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Ex-Dem fundraiser sentenced in NYC to 24 years

Former Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was sentenced Tuesday to more than 24 years in prison by a judge who accused him of funding his fraud by manipulating the political process in a way that "strikes at the very core of our democracy."

Democratic fundraiser convicted of corruption

Longtime fundraiser Norman Hsu was convicted Tuesday of violating campaign finance laws in a case that became an embarrassment to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and other prominent Democrats he courted.

Actress testifies at NY campaign corruption trial

A television actress testified Wednesday about her real-life role in a campaign corruption scandal that has embarrassed some of the Democratic Party's biggest names.

SEC sues Democrat fundraiser for alleged $60M scam

Federal regulators on Monday sued political fundraiser Norman Hsu for allegedly operating a $60 million investment scam and using some proceeds to contribute to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and other prominent Democrats.

Hsu Headed to Prison

Disgraced political donor Norman Hsu was sentenced Friday to three years in prison after a judge refused to throw out his 1992 no-contest plea to fraud.

Democratic Fundraiser Hsu Indicted in NY

Top Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu swindled investors out of millions of dollars and made illegal donations to the political campaigns of congressional and presidential candidates, including Hillary Clinton, prosecutors said.

Hsu Seeks to Have Calif. Case Dropped

Disgraced political donor Norman Hsu wasn't hiding from anyone over the past few years, his lawyers say. If California authorities really wanted to find him, they could have asked Hillary Rodham Clinton or one of the other prominent Democrats he showered with cash donations.

Tip Led to Norman Hsu's Arrest

An anonymous tip to the FBI led to the arrest of disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu in Colorado, according to recently unsealed court documents.

Clinton to Return $850,000 Raised by Hsu

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign said Monday it will return $850,000 in donations raised by Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu, who is under federal investigation for allegedly violating election laws.

Disgraced Dem Donor Arrested in Colorado

Disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was arrested in Colorado late Thursday after he failed to show up for a court appearance related to a felony theft conviction.

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Life in the Clown-Car Fast Lane {Democrats}
Source: National Review Online

Life in the Clown-Car Fast Lane, And the party has not even started yet! David Kahane- NRO

Democratic Fundraiser Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud
Source: NewsMax

Well it looks like Norman Hsu, the clothing business owner who raised $850,000 dollars for the Clinton campaign (that she had to give back) has pleaded innocent of bilking investors of up to $60 million dollars.

Barack Obama's Positive Negativity

In the race for the Democratic nomination, Barack Obama, champion for a change in Washington and campaign reform, pushes the notion of hope against the stigma of fear that has been clouding campaigns in recent years.

U.S. Indictment for Fund-Raiser
Source: The New York Times

Norman Hsu was indicted on mail and wire fraud charges and violating federal election law.

Their Seven Deadly Sins
Source: The American Spectator

WASHINGTON -- This week it was reported in the authoritative Capitol Hill newspaper, The Hill, that Don Van Natta Jr. and Jeff Gerth included some unsavory news about Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in Her Way, their recent book on her.

FBI: Clinton Fundraiser Confesses
Source: thesmokinggun.com

Norman Hsu, the disgraced Hillary Clinton fundraiser, confessed to the FBI last week that his purported business empire was nothing but a pyramid scheme and that he pressured the investors he duped into contributing to political candidates he supported.

Team Clinton can't explain ignoring warnings on Hsu
Source: NY Daily News

Does and should this story have legs? It depends on the news provider and the candidate. Mrs. Clinton's leisurely return of over $800,000 and the FBI investigating if 260 people recruited by Mr.

Ms. Clinton's $850,000 Bundle
Source: The Washington Post

NORMAN HSU may turn out to be the best thing that's happened to campaign finance reform in years. The Hsu episode illuminates how the current system produces bad results and why changes need to be made.

Fugitive Democrat fundraiser 'freaked out' on train, witness says
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

Fugitive political fundraiser Norman Hsu was behaving erratically as he fled the Bay Area on Amtrak's California Zephyr, at one point stripping off his shirt and shoes, before paramedics were called to take him off the train in western Colorado, passengers said Friday.

Ex-Fugitive's Fundraising Talent Put Him on Democrats' A-List - washingtonpost.com
Source: The Washington Post

Facts about Hsu are hard to come by. Twenty-year-old clippings from apparel industry publications say he was born and raised in Hong Kong and arrived in the United States in 1969 to attend the University of California at Berkeley.

Clinton Donor Fails to Appear In Court Again - New York Times
Source: The New York Times

The mystery of Norman Hsu, the wealthy Clinton donor who turned out to be a fugitive from justice, took a bizarre twist yesterday when Mr. Hsu, who skipped out after pleading no contest in a California fraud case 15 years ago, disappeared yet again.

Michelle Malkin » Tracking the friends of Norman Hsu
Source: Michelle Malkin

Over the holiday weekend, I pointed you to Flip Pidot's excellent investigative post charting Norman Hsu's campaign finance contributions. He's done more digging and has a new report:

Chinese donor sounds like '96 
Source: The Washington Times

Questionable donations to Democratic officials and presidential candidates from a Chinese-American businessman highlight past concerns over Chinese political influence-buying operations.Apparel executive Norman Hsu, who turned himself in last week to authorities in California to  …

Bill Clinton 'shocked' Hillary donor was a fugitive -- Newsday.com
Source: Newsday.com

Contoocook, N.H - Former President Bill Clinton said he was "shocked" by revelations that a top fundraiser for his wife is a fugitive from justice and claimed he didn't even know what "HillRaiser" Norman Hsu did for a living.

GOP Scandals Get More Press
Source: post-gazette.com

Three scandals involving politicians were made public in the past week. The odds are you've heard of only one -- the arrest of Republican Sen.

Top Dem Fundraiser Turns Himself In - washingtonpost.com
Source: The Washington Post

A top Democratic fundraiser wanted as a fugitive in California turned himself in Friday to face a grand theft charge.

Will Norman Hsu Drop the Other Shoe?
Source: Pajamas Media

On August 28, the Wall Street Journal published a story that described facts about certain contributions to a certain presidential campaign, facts which are unusual enough that a mildly curious person might reasonably wonder whether the contributors and the recipient campaign wer …

Who is Norman Hsu?
Source: Wall Street Journal

Norman Hsu is one of the leading political fund-raisers in the country this year.

Clinton Donor Under a Cloud in Fraud Case - New York Times
Source: The New York Times

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign said yesterday that it would give to charity $23,000 it had received from a prominent Democratic donor, and review thousands of dollars more that he had raised, after learning that the authorities in California had a warrant for his arr …

Big Source of Clinton's Cash Is an Unlikely Address - WSJ.com
Source: Wall Street Journal

WSJ article about some rather large donations to Hillary's war chest from a modest address. The linked article also shows the modest home from which the donations "came" from.

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