Posted on 01/04/2008 12:40:04 PM PST by frogjerk
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. A judge on Friday sentenced disgraced political donor Norman Hsu to three years in state prison after rejecting the one-time Democratic rainmaker's bid to throw out a 16-year-old fraud conviction.
Hsu's lawyers had asked Superior Court Judge Stephen Hall to dismiss his 1992 no contest plea, arguing his right to a speedy trial was violated because authorities weren't actively pursuing him during his years as a fugitive. They could easily have arrested Hsu, his lawyers argued, at one of the fundraisers he hosted in California for prominent local politicians.
Hsu also faces federal fraud charges in New York.
His troubles began dogging Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and other big-name Democrats last summer when news reports revealed he was a fugitive who fled the state before he was sentenced for the 1992 fraud conviction. He turned himself in on Aug. 31 -- then fled again.
He was recaptured in September in Colorado after he tried to kill himself by overdosing on drugs aboard an eastbound Amtrak train. Hsu has since been held without bail in a Redwood City jail.
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Because the contract killers she put on him haven't gotten to him yet. Of course being in a state pen ... he's now a trapped target.
but he can’t talk to the press, either.
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Have a nice time!
Hillary: "How's Norman doing?"
Aide: "Norman? Oh, you won't see him no more!"
Pity for the imbeciles that supported them for free.
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NEVER FORGET
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HILLARY’s 1st CHINAGATE Operation = The LONG BEACH NAVY BASE Case
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Johnny Chung to Clear Name in Long Beach Navy Base
http://www.Freerepublic.com/forum/a3859231f1e84.htm
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..”O’NEILL ain’t Leaving”.. Either = Long Beach Navy Base Bomber / Mayor’s 3rd Term Write-In
http://www.Freerepublic.com/forum/a3a7c36e54b01.htm
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Signed:
“ALOHA RONNIE” Guyer
Veteran - The Battle to ‘Save the LONG BEACH NAVY BASE’ from being turned over to the Communist Chinese, in exchange for China Army money flowing through the Private Residence of the CLINTON White House
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NEVER FORGET
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So when is Hillary and Bill to be indicted? Are they not a part of this fraud? Just a thought...
ROFLMAO! This lawyer has some cajones!
I’m not holding my breath, that’s for sure...
When it comes to the illegal graftraising abilities of the Dems this Hsu is a smelt in sea of giant squid.
Excellent! There is a tagline in them thar words!
You know it’s a funny thing. I’ve watched a lot of tv over the last 48 hours and I haven’t heard one word about this. One has to wonder if that would be the case if Norman was rasing money for Republicans.
Only Couric Notes Hsu Sentencing, ‘Looming Recession’ Leads CBS
By Brent Baker | January 4, 2008 - 20:45 ET
Of the three broadcast network evening newscasts on Friday, only the CBS Evening News squeezed in a mention of how a California judge sentenced Norman Hsu — the fugitive donor to many Democrats including Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama — to three years in prison on a 16-year-old fraud conviction. Unlike ABC and NBC, CBS’s Katie Couric didn’t lead with the Iowa caucus results, but with more signs of a looming recession. Couric’s brief item on Hsu:
In California today, Norman Hsu, the so-called fugitive financier, was sentenced to three years in prison. Hsu was convicted of fraud back in 1992 but fled before he was sentenced. While on the run for 15 years, he contributed millions to political campaigns, including $850,000 to Hillary Clinton’s campaign which she has since returned.
Hsu, however, also helped Barack Obama, the big winner in Iowa, but that didn’t make it into Couric’s brief or prompt any interest from ABC or NBC. Back on October 16, the Los Angeles Times reported a political action committee for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill) received $24,500” from Hsu associates.
There, I fixed it. I am so tired of the media calling all these convicted felons "disgraced" when they probably feel no disgrace but are definitely "convicted"!
So! Anyone know if Hsu is going to be release on his own recognizance so he can get his “house” in order?
Well, after all, his name isn’t Abrahanoff and he didn’t call anyone a maccaca. /s
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