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| − | '''Norman Hsu''' is one of the leading [[Democrat]] fundraiser and fugitive who is a staunch supporter of [[Bill Clinton]] and his wife [[Hillary Clinton |Hillary’s]], raising nearly $100,000 for her Democrat primary race. In 2000 he raised over $1 million for Hillary Clinton’s senatorial race<ref>http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2007/08/29/leading-clinton-donor-stays-below-the-radar/</ref>. | + | '''Norman Hsu''' is one the leading [[Democrat]] fundraisers and a fugitive who is a staunch supporter of [[Bill Clinton]] and his wife [[Hillary Clinton |Hillary]], raising nearly $100,000 for her Democrat primary race. In 2000 he raised over $1 million for Hillary Clinton’s senatorial race<ref>http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2007/08/29/leading-clinton-donor-stays-below-the-radar/</ref>. |
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| − | In August of 2007, it was revealed that Hsu had committed grand theft, a crime which could place him in prison for up to three years. <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295031,00.html</ref>.
| + | Hsu pleaded no contest to felony count of grand theft in 1991 and failed to appear in court for the sentencing. A warrant was issued in 1992 and orders were for a $2 million bail for Hsu if he were arrested<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295031,00.html</ref>. Hsu was found to have collected about $1 million from investors by falsely claiming he had a contract to import latex gloves<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8RB03200&show_article=1</ref>. |
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| − | Hsu has admitted to contributing to Pennsylvania Governor [[Edward G. Rendell]]; New Jersey Governor [[Jon Corzine]]; Massachusetts Sennator [[Ted Kennedy]]; California Senator [[Dianne Feinstein]]; Ohio Senator [[Sherrod Brown]], and Senator [[John Kerry]]<ref>http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB118835199704811801.html?mod=blog</ref>. | + | Ronald Smetana, a [[California]] deputy attorney general who prosecuted the case, believes that the [[Hong Kong]] native has fled the [[United States]], and stated, "We would obviously like Mr. Hsu to return and face justice."<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8RB03200&show_article=1</ref> |
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| | + | Hsu has been found to have contributed to a number of [[Democrat]]s including Pennsylvania Governor [[Edward G. Rendell]]; New Jersey Governor [[Jon Corzine]]; Massachusetts Senator [[Ted Kennedy]]; California Senator [[Dianne Feinstein]]; Ohio Senator [[Sherrod Brown]], Senator [[John Kerry]]m and Minnesota Senate candidate [[Al Franken]].<ref>http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB118835199704811801.html?mod=blog</ref>. |
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