Disgraced Democratic donor arrested in Grand Junction

GJ SEntinel.com ^ | September 7, 2007 | GJ SEntinel.com

[libstripper]

Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was taken into federal custody Thursday night at St. Mary’s Hospital after he fell ill on an Amtrak train passing through Grand Junction.

FBI agents took Yung Yuen “Norman” Hsu, 56, into custody around 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Hospital FBI, spokesman Joseph Schadler said in a statement.

Hsu had been sought since Wednesday, when he failed to appear in a San Mateo County, Calif., Superior Court.

Hsu was traveling on an Amtrak train when he became ill. Amtrak personnel called an ambulance when the train stopped in Grand Junction.

Grand Junction paramedics were summoned to the Amtrak station near downtown about 11 a.m. Thursday to treat a patient, Battalion Chief Robert Ferguson said

[george76]

He pleaded no contest in 1991 to a felony count of grand theft and was facing up to three years in prison, but he skipped town before his 1992 sentencing date. Investigators believed he’d fled to Hong Kong.

Years later, he resurfaced as a top fundraiser, donating $260,000 to Democratic Party groups and federal candidates since 2004, according to Federal Election Commission records.

Though a top fundraiser for Clinton, he also donated to presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama’s Senate campaign in 2004 and to Obama’s political action committee.

Other Democrats who divested their campaigns of Hsu’s money include California Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, as well as Al Franken, a Senate candidate in Minnesota, Reps. Michael Honda and Doris Matsui of California and Rep. Joe Sestak of Pennsylvania.

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[Eroteme]

Why fake an illness when you could walk off the train at any stop?

Dunno. Was just speculating. This guy's got a damn good track record in the scam department, so a scam has to be on the list of possibilities. Maybe he thought they'd take him off the train before the stop.

Or, maybe he really was sick and it was just one of those cosmic monkey wrenches.

Or maybe the whole thing was theater to convince his handlers he really was trying to get away.

[Eroteme]

No problem.

To your point, though, I'd argue that not everyone is a media whore. Even those who are might reconsider in this case. A person who might be familiar enough with Hsu's face to call the cops would also be familiar with the sort of people and the power you were dealing with. Publicity? No thanks.

[crazydad]

Why is this poor schlub disgraced but the looooosers that took his money are still skating by.. This is such media bullhockey... I hate the media... Bunch of libtards...

[Grampa Dave]

The Clintoon's thugs have gotten rusty. Their free last meal for a boy named Hsu didn't work as planned.

During the 1980/90's, the Clintoons got by with murder, rape, campaign finance abuse, Arkancide, treason and other crimes due to their buds controlling the MSM. Welcome to the new century, Clintoon criminals. You can't hide your criminal activities anymore.

"LIFE AIN'T EASY FOR A BOY NAMED HSU!"

HSU $ORRY NOW? ANOTHER HILLARY $CANDAL!

HSU, YOUR SUGAR DADDY NOW, HILL?

Hill's memories of HSU will be fading quickly to "I Don't Recall!"

New Hilliarily Clinton Ad

HSU'S HSU re getting illegal money from you know, HSU!

Disgraced political fund-raiser Norman Hsu - a major donor for Hillary Rodham Clinton and other Democrats - was a wanted man again after he failed to show up for court yesterday, and a judge issued a new warrant for his arrest.

Hsu, whose criminal past has roiled the campaigns of presidential candidates, was scheduled to ask a judge to cut in half the $2 million bail he posted last week when he turned himself in after spending 15 years on the lam from a felony theft conviction.

Instead, San Mateo Superior Court Judge Robert Foiles ordered Hsu's bail forfeited to the county and issued a new arrest warrant.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com

The Democrats' Foreign Funny Money (NY sucks it up)
yahoo news ^ | Wed Sep 5, 3:00 AM ET | Michelle Malkin

Posted on 09/06/2007 4:49:22 PM PDT by xcamel

(excerpt)

According to investigative blogger Flip Pidot (suitablyflip.com), who delved into public records and crunched the numbers, Clinton took the lion's share of political cash ($174,000) from Hsu and his network of suspected donor-bundlers whose campaign checks dwarfed their income. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and New York Governor (and former Attorney General) Eliot Spitzer accepted the largest sums of direct cash from Hsu. ($60,100 each)

Reports Pidot: "Among state parties, campaign committees, and advocacy groups, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee topped the list, with $122,000, though three state Democratic parties or committees (Tennessee, New York, and New Jersey) took more from Hsu directly. Of the 32 organizations that took money from Hsu and his associates, 10 were state Democratic parties and several others were Democratic campaign committees. The 84 individuals who received money from Hsu and his associates included 17 Gubernatorial candidates, 17 Congressional candidates, 27 Senatorial candidates, and a variety of statewide and local candidates. All were Democrats, with the exception of Tom Gallagher, Florida's former CFO and an unsuccessful primary challenger to Charlie Crist in the 2006 Governor race. Including candidate-specific PACs, these individuals have taken just over $1 million from Hsu's group since the 2004 cycle. . . . Another 22 organizations received support from Hsu's network since 2004, primarily Democratic campaign committees and state Democratic parties."

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[Dad yer funny]

,,.. just a FRiendly FReeper , “Oh Please!”

his passport is/was on a Watch For List

. .. and , trains and buses {??} he was gonna hookup with someone

AND , .. even if I buy a ticket for Destination X ( 1,000 miles away ) ,.. what would prevent me from getting off at any stop in between ?

I’m sure there are some “good” journalists digging , quietly

[Revolting cat!]

According to the reports the fugitive said to the arresting officer: "My name is Hsu, how do you do!"

[DPMD]

There are a couple of answers.

1. He’s disgraced because he got caught. Otherwise, he’d be “your average” Democrat donor.

2. The recipients aren’t disgraced because they have the tried-but-true Democrat one-size-fits-all defense, “I’m way too stupid to know anything (now that we’ve been caught), but I’m also way smart enough to be your President.”

3. The media want it that way, and they know what’s best.