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Hsu Case Takes Strange Turn
AP via Cleveland Examiner ^ | September 13, 2007 | By PAT MILTON, AP

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.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: clintons; democrats; hillary; hsu; innocenceproject
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To: Mr. K
who the hell TYPES a suicide note, and the FEDEX’s it????????????????????

Some people used to operating in the business world, and someone who is not operating on spur-of-the-moment passion. Suicide notes might be more common than most people think, but typed ones aren't as uncommon as you might think, especially for "premeditated" ones. It depends a lot on the personality of the person and the motivations.

Funny thing is, libs will use FedEx instead of the USPS Express Mail, despite the former being an evil capitalist business and the latter being a wonderful pseudogovernment business. Many businesses get so used to using FedEx for everything, the USPS has actually filed legal action using private-express statutes that establish a guaranteed monopoly for the USPS on first-class, "non-urgent" mail The USPS was upset that businesses were illegally using private express couriers for "non-urgent" mail. (The USPS now makes exception, thought the statutes still stand.)

Disclaimer: IANAL and this ain't legal advice.

101 posted on 09/14/2007 5:17:28 AM PDT by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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To: PhilDragoo
Caller on Rush yesterday:



Norman Left Hsu-icide Note
102 posted on 09/14/2007 7:52:42 AM PDT by Miss Didi ("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
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To: Miss Didi


The Hillary-Hsu-Woodstock Connection
103 posted on 09/14/2007 7:58:53 AM PDT by Miss Didi ("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
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To: piytar

“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...”

I agree, and it would not surprise me either! I hope that he is kept safe!


104 posted on 09/14/2007 8:01:25 AM PDT by seekthetruth
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To: jdm
Interesting that the Innocence Project has Janet Reno on the Board of Directors and Barry C. Scheck & Peter J. Neufeld as co-staff directors. Sounds like another Clinton front group.
105 posted on 09/14/2007 8:07:15 AM PDT by kabar
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To: Gondring

The signature is the sender.


106 posted on 09/14/2007 2:43:06 PM PDT by dickmc
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To: kabar

It’s a small world after all.


107 posted on 09/14/2007 9:04:36 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (((Wi arr mi kidz faling skool ?)))
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To: PhilDragoo

The SCREAM....... I like this one!!


108 posted on 09/14/2007 9:48:21 PM PDT by potlatch (MIZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MIKAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_))
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To: dickmc
The signature is the sender.

Usually, the only need for a signature in sending is to indicate that it's okay to deliver without a recipient signature.

109 posted on 09/14/2007 10:16:22 PM PDT by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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To: Erik Latranyi
The Hillery thugs probably planned to unlock the emergency door near his berth and place a trip hazard near it to make it look like he accidentally fell off the train. I wonder if the FBI is scanning the passenger list to see what other interesting persons were on the train (except they probably were using cover names.) Wonder if they will bother seeing which ones don’t check out? Especially the ones with last minute reservations or ticket purchases, particularly in cash.
110 posted on 09/15/2007 3:23:40 PM PDT by anymouse
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