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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: jdm
I have to admit that when he first fled, I thought most Freepers who were posting were being overly imaginative with the whole “Arkanside” angle.

I was wrong.

41 posted on 09/13/2007 10:58:09 AM PDT by Garden Island (US out of Iraq!.....And into Iran, Syria, and Pakistan!)
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To: jdm
The letter was one page, typewritten (By Clinton) and signed by Hsu (with a gun to his head).
42 posted on 09/13/2007 10:59:06 AM PDT by Doomonyou (Let them eat lead.)
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To: jdm

The plot thickens...a caller to Rush just now said that the Amtrak sleeper train requires a reservation made months in advance.


43 posted on 09/13/2007 11:00:57 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: jdm
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. >>>>>>>>>>

Who is " A Person?" another unamed source.

And why wasn't the note given verbatim? Thats because Hsu did not write it, it was likely written by a DNC agent, on DNC stationary.

44 posted on 09/13/2007 11:01:59 AM PDT by Candor7 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Baghdad_(1258))
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To: dickmc

Good show today...how about the Woodstock earmark connection?


45 posted on 09/13/2007 11:02:09 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: jdm
Booking photo.



Sep. 12: Democratic Fundraiser Norman Hsu is booked at the Mesa County Sheriff's Office in Grand Junction, Colo.

46 posted on 09/13/2007 11:05:00 AM PDT by jdm
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To: jdm
Hsu Case takes a STRANGE turn?

Unnhhh? Maybe strange to AP , but we were predicting a Vince Foster scenario on Hsu from his original arrest.

Hsu is in danger, and should be kept in federal protective custody, pending an appointment of a special prosecutor.

Note that we do not have an AG to make that appointment process happen. Thats why the DEMS DO NOT WANT TED OLSEN. Ted is not maleable enough for the Dems.

47 posted on 09/13/2007 11:06:20 AM PDT by Candor7 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Baghdad_(1258))
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To: jdm

Obviously, Hsu needs to learn from the Virginia Tech killer how to leave a proper opus.


48 posted on 09/13/2007 11:08:46 AM PDT by Tall_Texan (Global warming? Hell, in Texas, we just call that "summer".)
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To: Rennes Templar

i would give Hsu all the life insurance he wants. Life insurance doesn’t pay for suicides.


49 posted on 09/13/2007 11:10:34 AM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
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To: live+let_live
Thank God police were able to get to him before he shot himself in the head three or four times.

...and then drive to Fort Marcy Park.

50 posted on 09/13/2007 11:11:01 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: Miss Didi
"Nothing that happens with the Clintons is a coincidence," says Rush. Amtrak recently endorsed Mrs. C.
51 posted on 09/13/2007 11:11:59 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: crazyshrink
“Didn’t the former Soviet Union (hillary) try and exonerate their own people’s (Hsu) bad behaviors by claiming they were mentally ill (suicide note) and have them committed, never to be seen again?”

Good point. He may not be safe yet. And I would love to know who called Mr Hsu during his time on the run.

52 posted on 09/13/2007 11:13:36 AM PDT by MPJackal ("From my cold dead hands.")
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To: jdm

He's dead......and he doesn't even know it.......

53 posted on 09/13/2007 11:21:05 AM PDT by freedombird
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To: oneamericanvoice

The FEC has already told her “No Way Lady!”


54 posted on 09/13/2007 11:28:16 AM PDT by xcamel (FDT/2008 -- talk about it >> irc://irc.freenode.net/fredthompson)
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To: jdm
"intended to commit suicide."

Hillary missed her chance. Darn-it!

55 posted on 09/13/2007 11:36:24 AM PDT by MaxMax (God Bless America)
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To: Miss Didi
The plot thickens...a caller to Rush just now said that the Amtrak sleeper train requires a reservation made months in advance.

I do hate to disagree, but my family recently took a trip to Orlando via Amtrak and were asked as we were checking in if we wanted to upgrade from coach to a sleeper. Maybe that particular route sells out, though. Remember, if we are wrong about any one thing, the media will use that thing to discredit the whole argument.

56 posted on 09/13/2007 11:38:35 AM PDT by sportutegrl
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To: Minnesoootan
I'm sure he was sufficiently fluent in English to pull off his serial cons. And certainly a checkbook is understood in all languages, particularly clintonese. But just how fluent, exactly?

According to DNC/Clinton operative Terry McAuliffe, as reported Sept. 8 in the WSJ, maybe not so much: Mr. McAuliffe adds, "He was very hard to understand, to tell you the truth."

So, yes, the grammar and syntax of the note would be very revealing.

57 posted on 09/13/2007 11:48:24 AM PDT by Eroteme
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To: ElkGroveDan
Yep. In the bottom of a briefcase. Lucky for Hsu, too far from a grove of trees or a grassy knoll. But she did scare him out of his Hsus. That is why he wedged himself, Hsuless, between his bed and the door.
58 posted on 09/13/2007 11:52:31 AM PDT by tdscpa
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To: jdm

You gotta wonder if Hsu “freaked out” when someone who got the Fed Ex called him and informed him of his intent to “kill himself”?


59 posted on 09/13/2007 11:54:52 AM PDT by Mygirlsmom (Dems have a fondness for Chinese takeout, especially the "Moo Hsu Pork")
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To: jdm
Has McCain or Feingold stepped up to a mic to demand an investigation for some dirtying up their clean campaign finance system?
60 posted on 09/13/2007 11:56:52 AM PDT by Just mythoughts
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