect a debt from him, police said. The abduction was foiled after the car they were riding in ran a red light in Foster City and was pulled over by police, who rescued Hsu, authorities said. Ironic.
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posted on
09/06/2007 9:25:53 PM PDT
by
AZLiberty
(President Fred -- I like the sound of it.)
To: Balata
Aw, man, that's soooo WRONG....
But you get this all the same....
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posted on
09/06/2007 9:27:03 PM PDT
by
decal
("The Political Advisor Is IN.")
To: doug from upland
(Hands Doug a bag of ceremonial salt) Good luck tomorrow.
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posted on
09/06/2007 9:27:09 PM PDT
by
Old Flat Toad
(Pima County, Home of the single car accident with 40 victims)
To: doug from upland
I want this to stay in the paper.DITTO
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posted on
09/06/2007 9:27:31 PM PDT
by
BOBTHENAILER
(One by one, in small groups or in whole armies, we don't care how we do it, but we're gonna getcha)
To: SmithL
trying to run from ArkancideArkancide via cement "Hsus" on the one hand or bullet, courtesy the PRC, on the other. He better have some bloody good protection in prison.
Pass the popcorn.
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posted on
09/06/2007 9:27:49 PM PDT
by
batter
("Always take the offensive...Never Dig in." - Gen Patton)
To: SmithL
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posted on
09/06/2007 9:29:29 PM PDT
by
doug from upland
(Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
To: SmithL
I wonder if the folks who have him in custody can keep protect him from the Clinton machine.
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posted on
09/06/2007 9:30:24 PM PDT
by
elizabetty
(Ron Paul - Because Moonbats Need Choices Too!)
To: SmithL
“Authorities said Hsu was taken into custody at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction at 7 p.m. local time.”
Any clues anyone as to why he was at St. Mary’s Hospital?
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posted on
09/06/2007 9:33:12 PM PDT
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists...call 'em what you will...They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
To: SmithL
Guess he didn’t make it to “The Valley” in Atlas Shrugged.
I’m glad he is caught, and the taxpayers are happy with the bail money he forfeited.
Hsu being in the news helps to set up interest in tomorrow’s Peter Paul court hearing in LA.
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posted on
09/06/2007 9:33:56 PM PDT
by
exit82
(Major General, Armchair Warriors USA)
To: Shermy; SmithL
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posted on
09/06/2007 9:35:35 PM PDT
by
batter
("Always take the offensive...Never Dig in." - Gen Patton)
To: rockinqsranch
Any clues anyone as to why he was at St. Marys Hospital? "Arkancide"?
To: SmithL
Drudge has not updated this, I am sure it will get a siren when he does.
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posted on
09/06/2007 9:38:54 PM PDT
by
RatsDawg
To: devolve; holdonnow; potlatch; ntnychik; dixiechick2000; gonzo; Grampa Dave
PEOPLE'S VILLAGE OF CHINA
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posted on
09/06/2007 9:39:49 PM PDT
by
PhilDragoo
(Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
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