Posted on 09/13/2007 10:18:41 AM PDT by jdm
NEW YORK - The saga of the scandal-plagued Democratic fundraiser with ties to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton took another strange twist after he mailed a suicide note last week to a legal organization.
A person who saw the letter said Thursday that the note from Norman Hsu explicitly stated that he "intended to commit suicide." The person declined to reveal the exact phrasing, but said it was not rambling in nature.
The individual spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about it.
The letter arrived at the New York offices of the Innocence Project as Hsu was in the midst of a bizarre legal odyssey stemming from a 1991 grand theft case. Hsu has been wanted as a fugitive for missing his sentencing in the case. He failed to show up for a bail hearing last week in California and was arrested at a Colorado hospital after being taken off an Amtrak train.
Hsu was a leading money "bundler" for Clinton, earning the title of HillRaiser for his efforts. Her campaign is returning $850,000 in contributions linked to Hsu.
Innocence Project officials would not provide the specific details of the letter, but spokesman Eric Ferrero said a FedEx package arrived at the group's Manhattan office last Thursday. A receptionist gave the letter to the executive director, Madeline DeLone.
"We were all concerned for his safety. We knew we needed to try to reach him right away. We wanted to make sure he was safe," said Ferrero.
They tried Hsu's cell phone, but there was no answer and the voicemail was full.
Innocence Project officials then tried to reach Hsu's attorney and faxed a copy of the letter to the California attorney general's office, which is handling the case.
"We sent the letter to law enforcement in California in the event they could help him in time and also because they were handling an active case there involving him," said Ferrero.
The letter was one page, typewritten and signed by Hsu. It was sent overnight delivery.
Details of the letter were first reported Thursday by The Wall Street Journal.
Hsu has been a benefactor of the Innocence Project, a legal group that helps prove prisoners' innocence through DNA testing.
"Norman Hsu has been a strong, committed supporter of ours for years. I believe he saw a report about our work and thought it was good work and worthy of supporting," Ferrero said.
Now, there's a surprise. /sarcasm
Hsu has been a benefactor of the Innocence Project, a legal group that helps prove prisoners' innocence through DNA testing.
First I've heard of this...
I wonder if some ppl have decided they have had enough of Hillary! and are starting to sandbag her.
Was it torn up?
“... typewritten ...” fax a copy of the letter to Buckhead for analysis!
Vince Foster.
And Hillary plans to give the $850,000 back to the “donors”, and then receive it again. Money laudering is money laudering.
Check the account number. Was it really from an anonymous presidential library in Arkansas?
Was Fort Marcy park going to be the final stop on his trip?
Who was the Governor a few years back who commuted a bunch of death sentences and the like -- right before he was sent to prison himself? There was a lot of speculation that he was trying to build up some good will for himself in the bighouse. Perhaps Hsu did the same thing.
It's not that hard to lift a sig from another document, scan it in, and paste it into a Word file. I think there is at least a chance that this letter was not actually written by Hsu. In fact, I won't believe that it was until we hear him confirm it.
In other words, the letter very well could have been cover for Arkanaside. Would like to know why Hsu was in the hospital -- recovering from a failed Arkanaside attempt? Shades of Vince Foster here, freepers. Seriously. Not saying this is what happened, but would not surprise me one bit...
Thank God police were able to get to him before he shot himself in the head three or four times.
Guilty as Hell Hsu a benefactor of the INNOCENCE PROJECT!! You can’t make this stuff up!
Suicide? Clinton? Strange???
Where has this bozo been?
Yep. Hsu is a dead man. The Clintons just don't leave that kind of liability around.
I too think they’ve found a way to rid their selves of the clintoons’... The dems know with her as the Presidential Nominee the WH will remain in Republicans hands. [There will be huge herds of Republicans voting...]
And even if I were, I'd take the time to hand write a note.
So he (or someone on his behalf) apparently sent a lot of these letters Fed Ex for overnight delivery to numerous addresses. Why? That is very expensive. and if he were really committing suicide does it really matter how soon the letters arrive?
Me neither..............
You suppose the clintons are sending Hsu and Tre on to be with Imelda Marcos?
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